By growing specialty crops that produce delicious fruit, farmers earn billions of dong every year.
Over the years, in Son Binh commune, Khanh Son district, the movement "Farmers excelling in production and business, uniting to help each other get rich and sustainably reduce poverty" has always attracted many farmers to participate and created a ripple effect, encouraging many members to learn and share experiences.
Farmer Cao Dam, a model farmer and member of the Son Binh commune's farmers' association, is hardworking and dedicated to learning and following President Ho Chi Minh's teachings. Photo: Cong Tam
According to the leaders of the Son Binh Commune Farmers' Association, the unit has coordinated with relevant agencies to organize many propaganda campaigns, vocational training, and knowledge dissemination programs to improve farmers' skills in applying science and technology to production, creating conditions for farming households to engage in production and business. In particular, they have guided farmers in switching from low-yield crops to high-value economic crops.
According to farmer Dao Van Thuc (Son Binh commune, Khanh Son district, Khanh Hoa province ), this year his family harvested nearly 4 hectares of durian, yielding over 50 tons. With a market price of 80,000 VND/kg, the revenue reached 4 billion VND, resulting in a profit of approximately 3 billion VND after deducting expenses.
Mr. Thuc added that last year, with the same area, his family harvested 50 tons, but only sold it at 60,000 VND/kg, generating a revenue of 2.8 billion VND, and after deducting expenses, the profit was 2 billion VND.
Besides growing durian, his family also runs a swiftlet farming business to supplement their income. With a swiftlet house covering over 300 square meters, after thorough research and investment, it generated over 150 million VND in income last year and is considered a promising model in the locality.
Mr. Thuc also regularly participates in movements launched by the association and shares durian tree care techniques with local farmers.
Workers are harvesting durian from the farm of Mr. Dao Van Thuc in Son Binh commune, Khanh Son district, Khanh Hoa province.
Cao Đảm, a 70-year-old farmer from Sơn Bình commune, Khánh Sơn district, is considered a prime example in the movement for excellent production and business, solidarity in helping each other get rich, and learning from and following President Ho Chi Minh's ideology.
The model of weakening the Sơn Bình commune is currently considered promising.
Mr. Cao Dam said that if one wants to teach their children or guide farmers in developing the economy, they must first be a role model and a person of prestige so that others will see and learn from them.
Previously, his family grew coffee, but it wasn't profitable, so they switched to growing durian. With an area of nearly 3 hectares, he earned 1.2 billion VND, and after deducting expenses, his profit was nearly 800 million VND.
This model has helped stabilize the family's economy. Seeing the effectiveness of his durian farming model, many Raglai ethnic minority households have followed his experience to learn how to do business.
Mr. Cao Dam is a prime example for farmer association members to emulate. Photo: Cong Tam
The number of skilled farmers is increasing.
According to the local authorities of Son Binh commune, during the period 2018-2023, the entire commune had 2,800 registered farmers, and 2,100 farmers achieved the title of excellent farmer in production and business at various levels.
In 2018, the entire commune had 365 farmers who received the title, and by 2023, more than 600 farming households had achieved this title.
Besides Kinh farmers who have achieved the title of excellent farmer and business owner, earning tens of billions of dong annually, there are increasingly more farmers from ethnic minority groups earning hundreds of millions of dong per year, such as Mr. Cao Nang, Mr. Cao Dung, Mr. Cao Thai Quan, etc.
This year, many farmers in Son Binh commune, Khanh Son district, have had a bumper durian harvest.
According to the leaders of the Farmers' Association of Khanh Son district (Khanh Hoa province), thanks to the initiatives launched by the association at all levels throughout the district, the number of farmer households registering to participate in the movement for excellent production and business, solidarity to help each other get rich and sustainably reduce poverty has increased annually, by 10% each year, and the number of households achieving the title of excellent farmer in production and business has increased by 5% each year; on average, there are nearly 3,000 excellent farmer households at all levels in the district each year.
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