Ea Knop exploits the strengths of key agricultural products

With the advantage of concentrated fruit growing areas and livestock farming, Ea Knop commune is promoting the restructuring of the agricultural sector based on key products towards increasing added value and competitiveness of the economy.

After moving to live and work in village 8, after finding out that many households in the area grow lychee trees for stable income, Mr. Le Thien Nhan and his wife decided to start a business in this new land from fruit trees.

After learning from the experiences of lychee growing models and households in the area, the couple bought back 3 hectares of lychee that had been planted for 6 years and continued to take care of it. To develop lychee trees sustainably, Mr. Nhan learned techniques for caring for early-ripening lychees, using biological fertilizers, and installing a water-saving irrigation system.

Thanks to that, lychee output increases every year. In 2024, his family harvested 16 tons of fresh fruit, increasing to 24 tons in 2025, selling at 59,000 VND/kg in the garden, deducting investment costs, earning a profit of about 1 billion VND.

By developing lychee trees in a sustainable way, Le Thien Nhan's family creates jobs for many seasonal workers in Ea Knop commune.

With advantages in land, soil and climate, Ea Knop commune promotes the development of fruit trees, mainly lychee and longan with a total area of over 1,200 hectares, of which more than 700 hectares have been harvested.

In order to increase the value of fruit trees, the commune has organized conferences on linkage and consumption; coordinated with functional agencies to organize technical training; guided and supported the establishment of 2 cooperatives and 1 cooperative group for production and consumption of lychee and longan. At the same time, encouraged members of cooperative groups, cooperatives and households growing lychee and longan in the area to plant and care for them according to VietGAP standards. Enterprises and traders from many provinces and cities across the country have come to the commune to sign contracts for the consumption of lychee and longan.

In livestock farming, with over 200 farms, mostly pig farms, Ea Knop commune focuses on propagating and mobilizing households to link up to develop livestock farming in a closed, sustainable direction, ensuring environmental criteria. Up to now, the whole commune has established cooperatives and cooperative groups based on the strengths of pig and cow farming such as: Thanh Dat Agricultural Service and Trade Cooperative, Ea Sar Wild Boar Breeding Cooperative, Quyet Thang Agricultural - Service Cooperative, Doan Ket 2 Village Cooperative, Dong Tam Village Cooperative, etc.

Cooperatives and cooperatives in the area have focused on developing large-scale, closed-loop production and breeding, applying science and technology to production, breeding, and product processing. Thereby, increasing the added value and competitiveness of products. For example, Quyet Thang Agricultural - Service Cooperative was established in 2022 with 17 members. The cooperative has developed chain cattle breeding, from providing high-quality crossbred cattle to committing to output, purchasing about 1,500 heads/year, supplying to markets inside and outside the province, creating jobs for 10 local workers with an income of 6 - 10 million VND/month.

Quyet Thang Agricultural - Service Cooperative (Ea Knop commune) develops chain cattle farming.

Chairman of the People's Committee of Ea Knop commune, Le Anh Vu, said that promoting the conversion of crop and livestock structures in line with sustainable production meeting VietGAP and HACCP standards, increasing product value, and forming cooperative economic models has helped Ea Knop commune promote the leading role of the agricultural sector in the economy. In addition, the commune focuses on building product brands for lychee and longan; supporting the assignment of 8 codes for growing areas, production areas and concentrated linkage areas; supporting 5 products to achieve 4-star and 3-star OCOP certification for products from cocoa, chocolate and cashew nuts. Thanks to that, the value of agricultural, forestry and fishery production of the commune by 2025 (at current prices) is estimated to reach over 2,031 billion VND; of which, the agricultural sector alone is estimated to reach over 1,965 billion VND.

Ea Knop commune strives for an average economic growth rate (comparable price) in the period of 2025 - 2030 of 10.85%, of which the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector will reach 6.65%; the economic structure (current price) of the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector accounts for 64.43%, the production value of the sector by 2030 is estimated to reach over 3,358 billion VND.

Source: https://baodaklak.vn/kinh-te/202508/ea-knop-khai-thac-the-manh-cac-san-pham-nong-nghiep-chu-luc-f3c1326/