Efficiency from the Artichoke Growing Linkage Model

Thanks to participating in the artichoke growing association, Mr. Ha Hang's family's economic life has become more prosperous.

We visited the Artichoke Growing Association Model of the family of Lo Mu Ha Hang, in Village 1, Da Sar Commune, Lac Duong District, when the farmers were busy harvesting leaves to sell to Ladophar Medicinal Herbs Joint Stock Company. Mr. Ha Hang was excited: “Not letting down the growers, after a long period of conversion, now the lush artichoke gardens stretching along the family's slopes are providing a stable source of income. Thanks to that, not only his family but also many ethnic minority households here have escaped poverty thanks to the association of medicinal herb growing with Ladophar Medicinal Herbs Joint Stock Company.

According to Mr. Ha Hang, since 2015, his family has been researching and testing artichokes on the family's agricultural land. After 10 years, although there were times when the consumption of agricultural products was difficult due to the impact of diseases and the market, in general, the economic efficiency from artichokes is still much higher than other crops present in the locality. Currently, Mr. Ha Hang's family is cultivating 8 sao of artichokes; of which, the branch and leaf products are purchased by Ladophar Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company. With 8 sao of artichokes under cultivation, on average every 15 days, Mr. Ha Hang's family harvests the leaves once, reaching an output of about 6 tons. Currently, the purchase price paid by the company is 3,000 VND/kg, on average, each month, Mr. Ha Hang's family has an income of over 30 million VND. Besides, other products such as cotton, stems, and roots are also harvested and sold by him to other purchasing units in the area.

Mr. Ha Hang added that when participating in cooperative groups associated with Ladophar Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company to grow artichokes, households are instructed on techniques and comply with the planting process according to instructions such as: using microbial fertilizers, cow manure, not using fish manure on artichokes because this plant produces leaves, processed into tea and medicine. After 4 months of planting, the plants begin to produce leaves and the company purchases all of them. Every week, the company's technical staff goes to the fields with the people to check the plants and provide instructions on care techniques. At the same time, the people are supported with fertilizers, care techniques and harvesting.

Mr. Bui Van Trinh - Vice Chairman of Da Sar Commune People's Committee said that currently, the commune has about 25 hectares of artichoke cultivation. Most of the cultivation areas are linked by local people with companies and purchasing units for deep processing. Compared to other crops in the area, the economic efficiency from artichoke cultivation models for local people is quite high, reaching 500 - 700 million VND/ha/year. In the coming time, the local government will continue to act as a bridge between businesses and local people to develop and expand production linkage areas, contributing to diversifying crop structures and increasing income for local people.

According to the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Lac Duong district, the area of ​​artichoke in the district has increased to 50 hectares, mainly concentrated in the communes of Da Nhim, Da Sar, Da Chais, and Lat. Currently, the district has nearly 100 households participating in the artichoke growing and consuming chain, bringing high income to people in remote areas in the locality. In addition, Lac Duong district has developed 3 production chains associated with the consumption of artichoke medicinal products. These are the production, processing and consumption chains of artichoke in the two communes of Da Sar and Da Nhim between Ladophar with 10 households growing 5 hectares, Vinh Tien Company Limited with 40 households growing 4 hectares, Tra Ngoc Duy Company Limited with 20 households growing 2 hectares. Along with the application of standard growing processes, production linkages are increasingly expanded to ensure stable output for growers as well as input quality for processing enterprises.

With the available potential, in the coming time, Lac Duong will continue to encourage people to expand the area of ​​artichoke cultivation. The key solution from now until 2030 is to focus on linking production with consumption of artichoke products in particular and potential medicinal plants in the area in general. Focus on applying advanced and modern technology in research on breeding and planting techniques, care for high productivity and quality in production and processing, in order to create medicinal products that are competitive in the market.

At the same time, promote the application of information technology in management and operation from planting to production, exploitation, processing and use of medicinal products; support the registration of brands, trademarks, codes for growing areas, processing and consuming medicinal products, ensuring the requirements of national and international standards and regulations in the domestic and export markets.

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/kinh-te/202504/hieu-qua-tu-mo-hinh-lien-ket-trong-atiso-d3068d9/