Delegates visit the AP1 green hemp planting model in Cam Hieu commune, Cam Lo district - Photo: LA
Recognizing the effectiveness of green hemp, since the end of 2024, Quang Tri Trading Corporation has cooperated with An Phuoc - Viramie Group to deploy a pilot model of green hemp planting in the communes of Cam Hieu, Cam Chinh, Cam Thanh, Cam Lo district; Linh Truong, Gio Linh district and Trieu Nguyen, Dakrong district on a total area of nearly 4.5 hectares with 26 participating households.
Using the AP1 green hemp variety researched and selected by An Phuoc - Viramie Group in collaboration with the Institute of Agricultural Genetics under the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the planting density is from 23,000 - 25,000 plants/ha. Participating in the model, farmers are directly guided by the technical team right in the field from the process of preparing the land, fertilizing, planting, caring, preventing pests, weeds, and harvesting.
Technical staff of An Phuoc – Viramie Group instructs on the preliminary processing of green ramie bark - Photo: LA
The AP1 green hemp variety is evaluated to have many superior characteristics, with quality equivalent to and higher than existing hemp varieties in the world . The tree is 2.5 - 3 m tall, has a fast coverage rate, and branches quickly. The AP1 green hemp stem is thicker, the bark is thicker, the leaves are larger than traditional hemp, giving high quality finished hemp fiber. The yield is from 1 - 1.5 tons/ha.
This is a native tree, planted once and harvested for over 10 years, each year harvesting from 3 to 5 crops. The bark of the green hemp tree is used as raw material to weave high-quality fabrics, the leaves are used as animal feed, the core of the hemp tree can be used as raw material to produce paper and organic fertilizer.
In terms of economic efficiency, after 5 months of planting and caring, the model began to yield the first harvest, expected to harvest 3 harvests/year, deducting costs for a net profit of 60 - 80 million VND/ha/year. Notably, the harvested products are fully purchased by Quang Tri Trading Corporation Joint Stock Company.
Dried green hemp bark - Photo: LA
Through the model, it has been proven that green hemp is suitable for soil conditions of many regions in the province such as sandy soil, alluvial soil along rivers and streams, hilly soil... Farmers can completely carry out all the steps of planting, caring for, and harvesting green hemp after being trained.
The output of the product is guaranteed, building a sustainable value chain. It is possible to replace a part of the cassava area with poor productivity and quality due to cassava mosaic disease. Potential to expand the area with small investment costs. The output products are very diverse from hemp bark, hemp leaves, hemp tubers, hemp cores... bringing good economic efficiency to green hemp growers.
Le An
Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/hoi-nghi-dau-bo-mo-hinh-trong-thu-nghiem-cay-gai-xanh-193995.htm
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