Huy is busy with his straw work.

When talking about examples of young people who are good at production and business, spreading the spirit of striving to master knowledge, creating material wealth, joining hands with the locality to develop the economy , building the homeland of Phu Vang to develop more and more, Ms. Mai Thi Thanh Thao, Secretary of Phu Vang District Youth Union, gave respectful words to Mr. Tong Quoc Huy. This is a young man who got rich from straw with a net profit of hundreds of millions of VND each year; creating jobs for about 25 local workers each harvest season and 6 regular workers at the warehouse.

Mr. Tong Quoc Huy smiled innocently when sharing about his "fate" with straw. Born and raised in the purely agricultural commune of Phu Luong, since he was a student, Mr. Huy followed his parents and brothers to the fields to help his family. After graduating from high school, choosing to pursue a career in farming, Mr. Huy decided to help his older brother who had started his own family, making a living from farming and providing agricultural services.

In 2017, Huy enlisted in the army, successfully completing his duties as a soldier during his time in the army, then he returned to his hometown to find a way to break through in the fields. He was concerned: straw is very useful for composting as organic fertilizer, animal feed, covering crops, and growing mushrooms, but farmers still burn straw right in the fields (to avoid the effort of collecting it, plowing the land in time, and sowing the next crop), which is a waste of resources, degrades the cultivated land, and pollutes the environment.

"My brother used to think about investing in buying a straw rolling machine and providing services, but he was hesitant because he was afraid that farmers would have difficulty changing their habits," Huy recalled. However, with the determination to apply science and technology, young farmer Tong Quoc Huy researched and learned from many places and sources, and joined the "straw rolling machine group" to accumulate more knowledge and experience to create more trust and a basis for his brother to confidently invest in a 350 million VND straw rolling machine.

Seeing the effectiveness in practice, farmers gradually responded to using the straw rolling service. From Phu Luong commune, Huy and his straw rolling machine "went out" to other communes of Phu Vang district; other localities such as: Quang Dien, Huong Thuy... Not long after that, Huy returned the entire initial investment capital to his brother. With this straw rolling machine, Huy earns a net profit of about 200 million VND each year.

Searching for, expanding markets and business relationships, Huy's production and business are growing more and more sustainably. Now, in addition to the straw rolling machine mentioned above, Huy has also invested with his brother in purchasing 3 more straw rolling machines, straw storage, elevators and many other machines and equipment. The straw rolling machines have been "out" to Quang Binh, Thanh Hoa provinces in recent years... In other localities, if people do not take the straw, Huy brings it back to the warehouse to store for mushroom growing or to sell to other provinces and cities and to Laos to serve livestock farming and composting to make organic fertilizer.

Huy said: Each crop season, he creates jobs for about 25 workers in the fields, with an income of about 650 thousand VND per day. For 6 regular workers in the warehouse, each person earns about 400 thousand VND per day. As a good young producer and businessman of Phu Vang district in 2024, he was recognized by the Provincial Youth Union (now the City Youth Union) as an "Advanced Youth Following Uncle Ho's Teachings", up to now, Huy continues to promote his work very effectively.

According to Ms. Ho Thi Thao, Secretary of Phu Luong Commune Youth Union: In the role of Secretary of the village Youth Union, Huy is very active, enthusiastic, responsible, and contributes effectively to the achievements that the commune has achieved in recent times. In particular, Huy is an example for the local youth union members to learn from and have the motivation to excel in production and life.

Article and photos: Quynh Anh

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