Ms. Tong Thi My Hoa, Vice Chairman of Vinh An Commune People's Committee, said that Mr. Nguyen Manh is one of the farmers who, despite his advanced age, always spreads the spirit of labor, rising to a better life in the community. . Many people in the area are tired of walking to finish the garden, the field of Mr. Manh and his wife, with an area of 8 square meters, grows vegetables; 4 thousand square meters of lotus cultivation; 1 thousand square meters of flowers and 1 thousand square meters of rice. But in every season, the vegetables are always green and fresh, the chrysanthemums are as yellow as the sun...
On the "vast" garden area, he and his wife grow gourds, squash, peanuts, peas, spinach, sweet potatoes according to the season. With a simple smile, he said that his vegetables are produced in large quantities, both fresh and safe, so termites from Vinh Thanh commune come to buy at the garden. The reason the farmer diligently starts a day's work at 3 am, is because in addition to watering the vegetable garden and flower fields, the harvest must also be done and completed at dawn, to both ensure the Fresh, keeping the sweetness and timely for the goods to bring to the market early.
In addition to the vegetable garden in every season, 2 poles of chrysanthemum flowers (1 thousand square meters) also bloom bright yellow regularly all year round. Man and his wife sell chrysanthemum flowers twice a month during the full moon and first day of the lunar calendar. Each month net profit from chrysanthemums ranges from 2-6 million dong. Particularly on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, he and his wife plant more flowers, such as marigolds, gladiolus; there are types with high economic value such as lilies… Net profit from flowers during Tet holidays is from 8-10 million dong.
Mr. Manh excitedly said that, in the past 5 years, his household is one of the households in the area supported by the project "Model growing chrysanthemums in Vinh An commune" supported by the Agricultural Service Center of Phu Vang district. fertilizer. The 1 square meter lotus field, which he and his wife have cultivated for many years, was also recently supported by the FMCR World Bank project with materials and fertilizers. Mr. Manh confided that the support and concern of the authorities at all levels, makes farmers like him more motivated and responsible to work hard in production, both to develop the family economy, and to contribute to the economic development. local development.
When we arrived, it was late afternoon and dusk, but Mr. Manh was still working hard digging fields and harvesting lotus roots. In the years when the lotus seed is harvested, the net profit from lotus will be 7-8 times higher than that of rice cultivation. “This year the tree is beautiful, but due to the weather, the water dries early, so the seeds are not much. We are harvesting lotus roots; When digging lotus is the same way to make the soil. Lotus root has an average price of 30 VND/kg. Currently I have harvested nearly 1 ton of tubers. This season, the profit from lotus seeds and roots is also 3 times higher than that of rice, "Mr. Manh said.
With diligence, hard work, suffering, and hard work, the old farmer and his wife earn nearly 100 million dong each year from fields and gardens. The sons of Mr. and Mrs. Manh, Mr. Nguyen Tai and Nguyen Hong Phuc, have married their own families, living in the area of Ha Uc 3 village, also followed and followed the labor spirit of their parents, planting lotuses and planting trees. flowers, vegetables, rice on a total of more than 10 thousand square meters, contributing to the creation of rich production areas in the area.
