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In early March, the first rays of sunshine begin to dispel the gloom and biting cold in the eastern part of the majestic Truong Son mountain range; it is also the time when many ethnic minority laborers in A Luoi district (Hue City); Huong Hoa and Dakrong districts ( Quang Tri province ) pack their lunches and carry baskets to harvest reeds.
Each year, the reed plant yields only one harvest, lasting from January to March according to the lunar calendar. In early February, the reed flowers are at their peak, producing the best yield and quality. This is also when the weather is favorable for going into the forest, so many people go to harvest reeds.
Ms. Kan Tin (of the Ta Oi ethnic group), 67 years old, residing in Hong Ha commune, A Luoi district (Hue City), has been harvesting reeds for many years. This year is no different; when the reeds in the forest are in season, she packs her lunch and heads into the forest to harvest them. Due to her family's difficult circumstances, harvesting reeds is a significant source of income for her to make ends meet.
"Crawling into streams and climbing mountains and hills is very hard work. But in return, during this season, we can earn a few tens to a hundred thousand dong every day," Mrs. Tin shared.
In Hong Ha, many other Ta Oi ethnic people also rely on the reed harvesting season to earn extra income. Some go to the forest to harvest reeds, while others stay at home drying them...; those with skillful hands weave the reeds into brooms to sell to traders. Thus, when the forest reed harvest season arrives, many ethnic minority laborers in Hong Ha have additional work and income to support their lives.
In Lao Bao town, Huong Hoa district (Quang Tri province), it has long been a center for collecting reeds to be transported to the lowlands. According to our reporter's investigation, there are more than 10 reed buyers in this town. The reeds are harvested from the forest by the Bru-Van Kieu ethnic group and supplied to these buyers. The buyers then hire local laborers, mainly from the Bru-Van Kieu and Ta Oi ethnic groups, to sort, dry, and load the reeds onto trucks for transport to the lowlands.
Ms. Ho Thi Ven (of the Ta Oi ethnic group) from A Rong village, Lia commune, Huong Hoa district - a worker drying reeds at the Lao Bao town stadium - said: "Because of my leg pain, I can't go to the forest to gather reeds, so I come here to dry them for hire for the shop owner. I get paid 250,000 VND per day."
Reed grass is the main raw material for making cleaning brooms and brooms used for painting in construction, so the market demand is large. To meet the demand, traders collect reed grass from ethnic minority villages in the Truong Son mountain range of Vietnam. Traders even extend their reach to neighboring Laos to purchase reed grass. From hundreds of directions, the reed grass is gathered in Lao Bao town. Taking advantage of dry days, stadiums and open spaces are used to dry the reed grass.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Tu, a reed purchasing agent, said: "The reed harvesting season is the time that creates the most jobs for local people. Besides harvesting reeds, we also hire laborers to dry them, transport them, and sort them..."
The Truong Son mountain range boasts many types of forest products that contribute to poverty reduction for ethnic minority communities. The bamboo plant is a prime example; however, it's time we adopted a longer-term perspective, not relying solely on natural, seasonal forest products for exploitation, but also considering the potential for sustainable prosperity, because any resource that is overexploited will eventually run out.
Therefore, it is also necessary to have a plan for protecting and cultivating the reed plant. Furthermore, there is a need for projects to create livelihoods for the people, such as planting reeds to create a stable source of income for ethnic minorities in the Eastern Truong Son Mountains.
Source: https://baodantoc.vn/mua-dot-บน-day-truong-son-1741748785280.htm
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