Processing bamboo using high technology at the factory of Bamboo King Vina Joint Stock Company.
In the list of key agricultural products of the province, Lang Chanh has 2 products that can be developed into key products and build product brands, which are wood and wood products, bamboo and bamboo products.
To increase the value of bamboo and reed forests, the province has also had a policy to support funding for purchasing fertilizers in the first 2 years of intensive cultivation and reforestation of reed forests at a rate of 2 million VND/ha/year. The district has also approved the Project "Sustainable forestry economic development associated with processing and product branding for the period 2021-2025".
Along with the support policies of the province and district on planning intensive cultivation areas and restoring bamboo and bamboo forests, it has contributed significantly to changing people's awareness and knowledge in caring for and exploiting bamboo.
“Previously, people saw that bamboo and reed were available and exploited them without paying attention to protection, care, and regeneration. Now, after exploitation, people clean up the undergrowth and the bamboo and reed trees that have been damaged by insects after exploitation; fertilize the reed trees; and intercrop with timber and medicinal plants to increase income,” said Le Van Manh, Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Lang Chanh District.
It is expected that by the end of 2025, Lang Chanh district will complete intensive cultivation and restoration of about 1,000 hectares of bamboo, bringing the total area of intensive cultivation and restoration of bamboo forests from 2022 to 2025 to 2,570 hectares. On a unit area, if bamboo forests are invested in, intensively cultivated and restored, the average income will be from 20 to 40 million VND/ha/year.
Along with that, the district has implemented sustainable forest management and granted sustainable forest certification (FSC) to more than 1,000 hectares of bamboo and rattan forests. Planting and caring for forests according to FSC standards has contributed to eliminating the situation of spontaneous planting and exploitation as before. Bamboo, rattan and rattan forests according to FSC standards each year supply the market with about 12,000 tons of high-quality wood, increasing income value by 20-30% per unit area compared to traditional ones.
Mr. Vi Hong Nghi in Tan Thuy village, Tan Phuc commune has 6 hectares of FSC-standard bamboo forest. After participating in the production chain, he was supported to buy seedlings, and guided on planting techniques, fertilization, and care.
“Previously, my family planted forests freely, without paying attention to the quality of the plant varieties or care techniques, so the yield was low and the selling price was unstable. After switching to planting forests according to FSC standards, the economic efficiency was much higher, reaching about 30 million VND/ha/year,” Mr. Nghi shared.
To make it easier to exploit and transport forest products, the district supports 500 million VND for every 200 hectares of concentrated forest plantation to build forestry roads. From 2021 to now, 14 forestry roads have been invested with a total cost of 6,730 billion VND. Since these roads were built, bamboo and rattan have been sold at original prices because people do not have to pay transportation fees through intermediaries...
Currently, in Lang Chanh district, there are 3 large-capacity factories and 15 small and medium-sized forest product processing establishments, creating jobs for more than 500 workers, with an income of about 5 million VND/person/month. In particular, the inauguration and operation of the Bamboo King Vina bamboo and modified wood factory with a capacity of 1,500 tons/day has been creating jobs and stable income for about 350 workers in the district. The products of this enterprise have begun to "cover" many provinces and cities in the country and have had export orders to the US and European countries with environmentally friendly bamboo and rattan furniture products.
Mr. Ha Van Doan, representative of Bamboo King Vina Company said: "The bamboo trees put into use at the factory are completely closed, the scraps will be processed into bio-fertilizer and activated bamboo charcoal. The products that meet the standards are expected to be exported to the European market. We also have a separate processing area for FSC-standard bamboo products. In the coming time, the company will connect and support training and consulting for cooperatives and households growing bamboo in seedling incubation, new planting, care and exploitation, sustainable development of bamboo and bamboo business; at the same time, there is a plan to regulate and purchase raw materials for people, providing enough raw materials for the factory."
“To open up a new direction for the future of bamboo, when the new commune level comes into operation, it will continue to attract investment in deep processing, increasing the economic value of bamboo. The communes will encourage processing facilities to form joint ventures and partnerships with organizations, households, individuals, and communities that have bamboo forests and land for growing bamboo to ensure raw material areas; support local businesses in vocational training, transfer of production and management technology (FSC, ISO: 9001...) and access to potential markets to improve production and business efficiency. This will help people have more jobs, increase income and become rich from bamboo; bring bamboo products to become typical brands of the district and the province to international friends”, said Le Van Manh, Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Lang Chanh district.
Article and photos: Anh Tuan
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