For Mr. Lo Van Cuong and his wife, more than 2,000 banana trees that are about to be harvested are a fortune. Although they have only received support for switching to banana growing for the first year, the bananas have grown well and sold for a good price. Excited, Mr. Cuong has just planted 2,000 more banana trees on the corn field they used to grow.
Mr. Lo Van Cuong, Coc Ngu village, Nam Chay commune, Muong Khuong district said: "There are still 2,000 bunches until Tet, many traders come to ask, even though the price is high, I still don't want to sell, waiting until Tet, the price may be even higher".
Mobilizing people to switch from growing corn to growing bananas, Coc Ngu village initially encountered many difficulties.
Mobilizing people to switch from growing corn to growing bananas, Coc Ngu village initially encountered many difficulties. However, thanks to the 1719 Program supporting seeds and some fertilizers, people were somewhat reassured. New roads were also invested in, creating favorable conditions for banana consumption. This year, the village had 6 households escape poverty.
Mr. Lo Cuoi Kho, Head of Coc Ngu village, Nam Chay commune, Muong Khuong district shared: "With the State's attention and support for banana varieties, people are also excited, every household has planted them. This year, I see that the village's economy has changed, but corn cultivation is still stagnant."
People in Coc Ngu village, Nam Chay commune, Muong Khuong district are excited to harvest bananas when the purchase price increases.
In 2024 alone, Nam Chay commune had nearly 300 households supported in production by Program 1719. In addition to banana cultivation, people were also supported to grow 25 hectares of tea, bringing the total tea area of the commune to 100 hectares. With more livelihoods, people have more conditions to escape poverty. In 2024, Nam Chay reduced the number of poor households by 8.25%. Support from the national target program has created momentum to form local commodity production areas.
Mr. Giang Diu Hoa, Acting Chairman of the People's Committee of Nam Chay Commune, Muong Khuong District said: "The commune also coordinates with the district to learn techniques for care, fertilization, fruit wrapping, spraying and also looking for associated units for consumption."
Along with banana trees, tea trees also grow well, bringing in stable income.
for people of Coc Ngu village
Along with the province's support policy, resources from Program 1719 have been making an important contribution to Nam Chay commune's poverty reduction. Together with Nam Chay, by the end of 2023, the whole province had implemented 18 projects to support production development according to value chains; 29 projects to support community production development with the participation of more than 1,500 households. Thereby improving people's income, contributing to rapid and sustainable poverty reduction.
Thu Huong - Nong Quy
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