Specifically, coming to the model of growing Tu Quy bamboo to get bamboo shoots and leaves of Mr. Dao Van Lung's household in My Quoi hamlet, Cay Duong town, Phung Hiep district, Hau Giang province.
Agricultural Extension station leaders visited and guided Tu Quy bamboo growing techniques to sell bamboo shoots and leaves.
Mr. Lung said that in 2021, through news updates, he saw Mr. Nguyen Van Cua's effective Tu Quy bamboo planting model in Can Tho. From there, Mr. Lung learned about and visited Mr. Cua's bamboo garden.
Through field visits, Mr. Lung saw that this model was effective and suitable for his conditions, so he boldly bought bamboo varieties to plant.
With an ineffective banana growing area of 3.000 square meters, Mr. Lung switched to planting 2 Tu Quy bamboo bushes by 170, then began harvesting until now.
Mr. Lung shared: Tu Quy bamboo is very easy to grow, grows quickly, many bamboo shoots are very suitable for this land, light care and low investment costs, it takes about a year to plant and then start to harvest.
Growing Tu Quy bamboo yields both bamboo shoots and leaves. If cared for well, it will be harvested all year round.
Farmers in Cay Duong town, Phung Hiep district, Hau Giang province with the model of growing Tu Quy bamboo to sell bamboo shoots and leaves.
Mr. Lung added that in 2023, with 170 Tu Quy bamboo bushes with an average selling price of bamboo shoots of 15.000 VND/kg, selling bamboo leaves of 7.000 VND/kg and selling bamboo varieties of 20.000 VND/tree, he will have an income of 65 million VND. (of which: income from selling bamboo shoots is 30 million VND, selling leaves is 20 million VND and selling bamboo seedlings is 15 million VND).
After deducting investment costs of 15 million VND, Mr. Dao Van Lung in My Quoi hamlet, Cay Duong town, Phung Hiep district, Hau Giang province still had a profit of 50 million VND.
Currently, Mr. Lung's Tu Quy bamboo garden is developing well and continuing to harvest.
Mr. Lung expects that 2024 will have a higher income than 2023 because this year there are more bamboo bushes, so there will be more bamboo shoots and leaves. Looking forward, he will invest in replicating the model and continue to branch out to sell seeds to increase income. import.