Van Son changes crop structure

Farmers in residential group 68, Van Son ward take care of orange trees.

To achieve socio -economic development goals, the Party Committee and the government of Van Son ward focus on directing and mobilizing people to build good agricultural production models suitable to soil conditions and people's production level for replication. Directing associations and unions to coordinate with specialized agencies of the town to organize training courses, transfer science and technology to farmers; accepting entrustment, creating conditions for people to access loan sources to expand production and business.

Mr. Cam Thai Nguyen , Chairman of Van Son Ward People's Committee, said: Cooperatives and households have selected and built more than 30 economic models with key crops such as: Tea, oranges, plums, avocados, off-season vegetables... Up to now, the ward has more than 200 hectares of fruit trees; 300 hectares of tea; 270 hectares of various vegetables; more than 100 households have invested in building net houses and automatic irrigation systems to grow safe vegetables according to VietGAP standards; the production value per hectare of cultivated land reaches more than 70 million VND.

Dung Tien Agricultural Cooperative, Van Son Ward invested in a drip irrigation system controlled via smartphone.

After visiting safe agricultural models in greenhouses, in 2020, Mr. Nguyen Van Tung's family, Doan Ket residential group, Van Son ward invested more than 150 million VND to build a 600m² greenhouse and an automatic irrigation system to grow tomatoes. Mr. Tung said: Growing tomatoes in greenhouses, although the initial investment cost is higher, helps the plants not be affected by adverse weather conditions and pests, reduces labor costs, and improves fruit quality and yield. This year, the family continues to invest in expanding the greenhouse area to 2,600 m² to grow more bell peppers and yellow melons, striving to harvest about 15 tons of various fruits.

In residential group 68, thanks to changing thinking, working methods, and converting crop structure, Mr. Tran Van Khanh's family has an income of billions of dong each year. Taking us to visit his family's orange garden, Mr. Khanh shared: Previously, my family mainly grew food crops but the efficiency was not high. After visiting orange growing models, in 2010, I tested planting 7,000 m² of orange trees. After 3 years, the orange trees grew well, had few pests and diseases, and began to bear fruit, so in the following years, I expanded the planting area. Up to now, the family has more than 5 hectares of oranges, with an output of more than 100 tons of fruit/year; with an average selling price of more than 30,000 VND/kg, the family earns more than 3 billion VND/year.

Farmers of Doan Ket residential group, Van Son ward grow tomatoes in greenhouses.

Promoting the role of transferring science and technology and linking production, Dung Tien Agricultural Cooperative is a pioneer in applying science and technology to grow off-season vegetables according to VietGAP standards; linking with businesses and cooperatives in consuming products in a closed chain, contributing to promoting local agricultural production.

Mr. Kim Van Dung, Director of Dung Tien Agricultural Cooperative, said: The Cooperative has more than 25 hectares of vegetables, tubers and fruits; of which, 10 hectares meet VietGAP standards, 5 hectares of vegetables and fruits are grown in greenhouses and net houses. Watering and spraying stages are 100% automated with mist irrigation and drip irrigation technology. All members of the Cooperative have smartphones to manage the care process and update product information. Thanks to that, the productivity and quality of agricultural products are increasingly improved, with the cultivation value reaching 500 million VND/ha/year.

With the right orientation and diligence and creativity of farmers in Van Son ward, they have created quality agricultural products, improved competitiveness in the market, brought economic efficiency to farmers, and contributed to promoting the socio-economic development of the locality.

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