After Typhoon Wipha (Typhoon No. 3), we visited the family of Mr. Dam Van Thuc in Dong Cong village just as he and his workers were finishing their new house. Mr. Thuc shared: “Last April, my family started building a new garden-style house, 140 square meters in size. The project is expected to be completed in August, with an estimated total cost of over 1 billion VND. The success we have today is largely thanks to the income from pineapple farming.”
 |
Mr. Dam Van Thuc (on the right) exchanges experiences in pineapple cultivation with Village Head Tran Duc My. |
Leading us to the pineapple hill behind his house, Mr. Thuc said that his family currently has more than 1 hectare of pineapples with about 60,000 plants. In the last pineapple harvest, his family earned over 150 million VND in profit. Like many other families in the village, Mr. Thuc knows how to regulate the pineapple plants to bear fruit out of season, fetching higher prices. Normally, pineapples are harvested in May of the lunar calendar, but thanks to proper techniques, he can regulate the harvest to March or April of the lunar calendar, or from September to December.
According to Mr. Tran Duc My, Head of Dong Cong village, since 2010, a few households in the village have learned how to regulate pineapple cultivation to produce off-season fruit; by 2014, all pineapple growers in the village had mastered this technique. As a result, income from pineapples has increased significantly, and the village's pineapple cultivation area has expanded. Currently, the village has 40 hectares of pineapples, with half of the area cultivated according to VietGAP standards. In the last pineapple harvest, Dong Cong village harvested approximately 180 tons of fruit, earning a profit of over 2.5 billion VND after deducting expenses.
Upon arriving at Dong Cong village, we learned that the villagers are not only skilled in caring for pineapple plants but also adept at shaping and pruning peach trees, applying the correct techniques to ensure the peach blossoms bloom precisely for the Lunar New Year. Although peach trees have only been planted in the village for four years, the total area has already reached 30 hectares. For the 2025 Lunar New Year peach season alone, the villagers earned approximately 8 billion VND, with a profit of 4 billion VND after deducting expenses.
Furthermore, the local people have also made good use of the forest economy . Currently, the village has about 500 hectares of planted forest, mainly new eucalyptus varieties. After 5 years of care, each hectare of forest yields a profit of 120-130 million VND. On the hills around the village, the villagers plant forest trees on higher ground, while pineapples and peaches are grown below, creating a harmonious ecosystem that both protects the soil from erosion and provides year-round income.
Dong Cong village currently has 287 households, of which about 70% are ethnic minorities (mainly Nung people). Because the village is located in a remote area of the commune, bordering Lang Son province, and two-thirds of its cultivated land depends on rainwater, the economic life of the people here was extremely difficult before 2014, with the poverty rate reaching 60% - 70%. However, thanks to knowing how to exploit the potential of the hilly garden land, along with dynamism in labor and production, the economic life of the people has changed significantly. Currently, the village only has 6 poor households, accounting for 2% of the total households; well-off and wealthy households account for over 60%. 100% of the village's roads are concreted. As a result, the cultural and spiritual life of the people has improved. In 2022, Dong Cong village was recognized as achieving the new rural standard and has been awarded the title of "Cultural Village" at the provincial level for three consecutive years.
Source: https://baobacninhtv.vn/ve-dong-cong-nghe-dat-chuyen-minh-postid423185.bbg
Comment (0)