The commercial mulberry and silkworm farming in Viet Tien and Kim Son communes, Bao Yen district, began to develop at the end of 2017. With the ability to quickly recover capital and high economic efficiency, the mulberry and silkworm farming industry then developed strongly and spread to many localities in Bao Yen district. In its "golden age", the mulberry growing area reached more than 200 hectares. Mulberry was then identified as the key crop in the development of commercial agriculture in Bao Yen district with a scale of 400 hectares by 2025.
However, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the silkworm industry has been in recession, the price of silkworm cocoons has hit rock bottom, so many households have cut down their mulberry growing areas and "quit" the silkworm farming profession. After the recession, around mid-2023, the silkworm industry has recovered, the price of silkworm cocoons has increased again, Bao Yen district has introduced many solutions to encourage farmers and businesses to restore the silkworm farming profession, but many farmers are still cautious about this profession. Up to now, the whole Bao Yen district has only restored more than 30 hectares of silkworm farming.
Persistently maintaining the mulberry growing area even during the pandemic, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Khoa's family (Bao An village, Kim Son commune) is one of the first households to return to the silkworm farming profession. To date, Mr. Khoa's family has 3 hectares of mulberry growing, raising 2 batches of silkworms/month. Each batch, Mr. Khoa's family raises 5 silkworm rings, collecting about 100 kg of cocoons. With an average cocoon price of 160,000 VND/kg, Mr. Khoa earns about 16 million VND per batch of silkworms, making a profit of 13 million VND after deducting all expenses.
Mr. Khoa shared: Raising silkworms is not difficult, but you often have to go online to learn and improve raising techniques to reduce costs and achieve the best productivity and quality of cocoons. For silkworm raising, the hardest part is the 3 days when the silkworms are free to eat, but in return, raising silkworms gives many times higher economic value than traditional farming (growing rice, growing corn). With the current scale, my family can earn about 25 - 26 million VND per month after deducting all expenses.
Returning to the profession starting with 2 silkworm baskets and then expanding to 4, 8 baskets, Mr. Nguyen Van Viet in Tan Van village, Kim Son commune also affirmed: If the price of cocoons is stable as it is now, growing mulberry to raise silkworms will certainly bring higher economic efficiency than other crops and livestock in the locality. We work and listen to the market, gradually expanding the scale of production.
When the silkworm industry recovered, the market showed signs of improvement, the price of cocoons increased and stabilized, not only Mr. Khoa's family, Mr. Viet's family but also many other households in Kim Son, Viet Tien communes and some other communes in Bao Yen district gradually restored the mulberry growing area for silkworms. Mulberry growing households also continuously expanded their scale, built new houses, applied techniques to have healthy silkworms, less susceptible to disease, and improved the quality of cocoons. Up to now, in the whole Bao Yen district, there are about 20 households returning to the mulberry growing and silkworm raising profession with a restored mulberry growing area of more than 30 hectares.
Regarding the restoration of the local mulberry and silkworm farming industry, Ms. Nhu Thi Tam, Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Bao Yen district, said: After the recovery of the mulberry and silkworm farming industry, Bao Yen district continues to identify mulberry as a tree with high economic value. If it is possible to link and develop it in a chain, it will help farmers increase their income. Bao Yen district is still determined to make mulberry a key crop, prioritizing development and expansion in the coming time. By 2025, the district strives to develop and maintain a stable area of about 300 hectares and expand to 500 hectares of mulberry by 2030. In addition to encouraging people to restore the mulberry and silkworm farming area, we have promoted connections with businesses, especially Yen Bai Mulberry and Silk Joint Stock Company, to develop the mulberry and silkworm farming industry in a sustainable chain. When the growing area is large enough, the locality will call for and attract investment in silk processing factories to increase the value of this industry.
The recovery and stable development of the mulberry industry is an important foundation for Bao Yen district to revive the mulberry growing and silkworm raising profession, determined to make this crop a key crop. In addition, the association with Yen Bai Mulberry and Silk Joint Stock Company helps farmers in Bao Yen district have more confidence to return to the mulberry growing and silkworm raising profession.
Mr. Vu Xuan Truong, Director of Yen Bai Mulberry Silk Joint Stock Company, said: The company's factory currently has 4 machines, with a silk reeling capacity of 2.5 tons of cocoons/day. The company's main products are silk fibers exported to markets such as India, Japan, and the EU. In addition to the raw material area in Yen Bai province, we are also developing raw material areas for growing mulberry and raising silkworms in Lao Cai and Ha Giang provinces. In particular, we highly appreciate the potential of raw material areas in Lao Cai province, which can be developed on a large scale. The company is ready to cooperate, provide technical support, and purchase cocoon products for farmers through cooperatives. In addition to developing raw material areas, we have also conducted surveys and worked with functional departments of Lao Cai province to research and build a silk reeling factory in the province when all necessary conditions are met. The mulberry silk industry has strongly recovered, so people can rest assured to develop production.
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