(HBO) - In order to encourage local people to continue to invest in expanding the plantation area and increasing yield, productivity and quality of lemongrass, since 2017, Hung Tien commune (Kim Boi district) has collaborated with the district Forestry and Agricultural Encouragement Station to train the local people about technology; supporting fertilizer, helping to improve the quality of roots and leaves of lemongrass. At present, many households in the area have expanded the lemongrass plantation area to nearly 1 hectare, such as the households of Ms. Bui Thi Hang, Mr. Nguyen Van Manh, Ms. Bach Thi Giup, etc. to bring the stable income of over 50 million VND / hectare/ lemongrass / year.



Many households in the locality has boldly invested in planting oranges, grapefruits with high economic efficiency.

Together with that, the commune Party Committee led the local people to strengthen the development of citrus plantation and livestock husbandry. According to the Vice Secretary of the Commune Party Committee, at present, the area of planting oranges and grapefruit in Hung Tien commune is 103 hectares, which is mainly planting Dien grapefruit, red grapefruit, about 30% of the area planting oranges and grapefruit has been harvested for 2 or 3 times. According to the initial evaluation, Hung Tien commune is suitable for developing citrus trees.

In order to encourage the local people to develop livestock husbandry, for recent years, with the support of the Poverty Reduction Project and the Forestry and Agricultural Encouragement Station of Kim Boi District, Hung Tien commune has trained for the cadres about the caring and regular vaccination for livestock as well as encouraging and promoting to build farms for livestock. In 2018, with the budget from 135 Program and Poverty Reduction Project of the district, Hung Tien was supported with 38 oxen and 4 tons of grass. The commune has delivered those to the poor and near poor households for caring.     

With many solutions in a drastic and synchronous manner, the percentage of poor households in Hung Tien commune has decreased year by year. In 2015, this number was 34.3% but up to now, it has reduced to 18.5%, striving to reduce less than 12% at the end of the term. The average income of the people is constantly increasing, reaching 17 million VND in 2018. The Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party Committee said: For the rest of our term, Hung Tien continues to promote transformation of the structure of plants and animals associated with consumption and processing of products. In addition, we focus on mobilizing people's efforts and resources to support the hardening of rural and inland traffic, facilitating the mechanization of production, facilitating trade, thus increasing the value of agriculture. The determination of the commune's income is 20 million VND/ person by 2020.

 

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