Mr. Danh Kim Phat, living in Ward 7 (Soc Trang City, Soc Trang Province), is taking care of 4,000m2 of watermelon more than 1 month old, sharing that in the dry season, his family chose a few lands to grow watermelon . Last year, thanks to the watermelon, the price, his family earned over 70 million VND after only 2 months of planting and tending.
"Previously, the planting of 3 crops faced many difficulties due to faded soil, reduced productivity, precarious prices and high risk of saline intrusion. The rotation of 2 rice - 1 color, especially watermelon, has already been Bring high economic efficiency and improve the fertility of the soil, ”Mr. Phat said.
Similarly, Ms. Ly Thi Hong Hanh in Phu Tan commune (Chau Thanh district) has also hired land to grow watermelon in the dry season for 4 years.
"Good sunshine, good rain - so I maintain the model of growing watermelon under the rice field to get more income. Just 2 months is melon for harvest. In 2024, my family won bold, harvested over 10 10 Tons of melon, sold for 6,800 VND/kg, profit tens of millions, "Hanh said.
Hanh also added that planting melon in the field does not require a lot of water like rice. Just digging the groove directly on the rice field and then taking water into watering, 2 times a day is enough. This is very suitable for saline drought, while raising income and improving the quality of arable land.
Mr. Danh Giau, in Ward 7 (Soc Trang City, Soc Trang Province), shared: "Rice planting crop 3 at this time the risk is very high, but planting watermelon is sure to eat, because melon is a short tree, little tree Using water should be very suitable for production in the drought season.
Mr. Giau said that in terms of economic comparison, the melon brought many times more profitable than growing rice. "The 2024 melon crop, yield of 3 tons/1,000m2, traders bought in the field for 6,000 VND/kg, after deducting expenses, my family earned about 10 million VND/1,000m2. , 3 times of growing rice, ”Mr. Giau affirmed.
As noted, changing rice in the field in the dry season has been maintained by farmers in Long Phu, Tran De, My Xuyen and Soc Trang districts for many years. Every year in the dry season, hundreds of hectares of land are converted to grow vegetables. This is considered a good way to create jobs, increase income and help farmers "live healthy" through saline drought season.
