Soc Trang farmers earn millions of dong from digging lotus roots

Tai canh dong sen thuoc xa Tai Van (huyen Tran De, tinh Soc Trang) nong dan dang tat bat thu hoach cu.

In lotus fields in Tran De, Chau Thanh, Long Phu districts, Soc Trang city (Soc Trang province), farmers are busy harvesting tubers.

Cong viec kha vat va. Nguoi dao phai kheo leo lay cu sen tu duoi lop bun sau van nguyen ven, khong bi xuoc hay gay vun. O nhung ruong sen bun mem ho dung tay de dao boi lop, Con nhung ruong nao dat cung phai dung may bom ap luc cao suc xuong lam loang bun

In soft mud fields, they use their hands to dig the layer, and in hard soil fields, they have to use high-pressure pumps to dilute the mud.

Nguoi dao kheo leo lay cu sen tu duoi lop bun sau nhung van nguyen ven, khong bi xuoc hay gay vun.

The skillful digger took the lotus root from deep mud but it was still intact, not scratched or broken.

Ong Huynh Thanh Nam o TP Soc Trang (tinh Soc Trang) cho biet - ong thue 2,3 ha dat de trong sen. Sau gan 4 thang thu hoach dat 700 - 900kg/1.000m2. Hien gia ban tu 8.000 - 30.000 dong/kg. Ngoai ra ong con ban sen giong cho nhung ho xung quanh voi gia 6.000 dong/kg. “Vu nay do sen moi trong, nang suat chua dat muc cao nhat nen tru chi phi gia dinh con loi khoang 5 trieu dong/1.000m2. Nhung cu sen nho toi vui lai xuong bun sau do sen moc len roi 3 thang sau tiep tuc thu hoach“, ong Nam noi.

Mr. Huynh Thanh Nam in Soc Trang City (Soc Trang Province) said that he rented 2.3 hectares of land to grow lotus. After nearly 4 months, the harvest reached 700 - 900 kg/1,000 m2. Currently, the selling price is from 8,000 - 30,000 VND/kg. In addition, he also sells lotus seeds to surrounding households for 6,000 VND/kg. "This crop is newly planted, the yield has not reached the highest level, so after deducting expenses, the family still makes a profit of about 5 million VND/1,000 m2. I bury the small lotus roots in the mud, then the lotus grows and continues to harvest 3 months later," said Mr. Nam.

Sen sau khi thu hoach se duoc rua sach lop bun dat roi den phan loai.

After harvesting, lotus will be washed to remove the mud and then classified (first, second, company lotus, lotus for pickles, etc.)

Cong viec nay mat kha nhieu thoi gian boi nguoi dan phai ky co can than, ti mi cho sach tung dot cu sen.

Washing lotus takes a lot of time because people have to scrub carefully and meticulously to clean each joint and avoid breaking the root.

Tai TP Soc Trang cung da thanh lap to “To hop tac trong sen lay cu” dien tich canh tac tren 33 ha. Con tai huyen Chau Thanh, dia phuong cung dang thuc hien Du an “Xay dung vung nguyen lieu sen lay cu, nghien cuu quy trinh trong va che bien bot cu sen” voi muc tieu hinh thanh vung trong sen lay cu va hoan thien quy trinh trong sen lay cu dat chat luong, gan voi lien ket tieu thu, huong toi xuat khau. Nghien cuu quy trinh che bien bot tu nguyen lieu cu sen. Hien san pham bot cu sen cung da dat duoc chung nhan la san pham OCOP 3 sao cua huyen.

In Soc Trang City, a group called "Cooperative Group for growing lotus roots" has been established with an area of over 33 hectares. In Chau Thanh District, the project "Building a lotus root material area, researching the process of growing and processing lotus root powder" is also being implemented with the goal of forming a lotus root growing area and perfecting the process of growing lotus roots to achieve quality, linked to consumption, towards export. Researching the process of processing powder from lotus roots. Currently, lotus root powder products have also been certified as 3-star OCOP products of the district.

Ngoai nang cao thu nhap cho nguoi trong, vao mua thu hoach cu sen cung gop phan giup giai quyet viec lam cho hang tram lao dong tai dia phuong. Trung binh moi lao dong kiem duoc tu 200 - 400 nghin dong moi ngay.

In addition to increasing income for growers, lotus root harvest season also helps create jobs for hundreds of local workers. On average, each worker earns from 200,000 to 400,000 VND per day.