Soc Trang farmers make money from straw

    PHƯƠNG ANH |

    Soc Trang - Continuous rollers collect straw from the fields. This method both increases income and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

    Nhung ngay nay, nong dan Soc Trang dang vao mua thu hoach lua vu Xuan 2024 - 2025. Ben canh lua, nong dan cung boi thu tu nhung canh dong rom ra.
    These days, Soc Trang farmers are in the harvest season of the 2024-2025 Winter-Spring rice crop. Besides rice, farmers also have additional income from straw.
    Thay vi dot bo nhu truoc day, nguoi trong lua gio day co them nguon thu nhap tu rom. Trung binh 1ha nong dan co 600.000 dong tien ban rom.
    Instead of burning it like before, rice farmers now have an additional source of income from straw. On average, farmers earn 600,000 VND from selling straw per hectare.
    Vu Dong Xuan nay, ong Huynh Van Chin o xa Long Duc (huyen Long Phu, tinh Soc Trang) khong chi ban duoc lua gia cao ma con kiem them mot khoan tien nho ban rom kho. “Truoc day khi thu hoach xong rom ra tren dong rat nhieu. Gat lua bang may gat dap nen rom bi bam nhuyen, muon mang ve cung kho nen hau het deu bo tai dong roi dot. Tu khi hop tac xa dau tu may cuon rom nen rom duoc thu gom het. Moi 1 ha cung co them nguon thu 600.000 dong“, ong Chin cho hay.
    This winter-spring crop, Mr. Huynh Van Chin in Long Duc commune (Long Phu district, Soc Trang province) not only sold rice at a high price but also earned some extra money by selling dry straw. “Previously, after harvesting, there was a lot of straw in the fields. Harvesting rice with a combine harvester caused the straw to be chopped up, making it difficult to bring it home, so most of it was left in the fields and burned. Since the cooperative invested in a straw rolling machine, all the straw has been collected. Each hectare also has an additional source of income of 600,000 VND,” said Mr. Chin.
    may cuon rom co the thu gom tu 15-20ha ruong moi ngay. Moi ha lua co the thu duoc tu 120-150 cuon rom. Moi cuon rom nang 20kg, ban tai ruong tu 15 den 20 nghin dong.
    Mr. Truong Van Hung - Director of Hung Loi Agricultural Cooperative, Long Duc Commune (Long Phu District, Soc Trang Province) said that the Cooperative invested in a number of straw rolling machines to collect for the members of the Cooperative, then bring it back to the warehouse to store and sell to traders. Collecting straw not only helps increase income for rice farmers but also contributes to reducing environmental pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
    may cuon rom co the thu gom tu 15-20ha ruong moi ngay. Moi ha lua co the thu duoc tu 120-150 cuon rom. Moi cuon rom nang 20kg, ban tai ruong tu 15 den 20 nghin dong.
    After harvesting, the straw is dried and rolled. Then the straw is rolled. A straw rolling machine can collect 15-20 hectares of rice fields per day. Each hectare of rice can collect 170-200 straw rolls. Each roll weighs 18-20 kg.
    Nhung dia diem tap ket rom nam khap cac tuyen duong trong mua thu hoach.
    Straw is gathered at many points along the routes during the harvest season.
    Rom duoc tap ket tai diem thu gom.
    Tai mot so tinh mien Tay khong chi ban rom lay tien ma nhieu ho con thu gom de trong nam rom, lam phan bon huu co va phuc vu nhieu hoat dong san xuat khac, mang lai hieu qua kinh te cao.
    Straw is transported by trucks and boats, familiar means of transport in the Mekong Delta. People use straw as food for buffaloes and cows; to grow mushrooms, compost fruit trees and vegetables, improve soil fertility, and help plants grow well.

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