People need to be taught farming skills
When they arrived at Ia Phi commune, Gia Lai province, to ask about the house of Mr. Ksor Xing (born in 1983, residing in Mrong Yo 2 village), no one was unknown. The spacious house worth more than 1.2 billion VND of his family has just been completed, located on the side of a new rural concrete road, next to a lush green coffee plantation.
Many years ago, Mr. Xing's family was a poor household in the village, living a difficult life and having an unstable income.
"I have been growing coffee since 1998, at that time the gardens were still patched and not even in the plot. There was a time when coffee prices were very low, many people cut down their gardens to grow passion fruit and make a profit. But I still stick with it, because it will be time for coffee to have a good harvest and good prices, Mr. Xing shared.
According to Mr. Xing, farmers who want to escape poverty need to have land for production, work diligently and have skills on their own land. Because the previously planted land was not adjacent to the plot, Mr. Xing proactively exchanged the land, compensating more money for the villagers, to now own more than 5 hectares of coffee growing land adjacent to the plot.
When the land plot is large, the area is easier for people to manage and reduce the cost of labor and care. The most important thing is that the land must have a stable source of irrigation water for the trees to achieve high productivity. In addition, people should not fertilize or water too much during the rainy season.
In addition, the quality of fertilizers, origin and varieties must be suitable for the soil. Farmers need to buy seeds from reputable addresses to avoid poor quality seeds that cause heavy economic losses.
Mr. Xing shared: "The same garden, the same type of coffee, but not all gardens produce the same productivity. Depending on the efforts of fertilization, closely monitoring the weather, and importantly, farmers must learn from each other to keep the plants healthy and fruit-free.
Strictly handle the situation of fake fertilizers and poor quality seedlings
Recently, implementing a peak period of preventing counterfeit goods and trade fraud, the People's Committee of Gia Lai province has directed the Provincial Market Management Department to strictly handle establishments producing and trading counterfeit goods - especially fertilizers and pesticides.
Due to the characteristics of a key agricultural production area, people have a high demand for quality fertilizers and tree varieties. If the origin is unclear, the consequences will be very serious.
"Flower crops grown for a few months can be harvested, but long-term industrial crops such as coffee or durian that encounter poor quality varieties will suffer serious economic consequences. Some households still have difficulty paying their debts and are easily falling into poverty, said Mr. Xing.
In fact, in Ia Phi commune, many households came to learn from Mr. Xing's coffee growing model but when applied it was not effective. The cause may be due to the abuse of chemical fertilizers, causing soil to degenerate and lack nutrients for sustainable development.
Ia Phi Commune People's Committee assessed that agricultural production in the area is still spontaneous, fragile, and small-scale. In the coming time, the commune will promote the registration of production area codes, strengthen disease prevention for crops, and form production linkage groups.
The commune government also committed to strictly punishing cases of poor quality fertilizer and floating crop varieties on the market that have not been inspected.
