By planting Taiwanese guava and pear varieties to replace sugarcane, farmers in Ha Long commune (Ha Trung district, Thanh Hoa) became rich. The whole commune has 500 guava-growing households, bringing in an annual income of more than 50 billion VND.
3 years ago, Mr. Nguyen Viet Hien (56 years old, Ha Long commune, Ha Trung district, Thanh Hoa province) cut down nearly 1 hectare of sugarcane to plant Taiwanese guava and pear. He said that since changing crops, his income has been stable, bringing a profit of more than 150 million VND per year to his family.
According to Mr. Hien, growing Taiwanese guava is not difficult and brings high and stable income, so in the past few years, many people in the commune have switched from growing sugarcane and rice to growing guava.
“Guava trees yield 3-4 times higher than sugarcane and rice. Previously, my family grew sugarcane and only earned 20-30 million VND a year, but since planting guava, each year the income is also the same. more than 150 million VND. In the past few years, many people in the commune have switched to growing guava,” Mr. Hien shared.
Next to Mr. Hien’s family’s guava garden, Mr. Mai Van Thang is busy harvesting guavas to sell to traders.
Mr. Thang said that before growing guava and pear, his family used to grow sugarcane and pineapple. In 2020, seeing guava trees growing locally, he boldly converted nearly 1 hectare of sugarcane to plant 1,700 Taiwanese guava trees.
The owner of the guava garden shared that growing guava and pear is not too difficult but must ensure technical skills. If you want the tree to flower and bear fruit in the right season, you must prune old branches, pests, and branches that grow too thick to create ventilation for the guava tree to grow and photosynthesize. Only then will the fruit-bearing rate be high.
According to Mr. Thang, it takes about a year for guava pears to bear fruit, and the harvest time takes place all year round. A guava tree will have a continuous harvest cycle of seven years before having to be replanted. Currently, guava prices are being sold on the market from 6,000 VND to 15,000 VND/kg, depending on the time.
Thanks to proper care processes and techniques, in 2022, Mr. Thang’s family will earn more than 200 million VND, four times higher than growing sugar cane.
Mr. Nguyen Van Le, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ha Long commune, Ha Trung district, said that guava trees have been experimentally planted in this locality since 2018, with an area of 4-5 hectares.
By 2020, realizing that the economic value of guava trees is much higher than growing rice, people in the commune have switched to growing guava. Currently, the entire Ha Long commune has more than 200 hectares of guava growing land, with more than 500 households participating, on average 1 hectare of guava will bring a profit of 300 million VND to growers.
“Pear guava is the main crop in the locality at this time. Only in 2022, the whole Ha Long commune will earn a profit of about 50 billion VND from Taiwanese guava pear trees. In the coming time, we will consider the Ineffective rice and sugarcane growing areas will be converted to guava growing to ensure income for local people,” Mr. Nguyen Van Le added.
($1~24,000 VND)
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