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Farmers in Dong Thap Muoi grow lotus for high income
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Update:
12/06/2014
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Implementing the policy restructuring in the summer-autumn crop in 2014, due to difficulties rice farmers in Dong Thap Muoi, Tan Phuoc district (Tien Giang province) has converted more than 50 ha rice yield low to lotus, most concentrated in the commune Thanh Hoa, Tan Thanh.
Accordingly, more than 70% of the white lotus and looking for other areas to take mirror pink lotus.
Sen after only a month old plantation harvested or mirror look. Just two days once harvested, with an average yield of 100-150 kg looked achieve commercial / ha.
Current farm gate prices to traders from 14000-16000 / kg lotus. Sen planted a mirror for an average yield of 60-70 kg / ha, the price ranges from 20,000-30,000 VND / kg.
In particular, the needs of the market always looked high and showers are stable output. After deducting expenses, the people profiting over 100 million VND / ha / crop.
Sen is very easy to grow in the Dong Thap Muoi region, less disease, lower capital investment. Time for a shower season is about 100 days so it fits in two crop rotations, a handheld case, just make sure to avoid flooding, both land reclamation works, cut off after harvest pathogens to produce more favorable increase income for farmers rice production areas difficult. /.
Cong Tri (VNA / Vietnam +)
