Buoyant cassava harvest, Nam Dan farmers earn hundreds of millions of VND/ha

In addition to rice, corn, and potatoes, Nam Anh commune has a typical agricultural product, which is cassava. The entire Nam Dan district has 300 hectares of cassava, of which Nam Anh alone has more than 250 hectares. Photo: HT

This plant is very suitable for sandy loam soil in the Nam Dan plains, especially the Nam Anh land at the foot of Dai Hue mountain. After 11 months of planting, cassava can be harvested starting from October every year. PHOTO: HT

In the 2023 crop season, Mr. Tran Dinh Son's household in Hamlet 4, Nam Anh Commune, planted 14 hectares of cassava. During the harvest season, he hired an excavator to help dig up cassava tubers. Mr. Son said that this year, people had a good crop of cassava tubers, with large tubers and almost no pests or diseases thanks to the warm weather and little rain. Photo: Hoai Thu

Kudzu growers in Nam Anh said that the cassava crop is good, with many plants yielding 20-30kg of tubers. With the current purchase price of Dai Hue Cooperative at 19,000 VND/kg, each root also brings in an income of 400,000 - 600,000 VND. Photo: HT

15kg cassava root grown in hamlet 4, Nam Anh commune. Photo: HT

Mr. Bui Van Xuan grows 2 hectares of cassava. He said that this year, harvesting cassava close to Tet will give his family a decent income to prepare for Tet. With the current selling price, each hectare of cassava with about 180 - 200 cassava roots will bring in an income of about 100 million VND/ha. Photo: HT

In Nam Anh commune, many households have high income from growing cassava such as Mr. Nguyen Huu Huong's household in hamlet 5; and the households of Mr. Bui Van Xuan, Nguyen Huu Ha, Doan Que Long, and Tran Van Hai in hamlet 4. Small households grow from 1-3 sao, large households grow 1.5 - 3ha. Photo: HT

It is expected that in the 2023 crop, harvested in early 2024, Nam Dan district will reach nearly 200 tons of fresh cassava. After harvesting, cassava is washed, ground to filter out the essence, and produces cassava powder that meets the provincial 3-star OCOP standard. Photo: HT

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