Rising out of poverty by growing fruit trees combined with raising livestock

In 2011, after getting married, Mrs. Hinh and her husband lived with her husband's parents, a poor family. With diligence and determination to overcome difficulties, in 2012, the couple borrowed money from the bank to invest in planting about 200 green-skinned grapefruit trees on an area of 7,000m2 ^of land given by her parents and bought 2 cows to raise. Initially, because they did not know how to take care of the grapefruit, the grapefruit garden only had about 150 trees left. The couple researched and learned how to plant and care for the trees through training courses organized by the Commune Women's Union in coordination with the Commune Farmers' Association. After 3 years, her family harvested the first grapefruit crop with about 1 ton of fruit. At that time, grapefruit cost more than 30,000 VND/kg in the garden, she earned 30 million VND, after deducting expenses, about 20 million VND. After that, she continued to take care of the grapefruit so that it could grow and yield about 2.2 - 2.4 tons/year. Along with that, she took care of the cows so that they could reproduce and increase the herd size.

The leaders of the Women's Union of the commune asked about the production and economic development of Ms. Hinh's family.

Saving money from selling grapefruit and cows, in 2015, Ms. Hinh bought 3.5 hectares of land to grow acacia. However, storm No. 12 (Damrey) at the end of 2017 caused the entire acacia area to collapse, and Ms. Hinh had to cut down and sell the acacia trees before they were old enough. Undaunted, she used the money from selling acacia to replant 3.5 hectares of acacia and buy an additional 6,000 square ^meters of land to grow fruit trees. To make farming and raising livestock more effective, she invested in drilling wells, automatic irrigation systems, bringing electricity to the production area, and building fences. In addition to 3.5 hectares of acacia land, Ms. Hinh's family currently has about 1.3 hectares of garden land growing fruit trees such as guava, durian, grapefruit, jackfruit, and custard apple. To make short-term profits, she intercrops with papaya, corn, squash, eggplant, etc. in the garden. In addition, she also raises 7 cows, about 80 chickens, and 10 pigs to increase income and have a source of organic fertilizer for her plants. “My husband and I always advise each other to try to work hard to escape poverty and have money to take care of our children's education. Thanks to the effective combination of farming and livestock, my family earns more than 200 million VND each year after deducting expenses. Since then, life has gradually become more stable, and in 2024, the family has escaped poverty,” Ms. Hinh shared.

Thanks to hard work, Mrs. Hinh's family has risen out of poverty.

Ms. Cao Le Hang - Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the commune, President of the Women's Union of Bac Khanh Vinh commune said: "In the past time, the association has regularly coordinated with agencies and units to organize training courses on fruit tree planting for members and women. At the same time, it has provided livelihoods to members in difficult circumstances, supported loans from entrusted sources to help women develop their family economy. Thereby, it has helped many women escape poverty, including Ms. Cao Thi Hinh. Ms. Hinh is an ethnic minority with a spirit of self-reliance, does not rely on the help of others but always strives to overcome difficulties to rise up, develop the economy and actively participate in the activities of the association. She is a shining example for members and women in the locality to follow".

Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/kinh-te/202507/vuon-len-thoat-ngheo-tu-trong-cay-an-qua-ket-hop-chan-nuoi-978592c/