Van Kieu , Pa Co poor escape from Cassava

In recent years, the Van Kieu and Pa Co in mountainous districts Huong Hoa and Dakrong, Quang Tri province was aware of potential mining land, plant crops, especially cassava, making it almost certain family also have steady income, many households become wealthier.

Mr. Ho Kham households in rural shovel Úp Ly 2, Thuan, Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province, one of the millionaires cassava with high incomes in the region. With an area of over 4.5 hectares of cassava, over the years, his family has had high incomes, build permanent houses, shopping is more essential items and feed and educate their children. Only in the season of 2014, with 150 tonnes of cassava tubers provide processing plant cassava in Huong Hoa, after deducting expenses, his family earned more than 150 million. Besides, his family also cattle, goats and maize.

According to the agriculture sector in Quang Tri province, the province has more than 10,600 hectares of cassava. In particular, the mountainous Huong Hoa district alone has 6,500 hectares of cassava, the farmers are growing ethnic minority. With the support of the processing plant cassava in Huong Hoa, people are excited, land clearing and cassava have changed the lives of hundreds of households, which also conditional build permanent homes, Shopping is more essential items, with family values as televisions, motorcycles ...

Mr. Le Van The, director of processing plant cassava in Huong Hoa said: During the development of the plant, the material issues are at the forefront, as guaranteed source of raw materials means that sustainable the production of the factory. In recent times, in the face of prolonged drought, the risk of loss of the season and not covered by the area's farmers grow cassava, at the beginning of production, the factory has sent technicians to every household People guide people how to preserve seeds, not only avoids having to cassava dead, but also breeds for the production site for the people despite very difficult weather. Thus, through the planting season this year, the possibility of acreage and production of cassava increased from 5-10% over the previous year.

Activities for over 10 years, the factory has directly created stable jobs for over 200 employees of the factory, while indirectly creating steady income livelihood for 10,000 farmers growing cassava, especially in that 90% are ethnic Pa Co and Van Kieu in Huong Hoa districts Dakrong and benefit.