Yellow corn plants in East Gia Lai
These days, on the plains of the districts and towns east of the provincial air are urgently harvested corn. Call each other on the upland, known truck makes the supply of corn on the road in the peaceful countryside more crowded ...
Perhaps his family rarely Nguyen Van Ky commune Dak Po Village 3 Pho Kong Chro again excited as this year. With just 8 ha corn harvest costs excluding the income he tens million. With his earnings, he afford to buy additional tools to support production. Wiped the sweat on his face, but his smile is still fresh: "This year the weather is favorable to corn in this region thrive, we have put into growing maize hybrids should yield very high . Depending on caregiver productivity can reach 8-12 tons ha ".
According to current statistics, the districts and the east of the province has more than 13,000 hectares of corn. Focusing primarily in Kong Chro, Dak Po Kbang and. Many areas previously planted other crops not suitable localities now put corn into the alternative and have higher incomes. This area is also identified poverty eradication tree. Identifying such staple crops so the authorities have advised people to boldly put the corn suit climatic conditions and local soil. Mr. Van Hung Head of Agriculture and Rural Development Kong Chro district said the district currently has over 8,000 hectares Kong Chro corn. Right from the beginning of the season, we have advised people to put into planting time to ensure avoided service as generating growth and development of corn. Generally this year the district farmers are happy to bumper corn crop ... ".
Not only that district Kong Chro other districts of Dak Po, An Khe town Kbang and corn crops also being brought up the fun. Nguyen Van Dung in town Kbang delighted: "This year I planted 2 hectares of corn and collected nearly 20 tons, with the current price of 4,200 VND / kg, so the income is much higher than cassava".
Not only farmers, but this year's corn harvest is always the price, the price of corn is higher than the previous year. Top price for corn only from 3,700 VND to 4,000 VND / kg but this corn was up 4,200 VND / kg, an increase of nearly 1,000 contracts compared to the previous season. Many remote communes are the busiest time of the trains carrying corn. Almost all the villages in this region are air unshelled up harvesting corn farmers more favorable. Along with that, the trader has to take to buy maize cultivation, farmers are even happier.
According to the authorities, the climate and soil in this area is where the maize crop. Along with that, farmers have boldly put into grown maize hybrids. These varieties have been trials and the resulting high and farmers have been commercialized as corn DK 9955, DK 9901, C919 ... Besides, the corn seed supply company put the corn high economic efficiency for farmers in order to increase competition in the market share, it also means that farmers gain more share. Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thuận Jobholder Central Highlands area of DEKALB VN Ltd (Monsanto) said: Our company always determined people are now profitable profitable, therefore we investigated research put into the same high-quality corn as good growth potential, tolerance to drought, large fruit, nuts thick, high withstand pests ... Those are the advantages of the seed corn to farmers higher incomes. "
