Bamboo shoots open the way to get out
of poverty situation for Dang Long hamlet, Bac Son commune (Kim Boi).
Mr. Bui Van Luong, the Chairman of Bac Son
Commune People's Committee, said: "Located far away about 6 km from the center
of Bac Son commune, Dang Long hamlet has 53 households, 270 people, of which
Dao ethnic minority accounts for more than 95%. The life here before was almost
separated from the outside, the local people became familiar with rice and
maize. There were less trade in goods, mainly self-supplying. The conditions of
harsh climate, lack of water for living and production had many effects on the
economic – social development. 100% of households are in poor and disadvantaged
conditions, with the efforts of the Party Committee and the government, the
commune has pushed the propaganda and mobilized the people to change into grow
the effective plants, contributing their efforts and money to build the
infrastructure and transportation for convenient travelling and mechandise
trading. This would be the basis to open the way for poverty elimination in
this rural area.”
With the specific characteristics of an
upland commune, the local people were in poor and hungry situations year-
around due to limited cultivation area,
lack of irrigation water, only focusing on corn and rice. Facing these
difficulties, the Party Committee and the authorities of Bac Son commune
instructed the people to change the crop plantation to suit more with the
climate and soil; Promoting the pioneering, exemplary of cadres, village
chiefs, and prestigious people in the area. At the same time, they paid
attention on promoting the construction of dams, reservoirs, canals and
irrigation systems. Now, bamboo shoots and sweet potatoes give the local
people’s life much more enough. There are some households which can earn
hundreds of millions of VND each year. Recently, the average income of Dang
Long hamlet is 26 million VND / person / year. There are no more poor
households in the hamlet.
Currently, bamboo shoots are the main product
of Dang Long hamlet with a total area of 270 hectares. Every June, each
truckload line of traders came to carry bamboo shoots downland for consumption.
With favorable conditions, suitable climate, bamboo shoots in Dang Long is
large evenly and crispy. With the average purchase price of 15,000 VND / kg,
many households earn 30-40 million VND per crop, even there are households who
can earn hundreds of millions VND.
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