After 20 years of centralized clearing 33 321 ha, farmers Tan Phuoc district (Tien Giang) has Coats for this land a new dress.

At the same land where heavy siltation, which has become fertile, rich ...

Bui Cong Thanh, Tan Phong hamlet, Tan Lap II (Tan Phuoc) said: "The Tan Phuoc pineapples grow as today's state investment through timely irrigation system. 1989 I contracted for 7500 m2 pineapple plantation forest land reclamation, bowls, custard, yams but not effective due to severe soil acidification.

I and many people in the village to contribute money making flood-control, logging off, discharge of alum to grow pineapple growing. Major flood season of 2000, 120 hectares of pineapple growing is not flooded. Meanwhile leaders of provinces and districts to see how the importance of flood control cells should have established many irrigation projects. "

After more than 20 years of SX, so far he has had in his hand The 6 hectares of pineapple growing. Development cycle of pineapple from planting to harvest is 18 months. Total investment is approximately 1 hectare pineapple 75-80 million. Pineapple harvest 3 crops / year and recorded continuously 4-5 years to renovate the new plant. Pineapple yield achieved from 20-25 tons / year. With commodity prices stable clusters 4000-5000 dong / kg, farmers get rich quick ...

Vietnam Dong Tran, My Duc hamlet, Phuoc Commune 1 ha of pineapple cultivation asserted, "This is the staple crops, helping farmers with delicious rice beautiful clothes. For long root colonization, investment deacidification wash alum, profane flood-control is always necessary. "

Mr. Vo Van Xe, former Chairman Tan Phuoc said, after freshening Go Cong project implementation, a series of canals dredged, the Tan Phuoc acid sulphate soils have been awakened. In the past 20 years this place has been open more than 40 new activities to exhaust the soil and the formation of 140 cells which, with 750 km of dikes how strong, protective of her children SX flood zone. Pineapple Tan Phuoc clinging soil was rich farmers with incomes above 100 million / ha.

But Nguyen Van Lam, Vice Chairman Tan Phuoc district share, from 6,570 hectares of pineapple (2004), after 20 years has increased to 15,500 hectares, annual production reached 261,900 tons of pineapples commercial service exports. 1 case of paddy land has been renovated precarious accommodation'm SX 3, the lives of the people has increased 10-fold compared to the early days of the district.

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