Vietnam: Thanh Trai farmers grow beans to increase income

Mr. Nguyen Van Que, from Thanh Trai village, said that his family has been attached to this familiar crop for many years, but the area of tubers has recently decreased much compared to before. Currently, each year, his family grows 2-3 sao of beans per crop. Last year, when the beans were in good season, Mr. Que's family earned 12 million VND/sao. This year, due to the rainy weather, the yield of tubers decreased slightly, Mr. Que is estimated to earn 9 million VND/sao. Compared with the households in Thanh Trai village, this year, the bean plant of Mr. Ngo Van Sinh's family has a 20 - 30% higher yield, with beautiful tubers. Mr. Sinh shared the secret: In addition to basic care techniques, an important factor for high yield of beans is the careful preparation of the soil, ensuring the soil is loose, using organic fertilizers to fertilize and often Prune the tops regularly so that nutrients are concentrated on the tubers. Mr. Sinh's family uses organic fertilizers, combined with ...