Vietnam: K'Ho people in Lam Dong showing their talent in raising silkworms and growing mulberries
Silkworm Cocoon
Fresh Mulberry
Vietnam
Published Oct 29, 2022
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Thanks to growing mulberry to raise silkworms, the K'Ho people in Tan Lin village (Tan Van commune, Lam Ha district, Lam Dong province) have an income of tens of millions of dong per month, many times higher than coffee and trees. paddy.
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The fields of green mulberry trees, leaves as big as hands, people excitedly harvesting silkworm cocoons are what Dan Viet newspaper reporters saw when the leader of the Tan Van Commune Farmers' Association led them to Tan Lin village. "In the past, these areas mainly planted coffee and rice. However, about 5 years ago, the local K'Ho ethnic group converted to growing mulberries and raising silkworms, initially showing a clear effect, increasing people's income," said Ms. Luong. Ms. Hoai Thanh - Chairman of Tan Van Commune Farmers' Association said. Present in the strawberry garden of Mr. K' Breo's family (Tan Lin village, Tan Van commune), the reporter witnessed the joy of Mr. K' Breo and his son. The price of silkworm cocoons reaches 200,000 VND/kg, the new mulberry leaves are large and high yielding, so the income of Mr. K' Breo's family also increases. Talking to reporters, Mr. K'Breo said that compared to growing coffee and rice, growing mulberries to raise silkworms helps ...
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