Vietnam: Red peppercorn ripe garden without harvesting time due to lack of labor

Published 2021년 3월 19일

Tridge summary

Pepper prices in Dak Lak are high, leading to a profitable new harvest for farmers, but they are now facing labor shortages during harvest time, which could lead to lost crops if not resolved. The shortage is due to agricultural workers moving to companies outside the province in search of steady income. As a result, farmers are struggling to find workers and are paying higher wages and providing transportation to retain them. The scarcity of labor could significantly affect the timing of pepper harvesting, risking the productivity and health of the crops and potentially allowing diseases to spread.

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Original content

Pepper prices are recovering at a high level, over 70,000 VND / kg, making farmers in Dak Lak having a flourishing new harvest. However, growers are facing great difficulties with harvest labor; Red pepper ripe whole garden without time to harvest. If this situation is prolonged, the pepper will fall and increase the loss in harvest, and the farmers will suffer great losses. Seeing the family's 500-pillar pepper garden falling red and falling on the ground of Mrs. Pham Thi Thu Hang in Quang Hiep commune, Cu Mgar district could not help but grieve. Ms. Hang said that her family contacted many channels, asked many people to hire workers, but still could not find someone to pick. Collecting falling pepper will take more effort and the economic loss-loss ratio will also increase. "Here at my house, the pepper is ripe, but I told the workers not to pick them because they had to wait for the other garden to come to work for us. If we can't pick it up in time, the pepper will fall, and ...

Source: CafeF