Vietnam: Growing lemongrass for high economic efficiency in Tan Phu Dong Island District, Tien Giang
Lemongrass
Vietnam
Published May 6, 2022
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Mr. Le Van Huong, former Chairman of the People's Committee of Tien Giang province, said that in the past, the land on Tan Phu Dong island was mainly cultivated with rice. Because the salt water here comes very early every year, so rice can only grow 1 crop/year, with low yield. Since 2008, Tien Giang province has decided to transform the agricultural structure, adapt to climate change and salinity intrusion so that Tan Phu Dong can escape poverty.
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The land for rice cultivation has gradually changed to shrimp farming and planted with drought-tolerant plants that require little fresh water such as lemongrass, soursop, etc. According to Mr. Nguyen Van Hai, Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tan Phu Dong district, lemongrass here has good quality, large trees, high essential oil content, is favored by the domestic market, and at the same time exported to foreign countries. Lemongrass is drought tolerant, uses little water, has low fertilizer costs, low labor costs and can grow 2-3 crops per year; average yield is 15-17 tons/ha, average profit is 70 million VND/ha, 3-4 times higher than rice cultivation. Thanks to that, it has helped many households get out of poverty and become well-off. The area planted to lemongrass in Tan Phu Dong has increased rapidly year by year, from about 830ha in 2015 to about 1,900ha in early 2020 and over 2,800ha by the end of 2021, surpassing the area planted with ...
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