In the winter harvest of 2022 – 2023, the Bac Ha (Lao Cai) highland district continues to promote the application of science and technology, production according to VietGAP models and standards … to plant special vegetables of temperate origin, imported high-quality varieties; Promotion of production cooperatives, creation of jobs for agricultural workers; Strengthening the “four houses” connection in production, consumption…

Wasteland into a winter specialty vegetable area

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Giang, head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Bac Ha District, confirmed that vegetables are the main crops of the district’s winter harvest. For this year’s winter harvest, the district recommends that people grow scattered crops to avoid a rushed harvest, which is difficult to consume, even having to grow multiple crops. The harvest area is concentrated to serve the Lunar New Year.

This year’s winter harvest, the entire Bac Ha district covers an area of ​​335 ha in 19 townships and cities. The district focuses on expanding specialty vegetables, applying science and technology, and growing high-tech vegetables in Lung Phinh, Ta Chai, Na Hoi and Nam Mon townships; Concentration on products with a stable consumer market, expansion of production links and product consumption by companies and cooperatives with market favored vegetables with currently high prices such as: cabbage, kohlrabi, peas, kale, collards, collards, local cabbage, cauliflower…

Lung Phinh is a highland municipality where the Phu La and Mong ethnic minorities make up over 90% of the population. This is also the central community of the upper cluster of Bac Ha District with a typical temperate climate, cold winters, formerly deserted… In recent years, Lung Phinh has emerged as the leading community in the region growing winter crops.

In the winter-spring harvest of 2021-2022, supported by poverty alleviation funds, Lung Phinh deployed a 3-hectare kale cultivation model involving 23 households in two villages, Pa Chu Ty and Ta Chai quite high. Based on this, in the winter harvest of 2022-2023, Lung Bong Township aims to plant 35 ha of vegetables, including 3 ha of cabbage, 5 ha of special vegetables of peas, 1 ha of kohlrabi, 11 ha of beans and 4 ha of broccoli, 5.5 ha of cabbage and 3 hectares of kale.

Mr. Do Anh Son, Chairman of Lung Phinh Municipality People’s Committee, said, “The municipality has introduced the winter crop cultivation plan to households in villages now, fortunately, many households have registered to buy kale varieties from the cooperative. High-tech Agriculture in Lung Phinh, self-invested in cultivation, no longer supports as in the previous crop. The municipal government directs the staff of agricultural extension officials to closely follow the fields, guide people in tilling the land, the Cleaning fields and planting beds, planting and caring for winter crops.

Lung Phinh Hi-Tech Agricultural Cooperative in Ta Chai Village has now invested in building a greenhouse to grow, plant and care for off-season strawberries and vegetables and offer kale and cabbage varieties to farmers. Mr. Nguyen Duy Giang, director of the cooperative, said that the cooperative’s kale products are cultivated in the best conditions due to the favorable weather, this vegetable is available until the end of November every year.

This variety of cabbage needs to be planted only once a year, the rest of the time is spent caring for and collecting leafy products. Organic farming methods are used on the entire cabbage area and the Israeli drip irrigation system is used in cultivation. The cooperative is currently planting, incubating and supplying seed for farmers to grow and develop this specialty vegetable.

Mr. Trang Sao Long’s family from Lung Phinh Village (Lung Phinh Municipality) said that in last year’s winter-spring harvest, more than 9,000 kale plants were planted, the average selling price in the garden was 15-20,000 VND/kg. This winter harvest in 2022, the family continues to invest capital to buy seeds from the cooperative and buy fertilizer for kale cultivation.

Average income 100 million VND/ha

In Ta Chai Township, a key area for growing winter vegetables in Bac Ha District, the winter production atmosphere was quite lively. In the winter harvest of 2022 – 2023, farmers in Ta Chai commune are aiming to plant 28 hectares of legumes, mainly vegetables such as cabbage, greens, kale, kale, peas, spices and greens, onion, garlic, chilli…serving the market in the days before, during and after the Lunar New Year 2023.

Vang Van Thang household, Na Lo village belongs to vegetable growing area with a large area of ​​Ta Chai township. According to Mr. Thang, the consumption of winter vegetables in recent years is quite cheap, the price is stable, so this season the family is growing more than 3 Sao vegetables and beans, mainly vegetables, cabbage, kale, kale, spices are used in winter and mainly launched during Tet. In the last two New Year harvests, kale is the most expensive, from 20 to 40,000 VND / kg (depending on the time). Tourists to Bac Ha and out-of-province consumers love to buy kale, so now families and households in every village also grow this vegetable and diversify the vegetables to suit the market.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Giang, Head of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Bac Ha District, said: For this year’s winter harvest, the district is aiming for a production value of over VND 33 billion 500 million, with an average income of more than VND 100 million/ha . The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has advised the county people’s committee to develop and implement an implementation plan, focusing on inspection of the quality of plant varieties, fertilizers, pesticides and other agricultural materials in the region, the status of poor-quality goods , Counterfeits Goods not on the list are circulated and affect production…

Organize training and transfer scientific and technical advances in production to people; Regularly monitor and capture weather and market situation to recommend and control production…

The district agricultural service center instructs agricultural advisor staff to increase propaganda and mobilize people to plant winter crops in 2022 to ensure timely and effective seasons; on the basis of climatic conditions, the structure of plant varieties should perform well the study, estimation and forecasting of the occurring and harmful effects of pests and diseases; At the same time, point out preventive measures to farmers to ensure timely and effective…

In addition to growing vegetables, the winter harvest of 2022 – 2023, Bac Ha district also produces other crops such as 4 ha of sweet corn, 4 ha of yam…; create jobs, increase income for local farmers; Growing over 300ha of thick corn as biomass to ensure a food reserve for livestock in winter.

To date, the winter harvest is the main production crop, which brings economic efficiency to the Bac Ha highland district, contributes to the improvement of land use coefficient, increases the economic value per unit of acreage, increases income, reduces poverty, improves and enhances farmers’ living standards and proactive Food supply to meet the consumption needs of people inside and outside the district, effectively serve the development of services – tourism, tourism, especially culinary services, and agricultural tourism experiences in Bac Ha White Plateau.