Ca cao không lo ế
Many households intercropped cocoa in rubber gardens and fruits in Thong Nhat district (Dong Nai) have gained quite a good income in the context of rubber latex and many fruits continuously fell.
Mr. Anh Quan, farmer in Xuan Thanh commune (Thong Nhat district, Dong Nai) cheerfully: "I have more than 600 cocoa roots intercropped with rubber on an area of 2 hectares, so recently even though the price of rubber latex fell sharply, but also salvaged, it was over VND 100 million thanks to selling fresh cocoa pods ”.
Similarly, Ms. Le Thi So in Hung Hiep hamlet, Hung Loc commune, Thong Nhat district also said: "By planting about 500 cocoa beans alternating with rambutan in the garden more than 1 hectare, so the price of rambutan has dropped, I have also collected tens of millions of VND ”.
She should also plan to accumulate more techniques and experience and wait for a house to be processed, dried and pressed to expand the collection of fresh fruit, cocoa will be invested. buy more gardens, expand the area of cultivating crops.
According to Mr. Le Minh Ton, chairman of Hung Loc Cocoa Club: At present, the average productivity of farmers in cocoa club varies from 17 to 20 tons of fresh fruits / ha (intensive farming). With a stable purchase price of VND 5 million per ton of fresh fruits, after harvesting, farmers earn from VND 80 million to VND 100 million per hectare (intensive farming), and intercropping with rubber and fruit also collected several tens of millions of dong per hectare.
Typically like Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phuoc, a member of Hung Loc Cocoa Club, thanks to intercropping cocoa with mango in a 3-hectare garden, the result of the recent harvest brought about giving you a hundred million dong from selling fresh cocoa.
"In the near future, we will propose to the Provincial People's Committee to strengthen the measures to support and replicate the effective model of cocoa club so that other localities can study and follow. "Mr. Tran Hai Son said.
Many members of Hung Loc cocoa club affirmed that intercropping cocoa and other crops in the current context will be a good economic solution. The intercropping, in addition to increasing income, the diversification of crops instead of monoculture will greatly reduce risks and losses in production when agricultural prices are always precarious and fluctuating. .
On the output side for cocoa, Mr. Dang Tuong Khanh, owner of Trong Duc cocoa purchasing enterprise specializes in providing: chocolate , cocoa wine .... etc. (Cargill's main partner in Vietnam) said: The company is cooperating with Hung Loc club to support 60% of the costs of buying cocoa dryers to organize the collection of fresh fruit, preliminary processing and drying. drying seeds locally, helping to reduce transportation costs for farmers
"In the near future relatives in Thong Nhat district and the surrounding area just collect fresh fruits and bring them to sell for money immediately. We are also committed to buying all cocoa for farmers at a constant price in 2014, ”said Khanh.
According to Mr. Tran Hai Son, Director of Dong Nai Agricultural Extension Center, the area of cocoa in the province is about 800 ha, with the nucleus of many clubs gathering farmers to grow ca high. In which Hung Loc is a club that operates effectively and brings the most practical benefits for farmers.
In the near future, Hung Loc Cocoa Club also completed processing houses, drying ovens, separating seeds and putting them into trial operation will be a good place to organize the purchasing process. ensure product consumption for farmers so that they can cultivate with peace of mind.