(Dan Tri) - By planting "billion dollar trees", people in a commune in Lam Dong have an income of hundreds of millions of VND to over 10 billion VND per year. According to statistics, this commune has 300 households with an income of over 1 billion VND per year.
On February 4, the leader of Ha Lam commune, Da Huoai district, Lam Dong province said that the locality has 2,300 hectares of durian, of which 1,800 hectares are being exploited for business. The durian harvest season here starts in May and ends in mid-July every year.
According to statistics, in the 2024 crop season, Ha Lam commune harvested nearly 20,000 tons of durian. Most of this output was purchased by establishments in Da Huoai district and neighboring localities for export to the Chinese market.
Commune leaders said that in the 2024 crop season, 2 households had an income of over 10 billion VND and 300 households had an income of over 1 billion VND from growing durian.
Durian and cashew are two main crops of Ha Lam commune. Durian has been focused on development by local people since 2006 and the planting area has been significantly expanded since 2010.
Recognizing the high economic efficiency of durian trees, the Ha Lam commune government encourages people to maintain the planting area and organize production in the direction of improving product quality.
Ha Lam commune has a natural area of 124km2 and a population of about 7,700 people. In 2024, the commune's average income per capita will reach over 110 million VND/person/year.
Durian is now rising to the position of "king of fruits" in Vietnam, joining the "billion dollar" agricultural product group when bringing in an export value of about 3.2 billion USD in 2024.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/lao-dong-viec-lam/mot-xa-co-hon-300-ty-phu-nho-trong-cay-ty-do-20250204155633270.htm
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