Mr. Bui Thanh Son (left) is inspecting and classifying Japanese cucumber products before delivery to the Company.

From the spring crop of 2010, Son started by planting watermelon with an area of nearly 1 hectares; he invested 40 million VND from family funds and friends’ borrowing but the weather was very hot, the field was so dry, there was lack of irrigated water when the cucumbers were growing, so all the plants and cucumbers were losing money. In the next crop, Mr. Son continued to invest 20 million VND in raising pumpkins and raising chickens but failed. After three failures, Mr. Son paused to study techniques through newspapers, radio and Internet. In 2013, Son shifted to plant Japanese cucumbers on an area of 7,000 m2. Due to gaining technical knowledge, the melon harvest was successful, he collected 15 tons of fruit sold through the link with Paciffic Company, which made him earn over 30 million VND, excluding all the expenses, he got nearly 20 million VND. Up to now, the area of melon brings the revenue of about 10 million VND / 1.000 m2.

In 2018, the Cooperative cooperated with nearly 100 households in commune to plant Japanese cucumbers, with an area of 14 hectares, 50 tons / hectare of production, etc. The Cooperative buys from the farmers at the price of 2,600 VND/ kg. Basically, the farmers follow strictly the technical process, therefore, the products are in good quality, the defective products are less. A season of Japanese cucumbers is every3 months, from seedling to harvesting, so the Cooperative only plant 2 crops per year, in the rest time, they plant other seasonal vegetables, such as planting pumpkins in spring, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, colored vegetables in winter.

The Cooperative has a chartered capital of 1 billion VND, of which the fixed capital is 700 million VND and the working capital is 300 million VND. The Cooperative has not had its headquarters, currently rent a location in Suoi Con village, Kim Boi commune and setting up a representative office in the house of the Cooperative Director. In 2018, the Cooperative was supported with seedlings and fertilizer by the Ethnic Minority Department with over 200 million VND to develop the production. The Cooperative is also applying for development loans from the Provincial Cooperative Alliance.

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