This year’s "doi” harvest season began on September 10. The crop was also more fruitful than in the previous years, producing about 5.5 tonnes of dry "doi” seeds, up 2.5 tonnes from last year. Aside from "doi” growing areas that have been harvested for years, some newly-planted areas have begun to generate income for locals this year.

"Doi” trees have created a stable source of income for the family of Bui Van Thuc in Ot Duoi hamlet of Chi Dao commune (Lac Son district), helping his family to build a new house.

About 35 hectares of land in Chi Dao is under "doi” trees at present with 28 hectares having borne fruits. The hamlets of Be Tren, Be Ngoai and Ot Duoi are home to the largest areas of "doi” in the commune.

In Ot Duoi, 15 of the 42 households in the commune have been reaping "doi”.

"Since they recognised the high economic value of "doi”, all households in the commune have planted these trees. Those with decades-old "doi” gardens have very high income, so local living conditions have been positively improved,” head of Ot Duoi hamlet Quach Van Chinh said.

Regarding "doi” cultivation in Ot Duoi hamlet, the families of Bui Van Thuc and Bui Van Het are the first to be mentioned. They are among the households with impressive income from "doi” in Chi Dao commune. Surrounding his house, Thuc’s "doi” garden has more than 30 trees, including trees that are over 50 years old. Among fruit-laden trees, he estimates some produce 200kg of fresh fruits. With 4.5kg of "doi” seeds from 10kg of fresh fruits and 0.4kg of dry seeds from 1kg of fresh seeds, such trees can generate over 30kg of dry seeds. With "doi” seeds sold at 1.4 million – 1.5 million VND (61 – 66 USD) per kg at the beginning of the harvest season, each tree can bring about tens of millions of VND. Last year, Thuc gained more than 200kg of dry "doi” seeds priced at 1.5–2 million VND per kg, earning his family hundreds of millions of VND.

"Over the last 10 years, "doi” has become a stable source of income for my family. Thanks to it, my family built a new house. Compared to last year, this crop is more productive, some branches are laden with fruits even broke. My family is harvesting "doi”, and it may take us another two or three weeks to finish harvesting,” Thuc said.

In Ot Duoi hamlet, the household of Bui Van Het is considered the "king of doi”. They reap about 250-300kg of dry "doi” seeds each year on average. There are also many families in the commune gaining 100-200kg of dry seeds every year.

Aside from decades-old gardens, new "doi” gardens grown by using more scientific methods and on bigger areas have borne fruits. The garden with more than 100 "doi” trees of Bui Van Huy in Ot Duoi hamlet is among them. Planted over 10 years ago, it promises to be a considerable source of income for his family in the next two or three years./.

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