A farmer in Ea Trang Commune in Đắk Lắk Province’s M’Đrắk District tends seedlings used to plant forests. – VNA/VNS Photo Phạm Cường Viet Nam News ĐẮK LẮK – Ethnic minority households in Ea Trang Commune in Đắk Lắk Province’s M’Đrắk District have escaped poverty by planting thousands of hectares of acacia forests on barren land and hills. Y woanh M’lô, who has planted 4ha of acacia in Ea Trang’s Mduôi Village since 2003, has harvested the acacia trees twice, earning a profit of VNĐ200 million (US$8,600) each time. Previously, he had planted cassava and coffee on his hilly 2ha land, but the income could not cover his family’s living costs as the plants had very low yield due to infertile soil and hilly land. With the encouragement of local authorities, M’lô switched to acacia in 2013 and received an additional 2ha of acacia trees later that year from a government project that began in 1998 and aimed to plant five million hectares of forests. The Núi Vọng Phu Protection Forest Project Management Board in M’s Đrắk District provided acacia seedlings, fertiliser and instruction in planting techniques for local households who participated in the project. After harvesting acacia, the households only have to pay back the costs of seedlings and fertiliser to the management board. Local authorities worked with the Wood Chip Plant of the Tiến Nam Co-operative to buy all harvested acacia from locals, guaranteeing outlets. Y Đôi Niê, chairman of the Ea Trang Commune People’s Committee, said… [Read full story]
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