As one of the target communities of the new rural construction program, Son Lam, Khanh Son District, Khanh Hoa Province, has favorable conditions...
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| Coffee brings Son Lam residents stable income. |
As one of the target communities of the new rural construction program, Son Lam, Khanh Son District, Khanh Hoa Province, has favorable conditions for economic development. Particularly, ethnic minority people have benefited a lot from Kinh people's farming experience.
Mau Thanh Hiep, Deputy Chairman of the commune People’s Committee, says 6 out of 19 new national rural criteria which have been fulfilled at Son Lam Commune include electricity, post offices, roads, markets, political system and security. Son Lam Commune has received much support from the district and province for rural development.
In 2010 – 2011, VND4.5 billion was invested on rural roads, VND550 million on the 540m inter-village road and 1km road from Cam Khanh Village to Du Oai, VND500 million on a market and VND500 million on a cultural hall and a stadium.
School infrastructures have improved. Kindergartens and high schools are expected to meet the national standard next year.
Vo Viet Hung, the commune Party Committee’s secretary says Son Lam has favorable conditions for economic development, especially in agriculture, forestry and industrial tree production with 200ha of durian, 170ha of coffee and 600ha of annual trees, including 7.5ha (2 crops) of wet rice.
Dang Thai Bay with a 10ha durian farm is one of the first household in Khanh Son to build the trademark of Khanh Son’s durian.
The problem in Khanh Son is clean water. The water supply system has been damaged in many parts because of the long-time use. Many local households have to use unfiltered water directly from streams.
Nguyen Trong Lam, Chief of the Agriculture & Rural Development Bureau, says Kinh people lving here have transferred their work experience to ethnic minority people. Rattan craft and durian business groups are expected to be founded.
"Learning farming experience from Kinh people, I have driven water from springs to water my coffee and durian gardens, which bring me some VND50 million a year," Cao Van Truong, a Raglai man in Du Oai Village says.
Cao The Duyet, Du Oai Village, says, "I have learnt investing and saving experience from Kinh people." His garden has 40 durian trees, 40 rambutan trees, 1ha of coffee and 4ha of banana trees generating some VND 50 – 60 million a year."
Vo Viet Hung says in the time to come, the commune will focus on fulfilling new rural criteria by launching more propaganda and providing financial support with more supervision on new rural construction projects.
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