After the success of mulberry leave growing and silkworm breeding model in Dien Khanh District, Khanh Hoa Province, this kind of farming has spread to other places in the province.
After the success of mulberry leave growing and silkworm breeding model in Dien Khanh District, Khanh Hoa Province, this kind of farming has spread to other places in the province.
In Dien Dong Commune, Dien Khanh District where mulberry growing and silkworm breeding in the province developed for the first time, this movement appeared in many hamlets. There are a lot of mulberry leave fields and yellow silkworm cocoons everywhere. Nguyen Hoang, one of pioneers in growing mulberry leaves and breeding silkworm, said that this farming is rather effective. For example, his family earns nearly VND50 million each year from 5 poles of mulberry trees. “With only 3 poles of mulberry trees, a box of silkworms can be fed with their leaves for one month. After 12 – 14 days, a box of breeding silkworms creates 45 – 50 kilograms of cocoons. With cocoon price ranging from VND120,000/kg to VND170,000/kg, profit can reach VND3 – 4 million for two workers in a half of one month”, Hoang shared.
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According to Dien Khanh District Economic Department, the movement of mulberry growing and silkworm breeding has confirmed to be effective for one year. Many places in the districts have chosen this model to develop production and build rural areas, including 5 households in Dien Dong Commune, 5 in Dien Tho Commune, 1 in Dien Son Commune, 1 in Dien Tan Commune, 1 in Suoi Tien Commune and 1 in Suoi Hiep Commune. The province has also allowed the district to set up a model field of mulberry with 30 hectares in area in Dien Dong Commune.
According to Tran Van Quang, head of the management board of Project on developing mulberry trees for silkworm breeding by Hoang Mai NMC Co., Ltd. in Khanh Hoa, nearly 20 households have joined this model. Cam Lam District has also surveyed land in some communes to grow mulberry. Hoang Mai NMC Co., Ltd. in Khanh Hoa has worked with the district to reserve 10 hectares to grow mulberry trees. Up to now, the whole province has about 20 hectares of land to develop the model of mulberry growing and silkworm breeding. Hoang Mai NMC Co., Ltd. has offered policies to encourage this kind of farming like guiding techniques, purchasing all products, etc. The company also plans to build up a factory to unravel silkworm cocoons for silk when the area of mulberry growing reaches 50 – 100 hectares.
The company will also intensify transfer techniques to improve the quality of silkworm breeding in Khanh Hoa.
V.L
Translated by T.T
