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"Hook" money from the hyacinth

Hyacinth grows densely on the canals, which is the obsession of farmers because it affects irrigation water for production, transportation, living ... However, many households The poor, "free" people from the hyacinth.


In order to supply the hyacinth materials to handicraft production establishments, to make use of the hyacinths along the canals, many households in Dong Thap Muoi district of Long An province cut down hyacinth Bring on the dried and then sell, generate more income.

About the districts of Vinh Hung, Tan Hung, Long An province along the route, easy to see images of people cut hyacinth brought back to the horizontal, along the road, empty land.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Kiem, living in Vinh Thanh district, Tan Hung district is drying up the hyacinth family cut from the morning shared: "My family has 4 people, no land production, year round throughout the month Just cut the hyacinth to sell. Every day from early morning, the whole family on the small canoe rolls at the canal in the area to find water hyacinth. At present, my family cut 500-700kg fresh hyacinth, after 4-5 days to dry is about 30-40kg dry hyacinth, selling for 15.000-20.000 VND / kg. The money earned is enough to cover everyday life. "

Mr. Lam Van Bôl, living in Cai Tram hamlet, Vinh Thanh commune said: "The family does not farm land, previously mainly working as hired labor, seasonal employment. In recent years, I have seen people in the village live with cutting, drying hyacinth for sale, I also follow. Every day earn 200,000-300,000 from the hyacinth, conditions for two children to study.

Those who made the cut from hyacinth, said that after cutting the hyacinth leaves all the leaves, only keep the body and bring sunlight for a few days to dry the hyacinth; Then, traders come to the house to buy. To get 1kg dry hyacinth need about 12-13kg fresh hyacinth.

Dried hyacinths are made of handicraft products: handbags, handbags, vases, trash baskets to more advanced products such as tables, chairs, cabinets, beds.
Chairman of Vinh Thanh People's Committee Vo Ngoc Nhi said: "Hyacinth is easy to live, grow fast, everywhere canal channels also. Cutting water hyacinth on the canals has increased income, creating jobs for dozens of local labor for many years, has contributed to clear up the hyacinth that obstruct waterway traffic, obstruct flow "./.

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