Specializing in cultivating turmeric on Red river beach land
Located along the Red River, Chi Tan commune, Khoai Chau district (Hung Yen) has fertile alluvium and favorable weather that is very suitable for turmeric to grow. From favorable natural conditions, people here have formed an area specializing in cultivating high-value turmeric plants.
Chi Tan is a purely agricultural commune along the Red River with a tradition of cultivating corn and rice. The land is mostly sandy, not suitable for intensive rice cultivation but is very suitable for growing turmeric. Exploiting natural characteristics, local people have chosen turmeric as the main crop to generate income and develop the family economy.
Growing turmeric is simple, requires no care, and has high economic efficiency, so many households in Chi Tan commune have improved ineffective rice cultivation areas to grow yellow turmeric. Since 2016, over 90% of households in the commune have switched to growing turmeric, now at least a few acres in the commune. To support people, all levels and functional sectors have created conditions for people to participate in training classes and transfer science and technology in turmeric growing; Apply VietGAP planting process; Get preferential loans for production and create mechanisms for people to improve ineffective rice-growing land to grow turmeric.
On March 29, 2023, the Department of Intellectual Property (Ministry of Science and Technology) issued Decision No. 20443/QD-SHTT on granting a certificate of registration of the Nghe Chi Tan certification mark for turmeric products. of Khoai Chau district, Hung Yen province.
According to Chi Tan commune leaders, in the past two years, turmeric growing has grown rapidly in many localities, so it is difficult for turmeric growers to find markets for their products. The biggest wish of turmeric growers in Chi Tan today is to receive attention from all levels and functional agencies, to build a stable consumer market for Chi Tan turmeric, so that turmeric has a foothold in domestic and foreign markets. .
