Kien Giang Province Farmers' Association works with businesses on linking to buy sweet potatoes from people for export.
Mr. Toan added that currently the sweet potato growing area in Kien Giang is about 300 hectares and people grow it mainly in Hon Dat, Giong Rieng, U Minh Thuong and Ha Tien city districts. Sweet potato growers achieve a yield of 35-40 tons/ha.
To ensure the company's ability to purchase 500 tons of sweet potatoes per month for export to China, the Kien Giang Provincial Farmers' Association has re-evaluated the local raw material area. After that, the company will sign directly with people at a minimum price of 10,000 VND/sweet potato.
"At this price, local sweet potato growers also have a profit of 80-90 million VND/ha. This opens up new opportunities for local people to grow sweet potatoes and overcome excess and devalued products.
The unit will advise the Provincial People's Committee and coordinate with relevant departments and branches to establish Cooperative Groups and Sweet Potato Cooperatives in the direction of specialized farming, helping people. Sustainable Development more," Mr. Toan said.
Mr. Nguyen Van Cuong - who has more than 30 years of growing sweet potatoes in Hon Dat district - said that Mr. Cuong and local people grow sweet potatoes mainly for domestic traders. There are people who grow sweet potatoes, but the output is uncertain and the price is unstable.
Currently, there is a business that buys and sells products. Mr. Cuong said he will feel secure in growing sweet potatoes, learning to transfer science and technology, improving product quality, selling at high prices, contributing to stabilizing life...
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