Here, mussels are not only a specialty dish with a famous brand throughout the country, but thanks to that, people have a fairly stable income. Every day, thanks to mussels, a section of La River in Ben Hen village is as bustling as a miniature market. Present in Ben Hen village, witnessing the busy buying and selling scene, besides in the village, the stoves boiling mussels smoke and the aroma from boiled mussels spreads throughout the whole area. The smokey mussels boiling stoves in Ben Hen Boiling mussels in a hut, Nguyen Thi Hoa, from Ben Hen village, Truong Son commune, Duc Tho district (Ha Tinh), said: “I don’t know when this profession was formed, only know that generations People in Ben Hen village, when born and grow up, all follow each other in the profession of raking mussels and boiling mussels. All expenses in life, building houses, buying supplies, taking care of their children and grandchildren’s education, all depend on income from mussel farming. According to Ms. Hoa, in the past, mussel making was difficult, very hard, all day long, husband and wife, brothers and sisters were stuck in the river, just worried about making enough to eat, did not have enough money, because at that time the price of mussels was too cheap. About 10 years ago, when mussels became a clean food, a popular specialty, the price was high, so the mussel industry in Ben Hen is growing strongly and bringing a good source of income. determined for the people. Ben Hen is growing stronger and bringing a fairly stable source of income The reason is called the profession “going backward” because in the past, mussel making was not as modern as it is now, to catch mussels, people had to use a rake with a rectangular trough, 1-1.5m long handle to rake. The rake just went backwards and shook it to treat the mussels. Now, just sitting on a motorboat, plugging a rake into the sand and then running the engine along the river a few times, there are dozens of kilograms of mussels. Because the value of mussels is high and the mussels in Ben Hen have affirmed their brand, many traders have come to the place to buy in large quantities and then transport them everywhere for consumption. Thanks to that, mussel workers do not have to worry about output, raking as much as they can consume. The mussel fishing season lasts almost all year round, but the peak season and the most mussels are from January to June of the lunar calendar. Ben Hen village currently has 150 households living by raking mussels – a job “going backwards”. Ben Hen village currently has 150 households living by raking mussels – a job that “goes backward”, sunbathing with his back, his face in the water all day, and working hard at night picking and washing mussels. Although it is less difficult than before, the job of making mussels requires health, perseverance and hard work. After scraping, all mussels are used up, the shells are gathered and calcined into lime for construction, agricultural production or finely milled as food for chickens and ducks; mussel intestine used to process dishes; Mussels are used to make soup. Mr. Nguyen Quang Tuan, a resident of Ben Hen told reporters about the process of making mussels. He said: “We men, who are healthy, go on a motorboat to rake mussels on the river, on average 2-3 people per boat. And women stay at home to soak mussels, boil mussels, treat mussels clean… Every day, work usually starts from 2-3 am until late afternoon”. Mussels enrich the whole village Sharing with reporters, Ms. Nguyen Thi Sen, who has been involved in this profession for a long time, said: “Mussels are “a blessing from heaven” given to these villagers, my whole family has been working as mussel rakes for 4 generations on the La River. I also ate mussels but grew up, so even though I worked hard, I still had to keep the traditional profession of the village, “said Ms. Sen. Currently, mussels here are considered a clean specialty Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa, a resident of Hen wharf confided: “In the past, every day my husband and I just needed to go along the La River to rake a few tons of mussels, but now the mussel production is increasingly depleted, so people have to overcome kilometers along the river Ngan Sau, Ngan Pho or upstream Ben Thuy bridge (Vinh City) to bring back mussels. According to Mr. Tuan, in the peak season, there are boats raking more than 1 ton of mussels/day, the remaining average is 300-600kg/boat. The average income from making mussels is about 500,000 – 1 million VND/house/day. Compared to other occupations, this is the profession that is bringing in the highest and most stable income, creating many jobs for people… Especially, mussels here are now considered a clean specialty with economic value. high so people are very secure to stick to the job.

The provincial Ha Tinh there are more than 7,000 ha of citrus trees, of which orange and pomelo trees account for nearly 90%. The most cultivated area for pomelo trees is in Phuc Trach, Huong Trach and Huong Do communes (Huong Khe district), while the orange area is mainly concentrated in Vu Quang district up to 2,500ha, Thuong Loc commune (Cam Loc district) is 240 ha.

Land for planting oranges and pomelo This area belongs to the group of red and yellow feralit soil and an area of ​​basalt soil formed on hilly or mountainous terrain interspersed with high mountains, very hot summer climate, on average 380C, cold winters and rainfall. Large, suitable for grapefruit, orange trees.

However, in the agronomy of pomelo and oranges, there are many limitations due to the unscientific use of fertilizers, farmers rarely invest in organic fertilizers, use too much acidic chemical fertilizers such as supe, phosphorus, nitrogen, etc. or types of fast-soluble NPK containing acid root for fertilization, intercropping legumes for land investment is limited, and in the rainy season, soil is very large.

As a perennial tree, pomelos and oranges in Ha Tinh lack nutrition and sour environment, thus reducing productivity, appearing harmful pests and diseases. Before 2010, the brand name of Phuc Thach pomelo and oranges in the market was faint. The area of ​​orange cultivation has narrowed, the gardeners’ income has decreased sharply … in order to restore the brand, regain productivity and quality, Ha Tinh province has focused on investing in building a fertilization process according to the VietGAP standards.

Understanding local needs and shortcomings in the use of fertilizers by farmers, Van Dien Fused Phosphate Joint Stock Company cooperates with Ha Tinh Gardening Association to deploy many models. using Van Dien fertilizer for pomelos, oranges and safe vegetables on the table in Huong Khe, Vu Quang, Duc Tho …

Trial on Van Dien fertilizer in pomelo production areas of Phuc Trach, Cam Khe May, Thuong Loc, Cam Bu Huong Son.

The experiment was conducted in a closed crop year 2010 on 1.5 ha of 15 year old grapefruit in Phuc Trach, together with 2.0 ha of 10 year old oranges in Khe May and Huong Son by using completely Van Dien fertilizer including Fused phosphate fertilizer and NPK multi-factor fertilizer is used specifically for citrus. Van Dien fertilizer divided fertilizer 4 times a year:

• Stage 1: Applying after harvesting, using 1.5 – 2.0 kg / root of Van Dien fused phosphate + multi-element of NPK 5.10.3, from 2- 4 kg + 15 kg of decomposed organic fertilizer /origin.

Phase 2: Applying flowers with the amount of fertilizer from 1.0 -1.5 kg / root of ĐYT NPK 12.5.10.

Stage 3: Applying after fruiting from 2.0 to 3.0 kg / root of health care NPK 12.8.12

• Phase 4 fertilizing 50 days before harvesting fruit from 1.5 -3.0 kg / root ĐYT NPK 12.7.20.

Grapefruit fertilized with Van Dien is more prominent than the control along with other NPK fertilizers in that: Bright green leaves, shiny leaf surface, thick leaves, smooth bark and branches, 50% reduction of harmful pests and diseases. high fruiting, fruit uniformity, concentrated ripening, beautiful peel color, less fruit drop, yield 1.8 times higher than control, sweet and fragrant quality characteristic of Phuc Trach grapefruit and famous Buu before. After only 10 years, farmers have liked the effectiveness of Van Dien Fertilizer

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Tinh – Chairman of the Gardening Association of Ha Tinh province said, “Since the introduction of Van Dien fertilizer, orange trees, grapefruit trees here are fully supplemented with nutrients, healthy plants, good growth and development. With high yield and quality, up to now, Ha Tinh province has thousands of hectares of citrus trees fertilized with Van Dien fertilizer ”.

Mr. Hoang Van Giam, Phuc Trach commune, Huong Khe district, said: “My family has 200 grapefruit roots 10 years old, in the last 6 years, I completely use Van Dien fertilizer, every year grapefruit has good season to sell. After fertilizing a healthy grapefruit tree, wrong flowering, large fruiting, uniformly large fruit, less drop, reducing pests, yield, high quality, Van Dien fertilizer contains much more nutrients than other types. Fertilizer is currently on the market, in Phuc Trach most people use Van Dien fertilizer.

Ms. Pham Thi Lanh, who has 500 oranges and is 13 years old, commented: “Van Dien fertilizer with good quality, competitive price, convenient supply, easy to use, high efficiency, great profit. More than 7 cases of oranges in the family completely use Van Dien fertilizer, the most difference is the color of the leaves, the shade is visible from a distance, dark green, after heavy rains, the trees are very few to drop fruit, the stools are good and durable. , good quality, high productivity, high quality, easy to consume, especially less using plant protection drugs, safe for users, protecting the environment ”.

In the Buu orange growing area in Son Mai, Son Thuy, Son Truong communes with more than 1,000 hectares, Mr. Ngo Xuan Hoa, Son Mai commune, cultivating 300 orange trees, shared: “The family has tested many fertilizers for orange trees, but Only Van Dien fertilizer is suitable and easy to use fertilizer. Van Dien fertilizer is more than other fertilizers, it is full of 13 types of nutrients to meet the needs of orange trees, so plants are healthy, less pests, high yield and quality ”.

Van Dien fertilizer helps plants to be healthy, less pests, high yield and quality

Bringing Van Dien Fertilizer back to people growing safe vegetables in Ha Tinh.

Recently, the demand for safe vegetables of consumers is very large, small farming methods, heavy using chemical fertilizers and pesticides have been replaced by more scientific farming methods. according to VietGAP standards, cultivating safe vegetables, clean vegetables, organic vegetables. The vegetable growing land in Ha Tinh is mostly on alluvial soils that are poor, humus and acidic, pH

Leaders of the Party Committee of Loc Ha District Party Committee and Thach Chau Commune Party Committee (Loc Ha) awarded the Party badge to the party members at the 5-year preliminary meeting of the Politburo’s Directive 05-CT / TW.

In addition, 1 party member was awarded the badge of 70 years old of the Party; 16 party members were awarded the badge of 65 years old of the Party and 63 members were awarded the badge of 60 years old of the Party. The rest are members of 30, 40, 45, 50, 55 years old Party.

Among the age groups awarded the badge, the 55-year-old Party has the largest number of party members, with 461 members.

Cam Xuyen Party Committee is the unit with the highest number of party members receiving the Party badge in the whole province with 180 members.

The Party badge awarding ceremony is organized separately by the Party committees at the grassroots level or associated with the preliminary conference to implement Directive 05-CT / TW on promoting learning and following Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style. Minh … For members with weak health and unable to attend the ceremony, the party committee will hold the handover at home.

Each year, there are 4 stages of awarding the Party’s badge, including: the establishment of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3), the birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19), the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. (September 2) and the Russian October Revolution (November 7).

In 2021, on the 91st anniversary of the establishment of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 – February 3, 2021), Ha Tinh had 1,246 members awarded the Party badge.