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Development palm trees - a newdirection of Khanh Vinh

Khanh Hoa, palm trees grow mainly in Khanh Hiep commune, Khanh Vinh district. According to the assessment, there are palm trees of high economic value than many other crops. In particular, handicraft products made from leaves let go is one of the high-value items, the market is popular at home and abroad. Before 1990, at approximately 1,400 ha Khanh Hiep let go, due to indiscriminate logging operators so far only about 240 hectares. Restore, preserve and develop the material released to meet production needs is a great opportunity to help people here poverty ...

Palm trees are old enough to be harvested.

Palm trees, waves, also known as tree leaves, under the palm, grow well in some areas with climatic conditions and suitable soil conditions in Southeast Asia. Sunny palm trees but prefer to live in areas with high relative humidity (80% or more) and it is difficult propagation. On the other hand, of the plant growth cycle extends, from nine until germination results can range from 4-5 years. Thus, even in Vietnam, palm trees grow well only focused and well developed in a number of areas in the provinces of Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Binh Thuan and Khanh Hoa. Particularly in Khanh Hoa, palm trees grow mainly in Khanh Hiep (Khanh Vinh). The average lifespan of palm trees typically lasts 15-25 years. Every year, each tree can release from the 4-8 leaf buds (this is the main product of the plant). Stage for the last from 10-15 years. If protecting and exploiting a reasonable time for the product can last up to 20 years. Each doll let go of a mature tree can weigh between 10 - 20kg, between 1 - 4 m. Khanh Hiep commune are still some trees were local people to care for the doll weighs 15kg. Two palm trees provide valuable parts using unique and high economic value, which is the leaf sheath and leaf buds. Edge sheath are two parts of a ship-leaves mature, the width from 2 - 5 cm, hardness and good elasticity, resistance to weather, temperature and mechanically reliable. Let steelhead can use to manipulate some of the art and very valuable appliances such as spoons, chopsticks ... But let the new leaf buds are parts create the most valuable products. The train new young leaves about 3-4 months, when fresh peeled banana with a light blue, white when dried milk, which are raw materials for the production of hundreds of handicraft products worth domestic consumption and export high as mats, bags, hats, trays, carpets ...

Currently, the province has Cooperative (Cooperative) Rattan, bamboo, leaves Vinh Phuoc Ninh Hoa are producing handicraft items made from the leaves have dropped and exports to many countries around the world. Each product made from the leaves can release 12 times the value of the initial raw material costs. However, the cooperative currently struggling for raw materials. To ensure the production, purchasing cooperatives must take in other areas should bear a very high shipping charges. Currently on the palm trees Khanh Hiep commune only about 240 ha, an estimated 1 million trees, of which about 10 thousand trees are exploited age, others are seedlings. Last time, due to the construction of rural infrastructure, residential land planning focus and expansion of rice cultivation should have dismantled most of palm trees in the locality. On the other hand, due to lack of project and practical protection programs, the exploitation of illegal let, unreasonable still occur regularly, making the area and the amount released is on the decline. Additionally, potential resources and the economic impact - positive society can harness from palm trees has not been seriously considered. Ms. Luong Thi Binh Hai, Ba arm village, Khanh Hiep said: Before 1997, her family each month on average over 50 tons harvested fresh leaves, or about 12-15 tons of dry leaves. Currently, as many people do not understand the growth cycle of the tree should not indiscriminate exploitation-oriented and time specified so palm trees are in danger of petering out.

Currently, Khanh Vinh district is building conservation projects and regional development-leaves in Khanh Hiep materials. Thereby mobilizing the people to participate in preserving, cultivating and harvesting a reasonable way. Hopefully some time not far away, the forest would release revival, the people here to add a crop of high economic potential, contributing to poverty reduction.