Black sticky rice is a famous specialty in Hung Xuyen commune.
The One Commune One Product (OCOP) program has been widely implemented in all localities in the province. This helps traditional products to be raised to a higher level and become more widely known. In Hung Xuyen commune, the black Khoai rice variety has been grown and preserved by local people for a long time. According to local people, this is a very special rice variety. After being milled, the rice has plump grains, a rich aroma and sweetness. When steamed, the rice produces attractive white, shiny sticky rice grains. Sticky rice made from black Khoai sticky rice, even when cold, is still sticky. When cooked, the sticky rice does not need to be added with beans or coconut for a rich flavor, but still has a cool, passionate aroma that makes anyone who has enjoyed it once remember it forever.
Therefore, since ancient times, during the harvest season, each household has dedicated a plot of land to grow black Khoai sticky rice. On holidays and Tet, new sticky rice is steamed to burn incense and worship ancestors. This tradition has been maintained for many generations to this day. Realizing that this is a good cultural feature and that black Khoai sticky rice has many economic values, in 2021, local Party committees and authorities mobilized sticky rice growing households to participate in establishing the Hung Xuyen Pomelo and General Service Cooperative. After its establishment, the Cooperative focused on producing and caring for black Khoai sticky rice in the direction of organic production, environmentally friendly, applying new techniques in cultivation such as using less fertilizer and irrigation water, thereby limiting pests and diseases while still creating high-quality products with good yields. The Cooperative is also the focal point for purchasing, processing, and consuming products for members and people in the commune.
Black sticky rice is an OCOP 3 product.
In particular, with the desire to further develop Hung Xuyen Black Khoai sticky rice products in the market, in 2023, Buoi Cooperative and Hung Xuyen General Services brought the product for quality testing to participate in the OCOP program. The certificate is a turning point to help the product have the opportunity to get closer to consumers in and outside the province. Thanks to that, the product is increasingly known and favored by consumers, the area of growing Black Khoai sticky rice has also increased. Up to now, the area of Black Khoai sticky rice in the commune is 30 hectares, the yield is 30 tons/year, the revenue is nearly 1 billion VND, creating jobs for many local workers. From there, contributing to the preservation and development of traditional products as well as the economic development of Hung Xuyen commune.
Comrade Vu Anh Tuan - Vice Chairman of Hung Xuyen Commune People's Committee said: In order to develop agricultural products into typical OCOP products, the local government has promoted and mobilized people to expand the area of growing black sticky rice. Planning into large model fields mainly concentrated in Doan Ket area for convenient care and harvesting... In addition, regularly organizing training courses on science and technology, instructing people on how to plant and care for plants to produce high productivity and quality. Building attractive and appealing packaging, organizing communication, introducing products to the market so that more people know. Diversifying products processed from black sticky rice such as sticky rice, banh chung and other cakes...
Developing grapefruit trees and grapefruit products helps develop the socio-economy in Hung Xuyen commune.
Along with black sticky rice, Hung Xuyen commune also builds and develops Hung Xuyen sour grapefruit products of the Grapefruit Cooperative and Hung Xuyen general services into OCOP products.
Mr. Vu Hai Do - Director of Hung Xuyen Grapefruit and General Service Cooperative said: Doan Hung District is famous for its sweet grapefruit variety. However, from the 15th day of the 7th lunar month to the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, while sweet grapefruit has not been harvested, sour grapefruit is a favorite gift from the countryside. Therefore, Hung Xuyen Grapefruit and General Service Cooperative decided to invest in developing sour grapefruit into a key crop of the cooperative and the locality.
People of Hung Xuyen commune plant and take care of grapefruit trees.
Currently, in Hung Xuyen commune, there are about ten hectares of grapefruit, mainly perennial crops, with stable harvests. The yield is about 14 tons/ha; the selling price is about 20,000 VND/fruit. A member of the cooperative can earn about 80 million VND/year from grapefruit trees. Along with Black sticky rice, Hung Xuyen sour grapefruit has also been recognized as a 3-star OCOP product.
From traditional agricultural products, now Black sticky rice and Hung Xuyen sour grapefruit have become OCOP branded products. This result is the effort of the Party Committee, the government and the consensus of the people. This will also be the foundation and support for the aspiration to escape poverty and get rich from the hometown products of the people here.
Vinh Ha
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