According to data of the Agriculture Department of Cam My district, in the last 3 years, the locality has reduced more than 2 thousand hectares of pepper. The reason is that pepper prices have dropped sharply.
Farmers take care of pepper in Lam San commune
Mr. Truong Dinh Ba, Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Lam San commune – the locality with the largest pepper cultivation area in H.Cam My said that in the past 2 years, the area of pepper trees in the commune has decreased by about 1 thousand ha, 1.6 thousand hectares remaining.
According to Mr. Ba, uncertain pepper prices caused many households to switch to growing avocado and durian. Others develop intensive pepper towards organic export links.
To stabilize the garden area and improve the efficiency of major crops, H.Cam My is encouraging gardeners to change production methods towards clean, safe and improve product quality to increase competitiveness. , have sustainable output.
