While the market is in great demand
In the tourist areas of each province of Cambodia, there is a rich sale of all kinds of fruits, vegetables, and natural fruits. Varieties that local owners have grown and harvested well and are in high demand in the market, including fruits Pursat oranges, bananas, papayas, mangoes and durians, but another natural fruit crop that has a constant market that Cambodians know. Fragrant Coconut is also an agricultural crop that has emerged in recent years and has been very successful. To find a market and get the support and popularity of the people as well.
On the other hand, fragrant coconut, which is also a fruit crop, many farmers have decided to move to grow this fragrant coconut crop. Because this crop is not difficult to grow and maintain and also easy to find a market, especially fragrant coconut. It is popular for Cambodians to drink because its water and meat have a sweet, delicious and fragrant taste, unlike other coconuts. More.
As Cambodian farmers return to planting fragrant coconuts, farm owners in Battambang have all kinds of fruit trees. Selling fragrant coconut seedlings a few months ago, earning thousands of dollars a month.
Kuon Doeun, a farmer who grows fragrant coconut trees at Phnom Proek Agricultural Farm, told the La Rean Commercial newspaper: Why Cambodian farmers are interested in growing this fragrant coconut crop because of the market price factor because this fragrant coconut crop is popular for The general population eats and the price is good, there is no drop in price like other crops, so Only then did they decide to return to planting this fragrant coconut.
This person with experience in agriculture described: “3-4 years ago in Cambodia, we did not have the cultivation of fragrant coconut. This is because the seeds grown in our district do not do well. That's why we always bring seeds from Thailand to sell, just like my farm also brings seeds from Thailand to resell. We resell from $ 5 to $ 7. He confirmed that nowadays, the fragrant coconut tree varieties that are popularly grown are now well grown locally, and the price We sell it for only $ 3. ”He added:“ People with vacant land should turn to plant coconuts. This fragrance because it is short, not difficult to maintain and in high demand in the market.
"Over the past few months, my farm has sold out yellow bananas and durians," he said. Chinese companies, in collaboration with a number of tycoons, have come to buy and grow many large farms in some provinces. So far, I have sold out the fragrant coconut seedlings, with the lowest sales per month being 5,000. ”
Mr. Doeun said that the provinces that bought his fragrant coconut seedlings to plant are Ratanakkiri, Mondulkiri, Kampong Cham. Kampong Thom, Kampot, Tbong Khmum, Takeo, Kampong Som, Kampong Speu, Kep, Stung Treng and Siem Reap, etc. There are 5 to 10 farms in those provinces. Each farm has 10 to 50 or 100 hectares of cultivated land.
He said that this fragrant coconut crop is not as difficult to grow and maintain as other crops, that is, it only needs water. And root fertilizers only. In general, this type of coconut bears fruit throughout the year. But the yield of this coconut more or less depends on care and seasonality, as in In the rainy season, coconuts are abundant and good, but may decrease in the dry season due to hot weather and insufficient water supply. "At least one coconut tree will bear fruit after a long care period of 3-4 years and get 180 to 200 or more fruits. From this in 1 year. This is the assertion of Mr. Kuon Doeun.
Mr. Kuon Doeun stated that in cultivating this fragrant coconut on 1 hectare of land, one can earn from $ 3,000. More than ten thousand dollars, in which cultivation per hectare requires 204 fragrant coconut trees, while fragrant coconuts are sold in The wholesale price starts from 1,500 riel per fruit, but in the retail market, it costs 3,000-3,500 riel per fruit.
He said that when he planted fragrant coconuts from Thailand, we taught the planting techniques to the farmers without telling them. Instead of using chemical fertilizers, use natural fertilizers with Thai technicians to explain the planting and maintenance. He said that fragrant coconut is not difficult to grow, but in 3 to 4 years, it will start to bear fruit, and for planting is About 200 trees are planted per hectare, which is the custom of farmers.
Mr. Doeun also called on all Cambodians to continue to support the natural crops of Cambodian children because farmers We have started to grow a lot of fragrant coconuts in 2019, and this fragrant coconut is affordable, not more expensive than the fruit. Fragrant coconut imported from neighboring countries, and fragrant coconut is also one of the most important agro-industrial crops among the many fruit crops that we should Expand cultivation in Cambodia.
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