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Planting and processing Kim Son sedge

14/03/2019

Kim Son district has a relatively flat terrain, with a horizontal river system that is favorable for irrigation, deacidification of salt, production, transportation and people's life.



Natural conditions here are very suitable for the development of papyrus. The papyrus has become a pioneer industrial tree with high economic value in newly reclaimed saline land along the coast and estuary. The quality of sedge in Kim Son is highly appreciated with the durability, plasticity, natural beauty suitable for the manufacture of handicraft products that require high sophistication.

The population of Kim Son was 170,000 people (43% of whom were Christian). Currently in Kim My, Kim Tan, Kim Trung, Con Thoi communes, Binh Minh town ... are people of 10 provinces who come to settle down. This is the convergence of many rural areas, so the cultural identity is very diverse but it is shaped firmly and clearly as a dynamic and strong person of Kim Son.

The people of Kim Son have a special characteristic of living in the cradle of craft village from hundreds of years ago, so there is a full quality of a true craftsman, a skillful hand, high sensitivity, flexibility, quickness and passion for career. These qualities help them meet the demanding demands of the market mechanism. It is the natural, economic and social conditions that created the sedge and sedge processing industry in Kim Son district, Ninh Binh province which is famous far and very popular among domestic and foreign consumers.

Kim Son district has succeeded in assaying a group of sedge breeds including brown cotton sedge, sedge-filled sedge, white-lined sedge, imported sedge from Korea and Japan to select a standing white sedge breed. The ratio of high length, relative roundness between root and tops, dry split sedge is more flexible and has higher productivity potential, meeting the demand of crafting a wide range of export handicrafts. .

At the same time, with selection of sedge varieties, Kim Son district has also planned the sedge growing area to apply advanced techniques of irrigation and drainage, intensive farming techniques to increase productivity and quality of sedge material. In 1995, the area of sedge of Kim Son reached 1,254 ha with an output of 9,506 tons of dry rush sedge. By 2003, the area was 924 ha but the total output reached 12,608 tons of dry rush sedge.

But then, the area of rushing sedge plantations declined rapidly because of the movement of breaking down sedge into aquaculture (high quality shrimp and crab). In 2004, the area was 604 ha, in 2007 it was only maintained at 475 ha because the price of raw sedge was low (the average price was only 2000 VND / kg) while the price of inputs: nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium labor, etc ... increased. So rush production can only meet 1/3 of the rush of sedge for processing enterprises, the number of remaining sedge materials must be imported from Nga Son - Thanh Hoa.


Traditional handmade products made from sedge.

To proactively source sedge materials, the province has a reasonable support policy to promote planting and processing of sedge in the area. These practical measures not only contribute to limiting abnormal fluctuations in prices in the context of the global financial crisis but also contribute to promoting the construction of a region specializing in sustainable sedge material planting of 1,000 ha. from Ca Mep east to Can river, including Lai Thanh, Dinh Hoa, Van Hai, Kim My, Con Thoi communes, Binh Minh farm and expand to the east of Van Hai commune to reach the output of 15,000 tons of sedge material. High quality for enterprises manufacturing sedge goods for export.

Regarding sedge processing for export in Kim Son district is considered a traditional handicraft that has been maintained and developed for hundreds of years. The traditional rush here is highlighting, beans, mats, lanes, etc., not only consumed domestically but also favored by the markets of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. By the 1990s, due to the volatility of the Eastern European market, rushes had a sudden change in the direction of producing handicrafts including: trays, boxes, plates, cups, bags, furniture, etc. ... including many types, sizes, and thousands of models with sophisticated techniques, to meet the tastes of European, Asian and African markets.

Currently, in order to have a satisfactory product, it has to go through many stages: sedge processing enterprise in combination with Vietnam sedge exporter and foreign rush importer to design the model according to the tastes of the market. school The number of templates designed to make up to this point has thousands of samples. These samples are tested by artisans and, when qualified, guide households. Artisans really act as the technological and technological innovation division of the enterprise.

At this time, there are no orders yet, however difficult it is for the artists to manipulate the seduction Kim Son. Orders that want to have good shipments require sophisticated techniques, in a short time, seek to cooperate with Kim Son. This shows the capacity to diversify products in rush production of enterprises in Kim Son district. Thanks to that, sedge processing has been developed deeply in the whole population. Currently in Kim Son, 100% of villages and hamlets are involved in processing sedge with 4,463 production facilities, accounting for 50% of processing plants in the province.

Crafting of Kim Son art sedge is also known by technical innovations in the prevention of moisture, against mold for this particular product. With the support from the provincial scientific career budget, businesses have successfully applied drying technology in the production line of tunnel bricks to dry sedge materials and sedge products, ensuring both high quality The amount of drying, which avoids the risk of fire that is often caused by the traditional manual drying method.

Enterprises have also succeeded in using Polyascera glue to cover the surface of sedge products, while creating the sustainability of the industrial design, while improving the ability of products to resist mold and moisture. It is these technological solutions that ensure the responsibility of risks for shipments when sea transport thousands of kilometers without moisture and mold contribute to promoting sedge planting and processing in Kim Son district for sustainable development. in the fierce competition trend of the market mechanism.


Handicraft products made from sedge.

The consumption of handicrafts made from sedge from Kim Son is done according to the cycle: Goods of each household ---> Entering enterprises to complete ---> Standard goods are packed in packages sent to home Vietnam export ----> Goods are delivered to foreign importers ---> To consumers. In this cycle, the brand of the product is or is not normally labeled by the Import-Exporter of Vietnam. Producers or representatives are enterprises that only perform the task of perfecting the products to the best, the best quality to meet the requirements of the order.

Producers often fall into a passive position, only when they receive foreign orders do they have many jobs because the domestic market is not big. Producers are disadvantaged because the products they make are equated with other regional products. Foreign consumers only know that they are using Vietnamese products but where they work, because of how people are, they do not know.

To overcome this situation, scientists, managers of Ninh Binh province and Kim Son district are developing and implementing programs to support enterprises to register trademarks, build geographical indications for manual products. arts and crafts made from Kim Son sedge. Branded products, registered to protect geographical indications will attract many orders. At that time, not only create jobs for craftsmen but also create stable and stable output for raw materials, making farmers feel secure to plant sedge according to the development plan of sustainable sedge sedge zone. .

At the same time, to promote the development of sedge processing industry, Ninh Binh province has approved the implementation of a project to build the infrastructure of Dong Huong industrial cluster with a scale of 17 hectares for processing sedge. This contributes to improving income for both sedge and rush production, successful implementation of the province's socio-economic development objectives.

In the context that Vietnam has just joined the WTO, in the context of the global financial crisis will be more volatile, shortcomings occur, there are many challenges affecting the cultivation and processing of sedge. But no matter what, with what has been for decades, hundreds of years, we have the right to firmly believe that the planting and processing of sedge in Kim Son district (Ninh Binh) has been and will be sustainable development.

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