- The ANI 8748 project supported the establishment of a medicinal plant cultivation model under the forest canopy for the A Roàng Agricultural Cooperative in A Min village, A Roàng commune.
- In December 2023, the project provided technical support through a training session at the nursery of the A Roàng Medicinal Agricultural Cooperative for 100 cooperative members. The support included 2 grass-cutting machines, 8,000 seedlings (including Rhizomifera and Zingiber Zerumbet), and several hoes and shovels for the implementation of the model.
- In April 2024, the cooperative continued to implement the model by planting medicinal plants (Rhizomifera and Zingiber Zerumbet) under the community forest canopy of A Min village. The ANI 8748 project provided technical support through a training session on planting and caring for Rhizomifera and Zingiber Zerumbet under the community forest canopy for cooperative members in A Roàng commune, A Lưới district (53 males and 47 females). The training helped cooperative members learn basic planting and care techniques for these medicinal plants under the forest canopy, thereby providing an additional source of income and teaching them sustainable harvesting methods, particularly protecting the community forest.
Results:
- Cooperative members acquired basic nursery and planting techniques for growing plants under the forest canopy.
- They understood more sustainable management and harvesting of medicinal plants.
- The plants have begun to grow.
Challenges:
- Cultivating medicinal plants under the community forest canopy requires a significant amount of labor for care (weeding, etc.).
- Harsh weather conditions lead to slow plant growth.
