Growing medicinal plants brings big profitsVietNamNet Bridge – In 2009, farmer Bui Van Chung in northern Nam Dinh Province’s Hai Quang Commune made the difficult decision to chop down ornamental trees to grow dinh lang (Polyscias fruticose), a medicinal plant species. With a total area of 3.7ha of land, Chung has grown 12,000 dinh lang trees which has brought in an annual income of VND200-300 million (US$8,800-13,300). “Growing dinh lang also frees farmers from worrying about finding an output for their products. She stressed that farmers should be encouraged to grow medicinal plants because this can bring profits three to 10 times higher than rice cultivation. Domestic demand for herbal medicinal materials is about 60,000-80,000 tonnes per year, mostly for producing foods, medicines and cosmetics.

Source: VietNamNet News April 12, 2018 00:11 UTC