Maha Sarakham, Snake gourd, an economic vegetable crop, is gaining popularity in many provinces in the Northeastern region. Maha Sarakham farmers turn to planting You can collect and sell every day. It has a better income than the cabbage that was previously grown.
Mrs. Kasorn Kaewhanam, a farmer in Kut Pla Duk Subdistrict, Chom Chom District, Maha Sarakham Province, changed her area from originally growing cabbage. Turned to growing snake gourd on an area of ??5 rai, investing 4,000 baht per rai, took 3 months to grow, then harvested and sold the product. Plus you can grow it all year long. Have an income of approximately 2-3 hundred thousand baht
Mrs. Kasorn said that growing snake gourd emphasizes using manure, organic fertilizer, and using chemical fertilizers at a safe level and has received Gap certification from the Amphoe Agricultural Office. and use the drip irrigation system As for labor, they hire relatives in the village to cut snake gourd in the morning. They are sorted into 5 kilogram bags an
d taken to the market.
Source: Thai News Agency