spindle sound echoing coir fiber craft a reminder of Tam Hai coir prosperity.
Traditional villages coir Tam Hai (The Mountain) was born about 50 years ago. At Village 4 (Tam Hai) is still employed 78 family coir. Tam Hai Commune many islands coconut. In the land between the four surface water waves, coconut trees is considered that the user does not skip a section. Coconut used to make many foods such as cakes, candy, coconut body construction timber; Roofing and coconut leaves used as fuel to cook ...
Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan - a dedicated professional to lead our family coir longtime profession . Walking round the village 4 , known spindle fibers echoed in every home and coir arrays were exposed dams to the front porch . She traveled between deep water pond to the dam picked up coconut shells . She said to make the coconut fiber rope to go through several stages . Coconut shell is soaked in salt water from 5-6 months , then bring the car offtakes fiber rope . If soaked coconut shells as long dam , the easier and more make coconut rope . Afternoon when the tide recedes , the sisters in rural gravitate to dig up beating coconut husks soaked fiber , car cord .
People in the area take advantage of idle time to do the job coir . This vocational high income but not solve the idle labor resources in place , especially the elderly and children . One day each just do labor Results 1 - 1.5kg fiber . The current price is a sign fibers 15 thousand . Ms. Vo Thi Dung ( 34 -year-old , who has 20 years seniority in the profession ) said : " This job is no need to fear loss of capital, not only do get the word , who can then utilize coconut for extra source of income for family . Rua looked rather it solves sundry expenses " .
Period 1975 - 1986 is considered the most prosperous period of the craft Cooperative Coir Coconut Tam Hai stands out shopping and exported to foreign countries that are mostly socialist countries in Eastern Europe . Craft villages thrive when the commune has 500 households to participate in the production . Average annual output reached 500 tons with a variety of different products , including products Coir mats are items favored countries . Later, this item is no longer exporting , coir craft in Tam Hai is only moderately active . Dang Thi Luu ( 66 years old , long coconut buyers in rural cord 4 , Tam Hai ) said : "Before I purchase tons per day of coir products to bring balance to the cooperative exported . Now, three years buying up every day , go to the market a few days to Ba Ren once broke " .
In recent years , coir raw materials become scarce by coconut forest in Tam Hai shrinking . Annually , the rainy season is more coconut tree fell down . On the other hand , the left palm as long as few years . " We look forward to the local industry and functional solutions to restore traditional craft coir craft this is solved by local labor resources and make effective distinctions island of Tam Hai commune " - Lan said .
