The veteran soldier returned home in 1985 a headed to the Southern province of Vietnam from Thanh Hoa Province. By his bare hands, he made himself rich by daring investment to rubber trees.

Mr. Nguyen Quang Tuong is tapping rubber trees Like many other farmers, he chose to settle down in Dau Tieng District of Binh Duong Province.“In 1986, I was employed to Dau Tieng Rubber Corporation with relative high salary to support the family. I was switching to household economy then,” Mr. Nguyen Quang Tuong said while tapping the rubber trees.“We have been choosing various forms of earning before ending up with the rubber trees. We borrowed from Social Policy Bank and venture the fund to rubber trees. The first season gave us much. Rubber trees are easy to be planted but you have to take good care of them to be safe from diseases and fungi. We should consider renovating the land. I earned and preserved to expand the plantation,” he told us.By now, the plantation of 50,000 m2 offers him annual income of VND 800 million. Thus, he became a farmer of excellent achievements.Besides, he worked as Deputy Chair of Veteran Association of Dinh Thanh Commune.“I am busy now with the trees but it is a great pleasure to meet up people once were my comrades. We now share experience of taking care for rubber trees,” he said.Reported by Yen Dinh – Translated by Vi Bao