Lai Chau farmers compete in picking and drying tea

Tan Uyen is a land endowed by nature with many advantages with a fresh, cool climate suitable for agricultural development, especially the soil and climate are very suitable for tea plants to grow. With an area of ​​nearly 3,400 hectares of tea, of which the commercial tea area reaches nearly 3,100 hectares, the average fresh tea bud yield reaches more than 8.5 tons/ha, the output of fresh tea buds is estimated at nearly 30 thousand tons/year, equivalent to 5,800 tons of various types of dried tea buds; bringing in a revenue of more than 200 billion VND/year and creating jobs, stabilizing the lives of about 7,000 local workers.

Tea trees have become a key crop, not only helping Tan Uyen farmers to eliminate hunger and reduce poverty, develop the economy, but also contributing greatly to Tan Uyen district's rise to become a new rural district of Lai Chau.

From early morning, many people and tourists gathered in the tea area of ​​Phuc Khoa commune, Tan Uyen district to watch the tea picking and drying competition of farmers.

The jury approved the competition rules. Accordingly, the competition time is 25 minutes, the contestants must pick tea quickly and must meet the standards of 1 bud, 2-3 leaves, fresh tea buds, not broken or crushed.

Candidates are only allowed to pick tea in their own rows, using only two hands, not sickles, knives, or machines to pick tea.

Candidates in traditional costumes quickly picked tea.

Joy in work creates unique beauty.

The judges checked tea picking techniques and scored the tea picking competition at the tea beds.

Tea is gathered and weighed right after picking at the beginning of the bed.

Tea is roasted using traditional methods.

To produce beautiful, twisted tea leaves, the tea rolling step is also quite important.

Roasting tea on a cast iron pan requires a lot of experience and technique…

The roasted tea will be sieved to remove the bran.

The finished product is dried tea leaves.

Joy and happiness when the achievements of tea farmers create branded products on the market.

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Source: https://baodantoc.vn/nong-dan-lai-chau-thi-hai-sao-che-1713174914837.htm