Clean agriculture associated with ecotourism in Nghe An

Exploiting lotus ponds and ancient rose gardens for tourism

Nam Dan is a district that is moving towards building a model new rural area. Currently, the whole district has more than 100 hectares of lotus, of which Kim Lien commune has 30 hectares. Lotus is grown in Lang Sen 1, Lang Sen 2, Lien Hong, Hoang Tru, Lien Mau 1, Lien Mau 2 hamlets...

Lotus is grown in ineffective rice fields, which not only creates beautiful landscapes but also creates many unique tourism products from lotus roots, flowers, lotus leaves, lotus tea, etc.

Processing lotus rice tea in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan. Photo: Tran Chau

In Nam Dan, lotus fields and lotus ponds serve both the tourist landscape of Uncle Ho's hometown and the production of OCOP products. Mr. Pham Kim Tien - Director of Uncle Ho's Hometown Lotus Cooperative is a pioneer in expanding the lotus varieties here with many types such as pink lotus, thousand-petal lotus, Quan Am lotus... From lotus, the Cooperative produces many unique products such as lotus root powder, lotus wine, and both high-end and popular lotus teas. Lotus tea is infused with lotus rice according to the traditional process to create a rich, refreshing aroma.

Coming to Nam Dan, visitors can admire lotus flowers, take photos with lotus flowers and also have the opportunity to experience the process of growing and processing lotus products, contributing to raising awareness of clean agriculture and preserving the culture here.

Single white petal lotus grown for tourism in Nam Linh commune - Nam Dan. Photo: Tran Chau

Nam Dan also has ancient rose gardens in Nam Anh commune, where people both harvest fruits for sale and for tourism. The hundreds of years old rose trees are full of fruit every autumn, the red color of the rose fruits captivates many people. Thousands of tourists have come to check-in the rose gardens in Nam Anh, combined with visiting other famous attractions such as Uncle Ho's hometown, Dai Tue pagoda...

If the local people and government continue to train farmers to do tourism, promote rose gardens, etc., it promises to be highly effective and sustainable.

Ecotourism at Nam Anh rose garden, Nam Dan. Photo: Sach Nguyen

Eco-destination associated with new rural areas

Nghi Lien Commune is the first model new rural area of ​​Vinh city, known for the Trung Lien flower and ornamental plant craft village, which produces quality flowers and ornamental plants all year round. With a variety of ornamental plants, seasonally, serving different customers and using values, Nghi Lien farmers have stable jobs in the current context. In the spring, farmers grow Tet flowers, in the spring and summer, they grow high-quality squash, squash, and melons, and in all four seasons they grow and care for ornamental plants...

Nghi An flower village (Vinh city). Photo: Quang An

In Nghi An commune (Vinh city), the most unique flower and ornamental plant villages are when Tet comes, Spring comes brilliantly on both sides of National Highway 46, purple and yellow chrysanthemum gardens, peach gardens, custard apple gardens... have helped the suburban area of ​​this urban center have a new space, a place to experience peace in the crowded urban space. Visitors to Nghi An can buy products such as melons, safe vegetables, sticky corn, and ornamental plants.

Greenhouses, net houses for growing grapes, cucumbers, squash, hydroponic vegetables, herbal rice fields, wormwood, carrots, small farms in Do Luong, Yen Thanh, Tan Ky, Con Cuong districts, Hoang Mai town; or giant vegetable and corn fields at TH farm (Nghia Dan), sunflower growing in Nam Dan, Tam Dinh cotton flower tourism model (Anh Son)...

Royal poinciana flowers in Anh Son have been exploited for tourism purposes. Photo: Cong Sang

In Dien Chau district, Ve Vung lake and Xuan Duong lake are also "highlights" for valuable green ecological areas; with clean, organic farming methods, soil protection, keeping care diaries, investing in additional food services, tour guides... have brought economic efficiency 2-3 times higher than normal rose farming. At the same time, these places are addresses where parents can take their children on weekends to experience and learn about trees, mountains, rivers...

Right next to the Lam River, in Nam Dan and Hung Nguyen districts, gardens, greenhouses, burdock ginseng, and carrots are also very eye-catching when they are in harvest season. In Con Cuong district, orange garden tourism combined with a cruise on the Pha Lai River, and visiting the Khe Kem waterfall eco-tourism site are also interesting experiences.

Do tourism with farmers

In recent years, to stimulate rural tourism and eco-tourism, the province has supported the development of a number of tourism models. In 2023, the whole province supported sectors and localities to pilot 12 tourism models, including: Nam Dan district with 5 models, Yen Thanh district with 1 model, Anh Son district with 1 model, Con Cuong district with 1 model, Tuong Duong district with 2 models, Quy Chau district with 1 model, Que Phong district with 1 model, each model was supported with 500 million VND.

Thanks to the support capital from the program, households, cooperatives and cooperatives in these localities have invested in the implementation, initially operating effectively to create new livelihoods for the people. In 2024, a number of models will continue to be implemented to increase the number of villages doing community tourism and farmstays according to Resolution No. 25/NQ-HDND dated November 12, 2022 of the Provincial People's Council. Each model is supported with 500 million VND.

Localities have also developed plans and organized 5 training courses on knowledge about agricultural and rural tourism such as: overview of agricultural and rural tourism, types of agricultural and rural tourism, management and development of rural tourism, potential of rural tourism in Nghe An... to build new rural criteria in the field of tourism.

Khe To goldfish stream, located in Trung Thinh hamlet, Nghia Trung commune, Nghia Dan district, attracts tourists. Photo: XH

The sectors also organized delegations to survey a number of rural tourism models in the province and propose solutions to effectively exploit rural tourism models to increase the ability to attract tourists, contributing to the development of the rural economy .

The farm-based resort tourism business model (farmstay model) has built accommodation facilities for tourists to rest and experience farming and livestock production activities, sightseeing, relaxation and enjoy clean food from products grown and processed right on the farm such as in Nam Giang and Nam Anh communes (Nam Dan), homestays in Ky Son and Que Phong districts... From these models, the potential of mountainous areas is exploited, people work hard to grow vegetables, raise chickens, weave fabrics, and have additional income from tourism to improve their lives.

Up to now, the whole province has 16 addresses of villages and hamlets supported to develop rural tourism including: Long Thang village, Hanh Dich commune (Que Phong); Cooc village, Yen Hoa commune and Khe Co village, Tam Dinh commune (Tuong Duong); Bong village (Anh Son); model in Ru Thanh, Nam Kim commune (Nam Dan); Ru Bac, Son Thanh commune (Yen Thanh); Xuan Thanh commune (Yen Thanh); Yen Khe and Chi Khe communes (Con Cuong); Chau Tien commune and Chau Binh commune (Quy Chau); Nghia Xuan commune (Quy Hop)...

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