(NLDO) – The Cho Lach flower and ornamental plant festival was held for the first time with the participation of billionaire farmers and tourism businesses.
On the afternoon of December 15, the People's Committee of Cho Lach District (Ben Tre Province) held an information conference on the 2025 Cho Lach Flower and Ornamental Plant Festival with the theme "Colors of Cho Lach". The festival will take place from January 8 to January 12, 2025, at the Cho Lach District Cultural and Tourism Village.
Mr. Pham Anh Linh, Chairman of Cho Lach District People's Committee, said that the district is one of the largest producers of seedlings and ornamental flowers in the Mekong Delta. With its existing unique tourism resources, Cho Lach has many advantages to build products and develop tourism, especially garden tourism with green islands and sweet fruits.
"The festival is held to honor and promote the economic value of local flower and ornamental products, promote the development of garden economy, ornamental flower growing associated with the Cultural Tourism Village and the national One Commune One Product Program - OCOP" - Mr. Linh said.
For the first time, there is a flower and ornamental plant festival at a large flower and ornamental plant production area in the Mekong Delta.
It is known that Cho Lach is the kingdom of flowers and ornamental plants and has many billionaire farmers. The district's policy of promoting tourism development has been encouraging billionaire farmers to "encroach" on tourism, contributing to promoting the image and destination of this place in addition to the brand of the long-standing flower and ornamental plant production area.
Mr. Nguyen Minh Duc, Vice Chairman of Cho Lach District People's Committee, hopes that through the festival's activities, the kingdom of seedlings and ornamental flowers will be introduced and promoted to domestic and foreign tourists. Thereby contributing to promoting trade, tourism and investment, socio-economic development, creating and enhancing the local image.
"The festival is the first step for farmers to do tourism. The district has organized more than 15 training courses on tourism for farmers - during the day they make ornamental flowers - at night they learn about tourism, combining the improvement of the surrounding environment, learning how to behave with tourists...
"Visitors will experience how to make flower pots, graft seedlings; how to make bonsai; how to produce organic ornamental flowers... to both develop rural agriculture and exploit tourism" - Mr. Nguyen Minh Duc said.
The event is expected to attract about 20,000 visitors and tourists.
Participating in the festival, locals and visitors will be immersed in the festival atmosphere with tens of thousands of talented farmers; thousands of bonsai artists... The festival is also a meeting place for a community of smart and constantly innovative garden farmers. Visitors also have the opportunity to enjoy garden cuisine and regional and international cuisine...
The festival has the participation of more than 100 commercial booths from ornamental flowers, seedlings, areas, locations, business establishments, gardens... serving garden tourism services, agricultural tourism, rural tourism, traditional craft villages, handicrafts.
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