Summary of Shan tea cultivation model according to VietGAP standards in Nam Chay commune

The model was deployed on an area of 10 hectares with the participation of 13 households in Nam Chay commune. The provincial Agricultural Extension and Agricultural Services Center organized 4 training courses with the participation of 120 households in the commune. The training content was on fertilization techniques for tea and basic issues in VietGAP tea production; tea harvesting and transportation techniques; methods of recording field diaries and accounting for household tea economics; ways to identify and manage integrated pests on tea trees and techniques of pruning and shaping tea canopy.

According to the assessment of the Provincial Agricultural Extension and Agricultural Services Center, households participating in the model have good awareness in applying the tea production process according to VietGAP standards. In the project area, Shan tea trees yield an average yield of 3.5 tons/ha, with a production value of more than 20 million VND/ha/crop, an increase of 10% compared to outside the model.

Delegates visited the model in Mao Phin village, Nam Chay commune.

Implementing the intensive Shan tea cultivation model according to VietGAP standards has raised awareness and changed the farming methods of people in agricultural production activities, contributing to reducing labor, increasing the value of crops, and protecting the environment. Households use controlled materials (fertilizers in the list, with clear origin), the model is less susceptible to pests and diseases. Tea products are suitable for the market's consumption needs for clean products with clear origin.

At the conference, delegates, especially households participating in the model, hoped that the Party and State would continue to have policies to support people in terms of seeds, fertilizers, and cultivation techniques so that tea planting and care can achieve high productivity and quality, contributing to making tea one of the main crops that bring income to people.

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