For many years, the indigenous orange growing model has become the main source of income for many households in Van Don district. This year, orange output has decreased compared to previous years due to the impact of storm No. 3, but the economic value remains stable. Currently, many households are still making the most of the remaining orange acreage and orange-based products and services.
Van Yen commune is the largest concentrated orange growing area in Van Don district with 175 hectares of 70 households and cooperatives located mainly in the villages of Dai Chuoi, Dai Lang, Cai Bau and village 10/10. The orange varieties grown by the people are mainly paper oranges and sweet tangerines. These are famous native orange varieties of Van Don district that have existed for a long time and have become one of the typical agricultural products of Quang Ninh province, favored by markets inside and outside the province.
The family of Ms. Le Thi Bay, Director of the 10-10 Orange Cooperative in Van Yen Commune, is one of the large-scale orange growers in the area. With nearly 30 years of experience in growing paper oranges, also known as native oranges, her family currently has a total area of about 20 hectares. This year, due to the impact of storm No. 3, the family's orange output was halved, estimated at about 22 tons. However, with high prices, along with the family opening a number of additional products and services to facilitate visitors' visits and experiences, it brings in a high revenue of about 1.3 billion VND/year.
According to Ms. Le Thi Bay, her family and members of the cooperative are still maintaining and taking care of the model of growing paper oranges and sweet tangerines with processes and techniques to ensure the quality of 3-star OCOP products by using manure, organic and microbial fertilizers, so the quality of oranges brought to the market always has a distinctive flavor, favored by many customers. Currently, the area and output of oranges of the family are still not enough to meet the needs of customers. With 20 hectares, the family has harvested half of the garden and is harvesting the remaining area from now until Tet.
In addition to Van Yen, oranges are also grown in Ban Sen and Dai Xuyen communes, mainly local varieties of lotus oranges, paper oranges and tau oranges that are still being grown and maintained effectively by the people to this day. This is also one of the main crops that contributes to increasing people's income, contributing to the success of the new rural construction program in the district.
Currently, the whole district has 275 hectares of oranges. This year, due to the impact of storm No. 3, orange output has decreased by half, estimated at about 450 tons of all kinds. However, with high and stable prices, ranging from 42-45,000 VND/kg, the total revenue is about over 13 billion VND.
Along with supplying orange products to the market in and outside the province, many orange growers are also interested in investing and innovating business models of some orange products and services such as: selling tickets to visit and experience orange gardens; organizing competitions to pick oranges quickly and correctly, along with culinary services in orange gardens, attracting a large number of tourists to visit and experience. In particular, Van Don district has turned the Orange Festival into one of the unique products associated with the typical local experiential tourism. Accordingly, on December 7, the 2nd Van Don Orange Festival was held in village 10-10, Van Yen commune with the participation of many households and orange growing cooperatives, bringing an interesting experience to people and tourists.
Mr. Pham Duy Thanh, Chairman of the People's Committee of Van Yen Commune, Van Don District, said: This year, the Van Don Orange Festival is organized at the commune level, under the direction and supervision of the district. With the advantage of very typical orange products, many people inside and outside the area are looking to buy and enjoy them. We always try to bring visitors the most interesting experiences when participating in and enjoying local specialties. Through the Festival, we hope to contribute to preserving, promoting, introducing, and promoting the image, potential, and advantages of Van Yen Commune, Van Don District in preserving and developing orange trees associated with promoting community tourism, experiencing orange garden visits, attracting tourists and increasing income for the people.
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