(Baonghean.vn) - After a period of decline, tea trees have recovered and become a tree to eliminate hunger and reduce poverty in Con Cuong. Along with the previous area, people have proactively exploited garden land to expand tea cultivation, of which the largest area is in Yen Khe commune with 213 hectares.
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| To make the tea buds grow evenly, Mr. Vi Van Lam, Trung Yen village, Yen Khe commune, must use a machine to cut the branches evenly twice a year. His family earns about 3 million/sao, grows 6 sao but the most difficult time is in the summer due to lack of irrigation water. |
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| PH tea field of nearly 6 sao of Mr. Vi Van Sang - Tan Huong village. After using a cutting machine, he used a knife to clear the tea branches into rows. |
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| Each tea crop is harvested once every 45 days. 3-4 households send people to help each other harvest the tea. In the photo: Mr. Lo Xuan Tim's family in Trung Yen village rents a tea harvesting machine. |
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| Mr. Luong Tan's family in Trung Yen village harvests tea. Currently, the price of tea is quite low, only 2,200 VND/kg of fresh tea. With 6 sao, each harvest yields about 1.2 tons of fresh tea. |
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| Fresh tea after being harvested is gathered and waits for the agents' cars to come and buy. |
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| According to an agent, depending on the time, the price of fresh tea in Con Cuong fluctuates from 2,000 VND to 4,600 VND/kg. |
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| To facilitate the people to irrigate tea fields, Yen Khe commune and Con Cuong district have contracted with Nghe An Electricity to bring grid electricity to each village and each field. In the photo: Workers are installing electric poles in Tan Huong village and are expected to put into use at the end of the first quarter of 2016. |
Nguyen Hai
