Nghe An craft villages are bustling during Tet season

My Ha - Duc Anh• January 4, 2021 11:23

(Baonghean.vn) - There is only a little over a month left until Lunar New Year. These days, many craft villages in Nghe An are busier than ever to prepare goods for the main consumption season of the year.

People in the molasses village in Tan Huong commune (Tan Ky) usually start preparing for Tet in October and the peak is in November and December. This year's molasses season promises to be a bumper crop for Truong Phap's family because 2/3 of the output, nearly 8,000 liters of sugarcane, has been produced. The molasses is consumed as soon as it is produced. Photo: Duc Anh

To have a good batch of honey, the secret is to choose sugarcane with high sugar yield. During the process of cooking honey, you must skim off the foam regularly and keep the heat steady. Although cooking techniques have changed a lot, many families still maintain cooking honey in the traditional way in bamboo pots that are decades old. Photo: Duc Anh

Since the honey-making profession in Tan Huong was recognized as a craft village, many families have changed their production model to associations, groups or cooperatives. This is also the basis for the products to be recognized as OCOP products with clear labels and traceable origins. Photo: Duc Anh

Currently, molasses is not only consumed in the province but has become a popular product in many other provinces and cities across the country. Photo: Duc Anh

The current wholesale price of molasses is 20,000 VND/liter and the retail price is 25,000 VND/liter, not higher than previous years. Villagers said: Although this year the input material source has increased and sugarcane is scarcer, they still keep the molasses price unchanged to avoid price fluctuations. Photo: Duc Anh

Vinh Duc confectionery village (Do Luong district) is also busy preparing goods for the Lunar New Year. Photo: Duc Anh

Currently, in the concentrated confectionery production area, there are more than 30 households working in the profession, each household has a typical product with full labels. Photo: Duc Anh

Among the products of the craft village, peanut candy is still a typical product and is favored by many consumers. Photo: Duc Anh

Thanks to the good consumption of goods, the craft village also creates jobs for hundreds of workers in the area. The salary is also quite high, from 250,000 - 300,000 VND/day. Photo: Duc Anh

To increase the value of craft village products, Do Luong district authorities are also building Vinh Duc craft village products into OCOP products in 2021. Photo: Duc Anh