(Baonghean.vn) - These days, tea growers in Anh Son district are in the spring tea harvest season. The atmosphere on the tea hills is becoming more bustling and exciting as this year's tea buds yield nearly 13 tons/ha.
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Anh Son is one of the key tea growing districts of Nghe An province with an area of over 2,500 hectares, of which 1,700 hectares have been harvested, concentrated in the communes of Hung Son, Cam Son, Dinh Son, Long Son, Phuc Son. The annual output of fresh tea buds reaches 17-20 thousand tons. These days, all over the tea hills in Anh Son district, farmers are harvesting the first batches of tea of the year. Photo: TH |
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The first spring tea crop was harvested by Anh Son people with excitement because the yield of tea buds reached nearly 13 tons/ha. Photo: TH |
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Mr. Vo Van The, village 5, Hung Son commune, said: The weather is favorable, so the spring tea crop this year has a high yield. His family grows 7 sao, each crop is harvested once every 45 days, and will get about 3-5 tons of fresh tea buds. With the current price of 28,000 VND - 30,000 VND/sao, his family earns 8-10 million VND/month. Photo: TH |
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Currently, most households use cutting machines to harvest, each cutting machine requires 3-4 people, each team can cut nearly 1 hectare of tea per day. Photo: TH |
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Lush green spring tea buds waiting to be harvested. Photo: TH |
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Most of the tea is grown on high hills, making transportation quite difficult, but farmers are excited because the tea has a high yield. Photo: TH |
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Currently, in Anh Son district, there are 3 factories purchasing and processing fresh tea buds, namely Anh Son Tea Factory, Bai Phu Tea Enterprise, Hung Son Tea Processing and Service Enterprise with a total capacity of 100 tons/day. In addition, there are 13 tea processing facilities in households. Product output is quite favorable, so in recent times, Anh Son farmers have been confident in focusing on investing in developing industrial tea plants. Photo: TH |
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