Developing ornamental plants into a valuable ecological economic sector

Attending the congress were comrades: Nguyen Huu Van - former member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Ornamental Plants Association; Nguyen Ba - Former Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee; Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee.

In recent years, the ornamental plant movement in Nghe An has developed extensively, attracting a large number of people in the province to participate. Up to now, the Nghe An Ornamental Plant Association has become a strong organization with over 5,000 members, 13 district-level associations and nearly 150 commune-level associations.

The ornamental plant movement is gradually becoming a valuable ecological economic sector in Nghe An. Photo: document

In the province, 6 ornamental plant craft villages have been established with hundreds of hectares specializing in the production of high-value ornamental flowers and plants. Along with that, there are 36 companies - garden houses, nearly 1,000 ornamental gardens, 36 silk wood processing establishments, 158 establishments making ornamental pots and rockery with effective business operations. These production activities have created jobs for tens of thousands of workers, contributing positively to the goal of shifting the crop and labor structure, promoting the construction of new rural areas - civilized urban areas.

In addition to the positive contributions to making the development of ornamental plants a valuable ecological economic sector, in recent times, the Nghe An Ornamental Plants Association has successfully completed the project of investigating and evaluating more than 500 rare ancient trees in the area, creating a basis for the conservation of heritage trees and historical and cultural relics of the province. Nghe An currently has 81 trees that have been granted certificates of recognition as Vietnamese historical and cultural relic trees.

Authorized by Mr. Dinh Viet Hong, he presented the Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister... Photo: Thanh Chung

...and the Emulation Flag of the Provincial People's Committee for Nghe An Ornamental Plants Association. Photo: Thanh Chung

In particular, every year, Nghe An Ornamental Plants Association has performed well the task assigned by the Provincial People's Committee, which is to complete the planting and care of ornamental plants and grass in the area of ​​Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument. Thereby, it has created a solemn landscape, a clean and green environment, highly appreciated by the people and tourists.

Speaking at the 3rd Congress of Nghe An Ornamental Plants Association, term 2018 - 2023, the leaders of Vietnam Ornamental Plants Association and Nghe An province acknowledged and praised the contributions of the association and its members in achieving the goal of protecting the ecological environment combined with ecological economy, improving the quality of life.

The leaders of the Vietnam Ornamental Plants Association and Nghe An province hope that in the new term, Nghe An Ornamental Plants Association will continue to expand good models, good practices, and creativity in the movement to contribute to poverty reduction, job creation, and building new rural areas and civilized urban areas. The Ornamental Plants Association will be the leading unit in the annual "Tree Planting Festival" program. In the new term, Nghe An Ornamental Plants Association will focus on building a strong organization, innovating the content and methods of operation, developing a sustainable movement, and turning ornamental plants into a high-value economic sector.

35 members of the Executive Committee of Nghe An Ornamental Plants Association introduced themselves and took souvenir photos with delegates at all levels attending the congress. Photo: Thanh Chung

The 3rd Congress of Nghe An Ornamental Plants Association, term 2018 - 2023 elected 35 members to the Executive Committee of the Association. Mr. Nguyen Tat Dien was re-elected as Chairman of Nghe An Ornamental Plants Association.

At the congress, authorized by Mr. Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee, he awarded the Prime Minister's Certificate of Merit, the Emulation Flag of the Provincial People's Committee to Nghe An Ornamental Plants Association, and 4 Certificates of Merit of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee to 1 collective and 3 individual members. On this occasion, Vietnam Ornamental Plants Association also awarded Certificates of Merit to 4 collectives and 11 individual members of Nghe An Ornamental Plants Association./.

Thanh Chung