Peanut trees bear fruit called tubers. In Dien Bien, a bunch of delicious tubers are pulled up and the peanuts are as red as lipstick.

For many years now, thanks to boldly converting from rice and corn growing land to growing red peanuts, the Thai ethnic people in Na Son commune, Dien Bien Dong district, Dien Bien province have increased their income and improved their lives a lot.

Red peanuts are a traditional crop that has been associated with the people of Na Son commune for generations. However, in the past, people of Na Son commune mainly planted red peanuts spontaneously and in small scale, resulting in low productivity and output.

In recent years, with the attention of Dien Bien Dong district authorities, Na Son commune has focused on developing red peanuts into a key crop to promote economic development, with the planting area mainly concentrated in Na Lanh, Su Lu, Long Chuong, Co Ha villages,...

Na Son red peanuts are grown twice a year. Every year, around January-February and July-August, people take advantage of high fields without water, upland areas, gardens, and alluvial land along streams to grow red peanuts.

After about 110-130 days, people here are bustling and happy to harvest peanuts after many days of care and cultivation with all their hope and enthusiasm.

The land of Na Son, Dien Bien Dong district, Dien Bien province has soil and climate especially suitable for growing red peanuts. Many areas of rice and corn land have gradually been converted to growing peanuts. Photo: Huong Hien

Na Son peanuts have firm seeds, are delicious and have a different flavor from peanuts from other regions. Photo: Huong Hien

Na Son red peanuts have their own characteristics, grown in mineral-rich land, where the water source is pure and the natural conditions are favorable, crystallizing into solid, large peanuts that have a rich, fatty, fragrant taste, completely different from peanuts in the lowlands and other regions.

Red peanuts are meticulously cared for by diligent farmers, every step is done using traditional methods to preserve the unique flavor.

At harvest time, people bring peanuts home to separate the tubers or seeds, dry them, and store them in a vacuum to eat gradually throughout the year and save seeds for planting the next season.

Na Son red peanuts have been highly appreciated for their clean, safe, natural growing process that ensures consumer health and, more importantly, the quality of each peanut.

With delicious flavor, Na Son red peanuts always win the favor and trust of customers, so during the harvest season, traders from everywhere come to the villages to buy, so people do not have to worry about the output of the product.

Na Son red peanuts are always purchased locally so people do not worry about the consumption market. Photo: Huong Hien

Peanuts are always carefully screened by farmers before reaching consumers. Photo: Huong Hien

The Na Son Red Lac Cooperative was established to link with farmers to purchase peanuts with the goal of commercializing the product, expanding the market to bring it closer to consumers nationwide.

Na Son red peanuts are an OCOP product of Dien Bien Dong district. Photo: Huong Hien

The high-quality, fragrant red peanuts harvested carry the hard work, dedication and hope of the Thai people. Photo: Huong Hien

In 2023, the entire Na Son commune harvested 46.86 tons of peanuts, earning an estimated 937 million VND. Fresh peanuts are sold for about 20 to 22 thousand VND/kg, dried peanuts are sold for 40 thousand VND/kg, much higher than rice and corn.

Ms. Lo Thi Mang in Su Lu village, Na Son commune (Dien Bien Dong district, Dien Bien province) shared: She has grown peanuts on her family's 3,000 m2 agricultural land.

Since converting the ineffective rice and corn fields to red peanuts, the land preparation is similar, but brings high economic benefits, her family's income has improved significantly. The economic efficiency is 3-4 times higher than rice and other crops.

The family of Mrs. Lo Thi Mang in Su Lu village, Na Son commune, Dien Bien Dong district (Dien Bien province) has a more stable life thanks to growing red peanuts. Photo: Huong Hien

Mr. Lo Van Xuong, Chairman of the People's Committee of Na Son commune, Dien Bien Dong district (Dien Bien province), shared more: Currently, the entire Na Son commune has more than 30 hectares of peanut growing land with 200 households in 5 villages participating, mainly Thai ethnic people.

We are striving to follow the district's plan target of increasing the area of red peanuts to 50 hectares in the coming time. Na Son red peanuts are considered to be a product that brings economic value, helps people increase their income and has many potentials and advantages for development.

With the attention of Dien Bien Dong district authorities, Na Son commune has focused on developing red peanuts under the One Commune One Product (OCOP) program, and is gradually building an orientation to make Na Son red peanuts truly become a key crop to help local people eliminate hunger, reduce poverty, and develop the economy.