With their talented, skillful and delicate hands, farmers in Sa Dec Flower Village have constantly created and learned from experience to create a myriad of colorful ornamental flowers. At the same time, exploiting the potential and advantages of the flower village associated with developing eco -tourism to attract visitors from near and far.
DESERVING THE NAME "CAPITAL" OF FLOWERS SA DEC
Nestled along the gentle Sa Giang River, flower and ornamental plant growing has long been a traditional profession of the people of Sa Dec Ward ( Dong Thap Province) and has gradually become a famous production area with many varieties of flowers and ornamental plants in the Mekong Delta region and the whole country.
With over 30 years of experience in the flower and ornamental plant production industry, Mr. Nguyen Hoang Vo Mong Kha (residing in Sa Dec ward) is always enthusiastic about the profession, which brings the main source of income for his family. Over the years, Mr. Kha has introduced many new flower varieties to the flower village to serve the market well, such as: Gerbera daisy, Dutch raspberry daisy, Korean raspberry daisy...
To improve production efficiency, Mr. Kha invested in a greenhouse system combined with appropriate nutrition using organic fertilizers, so the flower garden grew well. Thanks to that, each year, Mr. Kha's family's flower garden supplies the market with about 10 - 12 thousand flower baskets of various types, bringing in a good income.
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| Sa Dec flower village has invested in a synchronous traffic infrastructure system, making travel and trade convenient. |
Mr. Kha shared: “In recent times, the sectors and levels of Dong Thap province have always paid attention to the development of Sa Dec Flower Village, encouraging flower and ornamental plant growers to apply science and technology into sustainable production. Farmers like me will continue to strongly develop the flower village according to the province's orientation, contributing to raising the level of flower and ornamental plant growing, and increasing farmers' income.”
Mr. Dang Quang Giau, Head of the Tan An Flower and Ornamental Plants Production Cooperative (Sa Dec Ward) said: “Sa Dec Flower Village is changing every day, but still retains its traditional cultural beauty. Overcoming difficult circumstances, many gardeners in Sa Dec Flower Village are creating new marks by applying scientific and technical achievements in production, contributing to increasing income.
Along with the development of Sa Dec Flower Village, Tan An Flower and Ornamental Plant Production Cooperative is also a pioneer in supplying many new varieties of flowers and ornamental plants to serve the market and exploit tourism.
| Dong Thap province is preparing all the work to organize the 2nd Sa Dec Flower and Ornamental Festival in late 2025 and early 2026 in Sa Dec ward at the provincial level. Accordingly, this event has 28 contents, with many cultural and tourism activities such as: Southern cuisine street; Heritage space; Art lighting route; Sa Dec Flower and Ornamental Market; Charming Vietnamese fashion art program; Music night of the lover of the flower land; Light and sound art program; competitions, performances, displays, exhibitions; accompanying jogging activities; Sa Dec Flower Village experience tour - Hundred-year fragrance and color... |
In recent times, the sectors and levels of Dong Thap province in general and Sa Dec ward in particular have implemented many solutions to develop flower villages. Among them, efforts have been made to re-plan the specialized flower and ornamental production areas in accordance with the speed of socio-economic development.
Along with that, investing in synchronous infrastructure, upgrading roads and key connecting projects such as: Sa Dec Square; Provincial Road 853 connecting with Provincial Road 848 extension; National Highway 80 connecting with Northwest Ring Road; Provincial Road 852B connecting Industrial Park C with Northwest Ring Road...
Up to now, the flower and ornamental area of Sa Dec ward is about 946 hectares, with about 2,000 types of flowers and ornamental plants. The total number of producing households is more than 4,000 households, with an output of supplying the market with more than 12 million flower and ornamental products/year; the total value of flower and ornamental plant production in 2024 is estimated at about 3,300 billion VND, accounting for 79% of the value of agricultural production...
Chairman of Sa Dec Ward People's Committee Nguyen Van Tam said: "With the attention and direction of the provincial leaders, the Party Committee, the People's Committee of Sa Dec Ward and the consensus and efforts of the entire political system and people, Sa Dec Ward has made remarkable progress in many fields.
In particular, the effective exploitation and promotion of existing strengths in urban centers, trade - services, flower and ornamental agriculture and tourism have contributed significantly to the economic restructuring towards sustainable growth, improving the material and spiritual life of the people.
DEVELOPING SA DEC FLOWER VILLAGE ASSOCIATED WITH TOURISM
Nowadays, when flowers and ornamental plants have become the main products of Dong Thap province, farmers in Sa Dec Flower Village have developed products together, creating stable output through collective economic models. Currently, the entire Sa Dec Flower Village has about 13 enterprises operating in the field of flowers and ornamental plants and 17 cooperatives, guilds, and flower and ornamental plant cooperatives - becoming places to distribute and supply flowers and ornamental plants to the domestic market and for export.
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| Every holiday, Sa Dec Flower Village is a destination that attracts many tourists from near and far. |
Ms. Le Thuy Hien, Director of Tan Quy Dong Flower and Ornamental Plants Cooperative (Sa Dec Ward) said that the cooperative is a pioneer in collective economic development, established in 2007, the cooperative currently has 96 members with more than 50 hectares of production. The cooperative operates in the following main areas: Design, construction, buying and selling flowers and ornamental plants; supplying seedlings; supplying organic fertilizers; buying and selling materials for greenhouses and net houses...
In recent times, to improve the flower and ornamental plant industry, cooperative members have boldly applied high technology to production; up to now, about 60% - 70% of members have invested in greenhouses and membrane houses to produce flower and ornamental plant varieties... From there, it helps the cooperative to diversify its business, increasing income for members.
Identifying tourism as a key economic sector, Sa Dec ward has focused on developing infrastructure systems to serve tourism, exploiting specific cultural resources to develop tourism. In particular, tourism products based on the potential of craft villages, especially flower villages combined with ancient and spiritual architectural works (Huynh Thuy Le Ancient House, Kien An Cung Pagoda...) have attracted a large number of tourists.
Established in March 2019, up to now, the "Together in Tourism" Association has 39 members, including more than 15 businesses, tourism service establishments, homestays, hotels, restaurants, electric car services, specialty sales... This is a voluntary social organization that gathers passionate people who want to develop traditional flower and ornamental villages associated with community tourism development.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hung, Chairman of the “Together in Tourism” Club, shared: “We aim to build connections between members and the surrounding community. Each member must bond and share the benefits of their services with the community, creating more jobs and more tourism products but not overlapping products. From there, we will create more jobs, increase income, and improve the quality of tourism products and services.”
Chairman of Sa Dec Ward People's Committee Nguyen Van Tam said: "In the coming time, the sectors and levels of Sa Dec Ward will focus on effectively implementing the Project on Restructuring the Agricultural Sector towards developing flowers and ornamental plants into a key economic sector. Along with that, support farmers in converting crops, applying high technology and organic production; build a good brand of "Sa Dec Flower Village" to expand the international market.
At the same time, linking flower and ornamental plant development with improving the operational efficiency of the collective economy, linking production according to the value chain; developing professional and community tourism. Investing in tourism infrastructure through the development of areas, accommodation points and unique festivals. Applying digital technology in promoting and operating tours; supporting businesses and tourism businesses in digital transformation, developing e-commerce...
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