In 2024, Bac Ha district earned nearly 257 billion VND from selling cinnamon bark, leaves, branches, seeds, and seedlings, an increase of over 40 billion VND compared to 2023. In recent years, to alleviate poverty, Binh Gia district has been leveraging its potential and advantages in climate and soil conditions to develop production linkage models, which have yielded positive results. This has opened up a new direction in restructuring crop patterns, creating jobs and stable incomes, helping ethnic minority people gradually rise out of poverty. On the afternoon of December 25th, a press conference for the 2024 Commendation Ceremony for outstanding and exemplary ethnic minority students and youth was held at the headquarters of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs. Mr. Le Cong Binh - Editor-in-Chief of the Ethnic Minorities and Development Newspaper, member of the Steering Committee, and Head of the Organizing Committee for the Commendation Ceremony - chaired the press conference. Ms. Vu Thi Anh - Deputy Head of the Department of Ethnic Education (Ministry of Education and Training) - Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the Commendation Ceremony co-chaired the press conference. Recently, the Lai Chau Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with the Department of Culture and Information of Nam Nhun district to organize a class to teach the folk literature of the Mang ethnic group in Nam No 2 village (Trang Chai commune) to preserve and promote the beautiful traditional cultural values of ethnic minorities associated with tourism development in Lai Chau province. The 7th Ninh Kieu Lantern Festival - Can Tho Tourism Festival - 2024 will take place over 5 days, from December 28, 2024 to January 1, 2025, at Khai Luong canal and Ninh Kieu park, Tan An ward, Ninh Kieu district. On December 25, in Hanoi, the Science and Technology Council of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities organized a workshop "Strengthening scientific research activities and Technology at the Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs” and a summary of the activities of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs' Science and Technology Council in 2024, and directions and tasks for 2025. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Trung - Director of the Academy for Ethnic Minorities Affairs, Vice Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs' Science and Technology Council, chaired the workshop. As night fell, the bright light from the LED lamps illuminated the Lang Nu resettlement area, Phuc Khanh commune, Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province. A land once plunged into sorrow after a natural disaster is now full of hope, marking a turning point in the journey of rebuilding life. In 2024, Bac Ha district earned nearly 257 billion VND from selling cinnamon bark, leaves, branches, seeds, and seedlings, an increase of over 40 billion VND compared to 2023. The summary news bulletin of the Ethnic Minorities and Development Newspaper on the morning of December 25th includes the following noteworthy information: Many activities "Greeting the New Year 2025" at the Vietnam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village. Embroidering spring onto clothing. The unique Zèng offering ceremony. Along with other current news in the ethnic minority and mountainous regions. On the afternoon of December 25th, in the city... In Phan Rang-Thap Cham, the Steering Committee of the "Vietnamese People Prioritize Using Vietnamese Goods" Campaign of Ninh Thuan province held a conference to summarize the implementation of the Campaign in 2024 and to deploy key tasks for 2025. Awards were presented for the online competition "Colors of OCOP and Specialty Products of Ninh Thuan Province" in 2024. Mr. Le Van Binh, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ninh Thuan province, presided over the conference. Also attending were the Steering Committees of districts and cities, and leaders of departments and agencies in the province. The ceremony to honor outstanding and exemplary ethnic minority students and youth is an annual event, chaired by the Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs, in coordination with the Ministry of Education and Training and the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. 2024 marks the 11th time this event has been held. This year's ceremony will take place over two days, December 27th and 28th, in Hanoi. The Award Ceremony will be broadcast live on VTC1 at 8:00 PM on December 28th, from the Au Co Art Center, Huynh Thuc Khang Street, Thanh Cong Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi City. Hanoi. The Quang Nam Provincial Police, in coordination with professional units of the Ministry of Public Security, dismantled an online gambling ring operating through social media in the form of lottery betting, with a scale of over 50 billion VND, led by Phan Thi Thu Ha (born in 1978, residing in Tam Ngoc commune, Tam Ky city). On the morning of December 25th, in Ha Tinh city, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in coordination with the People's Committee of Ha Tinh province, organized the exhibition "The Heritage of Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac" on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the birth of the great physician Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac (1724 - 2024). On December 25th, 2024, Binh Duong province held a press conference and information session on the socio-economic, national defense and security situation in 2024. Attending the conference were Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Ms. Truong Thi Bich Hanh, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Propaganda Department; leaders of departments, agencies, districts, towns, and cities in the province.
Currently, Bac Ha district has approximately 10,422 hectares of cinnamon trees, of which 1,270 hectares are over 10 years old; 3,806 hectares are 5-10 years old; and 5,000 hectares are less than 5 years old. Notably, 2,247 hectares are certified organic, located in the three communes of Nam Det, Nam Luc, and Ban Cai. The cinnamon growing area is concentrated in the 12 communes in the lower part of the district, mainly Nam Det, Nam Luc, Coc Lau, Ban Cai, and Coc Ly.
In 2024, the harvest yield reached 18,330 tons. The estimated value reached VND 256.62 billion from the sale of cinnamon bark, leaves, branches, seeds, and seedlings, an increase of over VND 40 billion compared to 2023. This increase is due to the generally stable consumption situation and the slight upward trend in cinnamon product prices: dried cinnamon branches and leaves from VND 1,500 - 2,000/kg; dried cinnamon bark from VND 35,000 - 50,000/kg; 4-sao cinnamon from VND 80,000 - 110,000/kg; cinnamon wood from VND 900,000 - 1,300,000/m3; and cinnamon essential oil from VND 300,000 - 380,000/kg.
This is truly a significant source of income for farming households, not only helping them escape poverty sustainably, but also enabling them to become wealthy, overcome the consequences of typhoon No. 3, and stabilize their lives and production.
In recent years, cinnamon cultivation has contributed to poverty reduction, ensured the construction of new rural areas, and fostered the creation of cooperatives to promote agricultural production. Therefore, Bac Ha district has set a target to expand cinnamon cultivation to 11,025 hectares in the lower communes by 2025, focusing on developing organic cinnamon growing areas of over 2,700 hectares, aiming to build a national product brand. The development of cinnamon raw material areas will be linked to attracting investment in facilities for deep processing of cinnamon bark, creating high added value.
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