Developing green tourism associated with circular agriculture

Tourists visit the farm and combine tourism at Moc Chau National Tourist Area.

In Son La, the agricultural model associated with experiential tourism was developed many years ago, but only in recent years, when the concept of circular agriculture became known and gradually applied in practice, has the combination of agricultural models associated with tourism received more attention.

Phuc Sinh Mountain Hill, an experiential tourism model of Phuc Sinh Son La Joint Stock Company in Chieng Mung commune, is aiming to develop tourism combined with green, sustainable agriculture. Coming here, visitors can experience the closed coffee processing process, from planting, caring, harvesting, composting from coffee husks to producing finished coffee products, the brewing process and fully enjoying the delicate flavor of Son La Arabica coffee. In addition, there is also a beautiful space to display the Company's signature coffee products, introducing products for visitors to shop.

Students experience planting coffee trees at Phuc Sinh Mountain Hill.

Ms. Nguyen Hai Yen, manager of Phuc Sinh Mountain Hill, said: Phuc Sinh Mountain Hill builds experiential tours "From Farm to Cup". With this journey, visitors can directly explore and learn about the coffee production process from the hills to the delicious cup of coffee. With the organic coffee production process, we are confident in bringing an interesting and attractive experiential tourism model combined with product brand promotion.

Learn to make coffee at Phuc Sinh Mountain Hill.

In recent years, Loi Tuoi Farm, Van Son ward has been known as a green farm, a new tourist experience destination that attracts visitors with colorful seasonal flower carpets, a system of greenhouses growing colorful vegetables and fruits, and green grass hills. Loi Tuoi Farm harmoniously combines crop cultivation and dairy farming in a circular, closed direction, livestock waste is composted as organic fertilizer for crops, while agricultural by-products become a natural food source for cows and other animals.

Visitors coming here can experience being a farmer, planting trees, picking fruit, riding horses, making friends with cute animals, learning about safe agricultural production processes, checking in with giant pumpkins or octopus tomato trellis, shopping for clean agricultural products, seedlings according to their preferences...

Loi Tuoi Farm develops organic agriculture associated with tourism.

Mr. Nguyen Thach Tung Linh, Director of Loi Tuoi Agrico Co., Ltd., shared: The production process at the farm is organic, minimizing chemicals, ensuring food safety and protecting the ecological environment. Livestock waste is treated with microorganisms, safe and environmentally friendly, helping visitors here enjoy the airy, fresh space and a feeling of relaxation, close to nature.

Located in the core area of Moc Chau National Tourist Area, Van Son ward has nearly 300 hectares of fruit trees; 840 hectares of tea; more than 230 hectares of vegetables, tubers, fruits and many points of exploitation of agricultural tourism activities. Not only Loi Tuoi Farm, the knowledgeable and experienced farmers here quickly catch up with the new trend, combining environmentally friendly agricultural production with green tourism development, experiential tourism, creating connections, increasing the value chain of production and services, providing products, such as at the 19/5 Agricultural Development Service Cooperative or Chien Hoa orange garden...

Tourists experience the orange garden in Van Son ward.

Visiting and experiencing the tourism combined with organic agriculture at Moc Chau National Tourist Area, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau, a tourist from Ho Chi Minh City, excitedly said: I am very impressed with the models combining tourism and agriculture. Especially the farm and garden owners here not only have knowledge about sustainable agricultural development, but also understand tourism services, helping tourists have a complete, enjoyable and exciting experience.

Circular agriculture with a closed production process, optimizing the use of local resources, utilizing waste and by-products as raw materials for the new cycle is an inevitable trend towards sustainable agricultural development. This production model, when combined with tourism, creates resonance, increases the value chain, dual benefits from agriculture and services associated with optimal exploitation of local advantages. The models of experiencing rose gardens, orange gardens, plum gardens, strawberries, coffee... at Moc Chau National Tourist Area, communes in Mai Son area are pioneering the type of tourism combined with circular agriculture, affirming the trend of developing green tourism in the future.

Tourists visit the agricultural tourism model at Moc Chau National Tourist Area.

Directly teaching a training course on agricultural and rural tourism development in Son La at the end of October and visiting real models, Ms. Nguyen Thi Trang Nhung, lecturer at the Vietnam Academy of Agriculture, assessed: Son La has a lot of potential to develop agricultural tourism in all four seasons. The circular agricultural model is built on a large scale, effectively and professionally to meet the needs of tourists to visit, experience and buy safe agricultural products; especially, it is very useful for research and survey groups on sustainable agriculture.

Students of the training course on agricultural and rural tourism development in Son La visited the model at Moc Chau National Tourist Area.

Combining circular agriculture with experiential tourism is an inevitable trend in the development of a “green economy”. The model brings unique experiences, close to nature, attracts tourists and promotes environmentally friendly agricultural production; optimizes resources, minimizes waste, and creates a sustainable and effective dual value chain for farmers.

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