Xuan Quan Commune: Enhancing local flower and ornamental plant products

Choosing production organization criteria as a highlight in building a model new rural area has helped Xuan Quan commune (Van Giang) have conditions to sustainably develop the flower and ornamental plant growing craft village, improve the quality of local agricultural products, and increase people's income.

Gardeners in Xuan Quan commune (Van Giang) decorate the area for the 2023 flower festival.

With the orientation of developing the flower and ornamental plant growing profession, up to now, Xuan Quan commune has over 165 hectares specializing in seasonal flower and ornamental plant growing, with over 1,200 households working in the profession, creating jobs for over 1,000 workers inside and outside the commune. In order to create a premise for forming a chain of cooperative/cooperative production links (Cooperatives, Cooperatives) to domestic consumption and export, gardeners in the commune established the Xuan Quan Flower and Ornamental Plant Cooperative; the Farmers' Association and the Women's Union of the commune established professional groups and associations for flower and ornamental plant production, flower and ornamental plant production groups... Cooperatives and professional groups and associations, Cooperatives organize experience exchanges, visit flower production models in the country, jointly remove difficulties in the production process, support seeds, capital, consumption markets and production orientation for members. Up to now, the commune has maintained the effective operation of 3 agricultural cooperatives and 10 flower and ornamental plant production groups. Cooperatives and cooperative groups effectively maintain the linkage between enterprises - cooperatives/cooperative groups - gardeners or cooperatives/cooperative groups - gardeners in the production, business and consumption of flowers and ornamental plants in the commune. Members of flower and ornamental plant cooperatives and cooperative groups also actively contribute to local activities and movements such as: Organizing flower festivals, building intra-field roads, developing physical education and sports movements, etc.

To limit the impact of weather on the growth and development of flowers and ornamental plants, nearly 70% of gardeners in the commune have invested in high-tech production systems, installing automatic irrigation systems to help save water and ensure humidity for plants. Therefore, flower and ornamental plant production activities take place all year round, meeting market demand and effectively exploiting the value of agricultural land.

Currently, the commune's main flower and ornamental plant products are divided into groups including: Decorative plants for floors and carpets; hanging basket flowers; construction plants... Every year, gardeners proactively search for and bring in new flower varieties, contributing to enriching the flower varieties in the commune, serving the increasing demand of the market such as: double-petaled primroses, foreign roses, bougainvillea...

Currently, in Xuan Quan commune, there is a tissue culture house for some flower varieties such as: gerbera, orchid. In addition, gardeners have mastered the method of propagating and grafting many types of woody flowers, so they can take the initiative in the source of seeds; flowers and ornamental plants grow healthily, reducing production costs and increasing competitiveness in the market. Along with that, the locality has paid attention to building and upgrading the internal traffic and irrigation system, so the production and consumption of flowers and ornamental plants are convenient.

To contribute to promoting and enhancing local flower and ornamental plant products, in 2022, Xuan Quan commune's primrose flower products were recognized by the Provincial People's Committee as a 3-star OCOP product. Along with that, every 3 years, the commune organizes a flower and ornamental plant festival to attract tourists to visit, shop and experience. This year is the 3rd year the commune has organized the Flower Festival. These days, the decoration work for the Flower Festival is being urgently completed by cooperatives, cooperatives and gardeners. Ms. Doan Thi Ngoan, a farmer in village 10, Xuan Quan commune, shared: My family brought primrose flowers and some types of decorative flowers to decorate the festival grounds. During the festival, we will take turns taking care of the flowers and ornamental plants to keep the flowers durable, meeting the needs of customers.

The highlight of this year's flower festival is the spring flower tower with a height of about 13 m, decorated with 500 pots of primroses, placed in the middle of the lake in front of the People's Committee gate, creating a brilliant and impressive scene of the craft village. Up to now, the spring flower tower in Xuan Quan is one of the largest flower towers in the Northern region, contributing to enhancing the brand of flowers and ornamental plants of the commune. The 3rd Xuan Quan flower festival also has many other attractive activities such as: Organizing sports activities, folk games; organizing flower and ornamental plant competitions; cultural and artistic exchanges between villages and some artists...

Spring flower tower creates a highlight in the Xuan Quan Flower Festival (Van Giang) in 2023

Comrade Le Quy Don, Party Secretary and Chairman of the People's Committee of Xuan Quan Commune, said: This year's flower festival will take place from December 22, 2023 to January 1, 2024, promising to leave a beautiful impression on visitors coming to visit and shop in the commune. This is also an opportunity for villages and gardeners to promote their unique flower and ornamental plant products to customers, contributing to increasing the value of local flower and ornamental plant products. The flower festival also creates a highlight in the development of local flower and ornamental plant growing, motivating people to develop flower and ornamental plant growing associated with tourism.

Hoa Phuong

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