More livelihoods for people to rise up

Thanks to promoting vegetable cultivation on fields along rivers and streams, people in Tan Ky commune have gradually increased their income and improved their lives. Photo: TL

Processing associated with product consumption

Ms. Phan Thi Nguyet's family in Ban Moc village, Yen Binh commune has been growing Shan Tuyet tea for many years and considers it an important source of livelihood. The tea garden is about 6,000 square meters wide. Previously, the products were mainly harvested and sold to retailers, so the economic value was limited.

Since joining the local tea cooperative and benefiting from the intensive farming and renovation support project implemented by the relevant authorities, Ms. Phan Thi Nguyet's family's tea area has been invested in and cared for properly, applying intensive farming techniques, so productivity and quality have continuously improved. The entire output is consumed by the cooperative for processing, bringing stable income and improving family life.

Ms. Nguyet shared: Thanks to projects supporting intensive cultivation and improvement of Shan Tuyet tea trees and the consumption linkage through the Cooperative, my family has a more stable livelihood. Tea trees bring regular income and create conditions for the family to feel secure in their commitment and long-term investment in economic development.

Currently, Yen Binh commune has developed a Shan Tuyet tea area of about 105 hectares that is being harvested. Thanks to the close connection between the people and the cooperatives, the tea area is increasingly expanding, the value of the products is increased, at the same time creating more jobs and increasing income for hundreds of households.

Shan Tuyet tea trees help people in Yen Binh commune have more livelihoods, increase income, and improve their lives.

Along with Shan Tuyet tea trees, Yen Binh commune exploits the available potential to develop star anise and cinnamon trees, to diversify livelihoods and increase income for the people. The whole commune currently has about 900 hectares of star anise, of which 750 hectares are being harvested, with an average yield of 3 tons of fresh fruit per hectare, equivalent to about 2,250 tons per year.

Cinnamon is also a key crop in Yen Binh commune with a total area of about 1,200 hectares, of which 800 hectares are ready for exploitation and 400 hectares are newly planted. On average, each hectare of cinnamon yields about 20 tons, with purchase prices ranging from 15,000 VND/kg fresh to 40,000 VND/kg dry, providing a stable and sustainable source of income for many households.

Mr. Tran Ha Nam , Chairman of Yen Binh Commune People's Committee, emphasized: The Resolution of the 1st Commune Party Congress, term 2025-2030, identified the breakthrough as developing industrial crops, focusing on key crops such as Shan Tuyet tea, star anise, cinnamon and tobacco, to diversify livelihoods and improve people's lives. The commune will focus on mobilizing resources from programs and projects to support varieties, science and technology, processing and linking product consumption, thereby creating a sustainable value chain and increasing people's income.

Mobilizing resources for livelihood development

In Thanh Mai commune, utilizing resources from programs and projects under national target programs (NTPs) has brought about clear results in developing people's livelihoods.

Policies, projects and sub-projects under the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction have been implemented through many projects supporting community production development, with a total budget of over 3 billion VND. Practical models such as raising pigs for meat, chickens for meat, goats for breeding, and buffaloes for breeding have attracted the participation of 170 poor, near-poor and disadvantaged households.

Ethnic minority people in the province are supported with breeding buffaloes, helping to create livelihoods and improve their lives.

In addition, Thanh Mai commune maintains and effectively cultivates many high-value crops, including 30 hectares of oranges, 33 hectares of tangerines, 2 hectares of seedless persimmons, 5 hectares of plums, 17 hectares of squash and about 3 hectares of other fruit trees. Thanks to the diversification of crops and livestock, many households have had additional sources of stable income.

Mr. Mai Trung Tuyen, Vice Chairman of Thanh Mai Commune People's Committee, said: We identify livelihood diversification as a key solution to increase income and reduce poverty sustainably. By taking advantage of the State's support programs and projects, the commune continues to develop many production models such as raising buffaloes and goats for breeding, raising poultry and expanding the area of fruit trees, helping people have more stable income and gradually improve their lives.

Ba Be Social Policy Bank transaction office disburses loan capital to create jobs in Dong Phuc commune, contributing to creating a livelihood support for local people. Photo: TL

In recent years, the whole province has mobilized and effectively used resources from the National Target Program on sustainable poverty reduction, new rural construction and socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas.

These programs not only support people in developing agricultural and forestry economic models but also promote production along the value chain, diversify livelihoods, create a solid foundation for sustainable poverty reduction and increase income. Thereby, people have the opportunity to improve their lives, linking local economic development with the common goals of the province.

The commercial sturgeon farming model in Than Sa commune is proving effective, becoming a new direction in economic development.

It is expected that by 2025, the whole province will implement about 80 poverty reduction projects and models and 40 production development projects in the agricultural and forestry sectors under the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction.

For the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas, localities are maintaining 317 projects supporting the development of value chain production and community production. These projects create important momentum, helping to improve the lives and promote sustainable poverty reduction for ethnic minority people.

Source: https://baothainguyen.vn/kinh-te/202509/them-sinh-ke-de-nguoi-dan-vuon-len-c8b218f/