Betel nut village in Ha Tinh, Vietnam busy during Lunar New Year

Although betel leaves are harvested all year round, December is still the time when people grow betel nut in Van Son village, Dinh Ban commune, Thach Ha district (Ha Tinh province), entering the period of harvesting betel leaves for sale. serving the Lunar New Year market. Mr. Pham Cong Nho's family (Van Son village) planted more than 360 betel nut trees. He shared: “In the days before Tet, the betel nut village was very busy. People take advantage of picking betel leaves to sell to customers. The family's betel garden is sold almost every day. On less days, about 80,000 VND, more days, more than 100,000 VND. In the days leading up to Tet, my betel nut garden gives income from 1 million VND to nearly 2 million VND/day. Not far from Mr. Me's betel nut garden, Ms. Ngo Thi Chau (Van Son village) quickly picked bunches of betel nut to deliver to customers, saying: "Less than a month until the Lunar New Year, now there is a betel nut. People come to order early. Currently, I have ...