Vietnam: Preserving and replicating the area of heritage tea in Ha Giang

Vietnam

Published Oct 8, 2022

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Ha Giang currently has more than 20,300ha of tea and is the third largest tea area in the country. Ha Giang tea is mainly shan Tuyet tea with an area of more than 18,600ha. In 2018, Ha Giang shan Tuyet tea was granted geographical indications by the National Office of Intellectual Property for an area belonging to 44 communes in districts and cities, including: Bac Quang (4 communes), Quang Binh (8 communes), Vi Xuyen (8 communes), Hoang Su Phi (11 communes), Xin Man (11 communes) and Ha Giang City (2 communes).

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Associated with exploiting, improving economic value and raising brand awareness, Ha Giang also focuses on preserving heritage tea trees. Ha Giang province has 1,629 tea trees that have been recognized as heritage trees, of which 1,324 trees will be recognized in 2022 alone. Ha Giang is also the province with the largest number of ancient Shan Tuyet tea trees recognized as Vietnam Heritage Trees in the country. Mr. Giang Duc Hiep, Head of Ha Giang Plantation and Plant Protection Sub-Department, said that in order to preserve the precious genetic resources of Ha Giang shan Tuyet tea, in 2020, Ha Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development organized to recognize 100 tea plants. shan Tuyet in 5 districts are Hoang Su Phi (38 trees), Xin Man (19 trees), Vi Xuyen (31 trees), Bac Quang (08 trees) and Quang Binh (4 trees). This recognition aims to protect, breed and multiply rare and ancient heritage tea trees. Phin Ho Tea Processing Cooperative, Thong Nguyen Commune (Hoang Su ...

Source: Agriculture