Yellow Camellia helps farmers in Thai Nguyen escape poverty

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A Yellow Camellia flower. Photo by courtesy/VNA
Yellow Camellia processed products are widely welcomed by consumers nationwide. Photo by courtesy/VNA
Ban Van Mui, a resident of Ban Mun village in Bach Thong commune, has planted 600 Yellow Camellia trees in his home garden. Photo by courtesy/VNA
Yellow Camellia products being dried at Ha Diep Co., Ltd. Photo by courtesy/VNA
Northern Thai Nguyen now has more than four cooperatives and enterprises partnering with local farmers to cultivate, process and develop Yellow Camellia products that meet 3-star and 4-star OCOP standards. Photo by courtesy/VNA
The crop generates high economic value and has helped many farmers escape poverty. Photo by courtesy/VNA
Yellow Camellia helps farmers in Thai Nguyen escape poverty
In recent years, Yellow Camellia has been widely cultivated in northern communes of Thai Nguyen Province such as Cho Don, Nghia Ta, Yen Thinh, Bach Thong and Ba Be. The plant has high economic value, especially its flowers, which sell for 350,000–500,000 VND per kilogram. Fresh fruits fetch around 90,000 VND per kilogram and fresh leaves about 20,000 VND per kilogram. The crop has helped increase household income and gradually lifted many local farmers out of poverty. Photo by courtesy/VNA