Agriculture and Environment Magazine works with Ho Thau commune to promote Shan Tuyet tea

Friday, 12/12/2025, 22:58 (GMT+7)
logo On December 12, Agriculture and Environment Magazine held a working session with Ho Thau commune, Tuyen Quang province, to discuss communication efforts for OCOP products, the development of agricultural tourism, and the building and promotion of the Ho Thau Shan Tuyet tea brand. The commune is home to nearly 1,600 hectares of ancient tea trees, located at elevations exceeding 1,700 meters above sea level.

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Participants in the working session included Ms. Hoang Thi Hanh, former Vice Minister and Vice Chairwoman of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs; Dr. Dao Xuan Hung, Editor-in-Chief of Agriculture and Environment Magazine; journalist Le Quang Huy, Head of the Economic Desk of the Magazine; Mr. Ly Choi Nhan, Secretary of the Commune Party Committee and Chairman of the Commune People’s Council; Ms. Hoang Thi Hanh, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Commune Party Committee; Mr. Hoang Xuan Hoa, Deputy Secretary of the Commune Party Committee and Chairman of the Commune People’s Committee; Vice Chairmen of the Commune People’s Committee Mr. Phuong Chan Nu and Mr. Giang Van Thang; together with leaders of specialized divisions, representatives of enterprises and cooperatives, tea producers, and members of the press.

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Mr. Ly Choi Nhan, Secretary of the Ho Thau Commune Party Committee and Chairman of the Commune People’s Council, and Dr. Dao Xuan Hung, Editor-in-Chief of Agriculture and Environment Magazine, co-chaired the working session

The working session reflected Ho Thau Commune’s strong determination to build a flagship agricultural product brand while concurrently promoting agricultural tourism as a driver of local development.

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Mr. Ly Choi Nhan, Secretary of the Ho Thau Commune Party Committee, delivered a welcome address

Mr. Ly Choi Nhan, Secretary of the Commune Party Committee and Chairman of the Commune People’s Council, noted that unlocking the value of ancient Shan Tuyet tea trees and linking tea products with experiential tourism requires close cooperation with the press and media to gradually awaken the area’s long-overlooked potential.

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Mr. Hoang Xuan Hoa, Chairman of the Ho Thau Commune People’s Committee, expressed confidence that cooperation between the Commune People’s Committee and Agriculture and Environment Magazine will become an important foundation for practical support to local development, particularly in communication, promotion of potential, and attraction of investment resources
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Dr. Dao Xuan Hung, Editor-in-Chief of Agriculture and Environment Magazine, spoke at the working session.

Dr. Dao Xuan Hung, Editor-in-Chief of Agriculture and Environment Magazine, expressed the Magazine’s commitment to accompanying Ho Thau Commune in harnessing its comparative advantages and strengthening communication efforts to build the brand of its key agricultural products, notably Ho Thau Shan Tuyet tea cultivated across nearly 1,600 hectares.

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Mr. Loi Ta Chan, Head of Son Thanh Ha Hamlet, proposed identifying tea as the commune’s spearhead product and studying ways to combine tea development with tourism to open up new consumer markets.
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Mr. Phan Dao Phau, Chairman of the Commune Farmers’ Association, proposed expert consultation to enhance the value of tea cultivation.
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Mr. Phuong Chan Nu, Vice Chairman of the Ho Thau Commune People’s Committee, called for comprehensive planning of the tea-growing area and strict avoidance of pesticides and chemical fertilizers to protect the ecosystem and build clean products
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Mr. Giang Van Thang, Vice Chairman of the Commune People’s Committee, expressed the hope that Agriculture and Environment Magazine will organize seminars and forums for tea-growing households to help farmers access production knowledge, change farming practices, enhance tea value, and move toward sustainable poverty reduction
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The Secretary of the Ho Thau Commune Party Committee presented the commune’s flagship tea product to Ms. Hoang Thi Hanh, former Vice Minister and Vice Chairwoman of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs.
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Mr. Ly Choi Nhan presented Ho Thau Shan Tuyet Tea to the Editor-in-Chief of Agriculture and Environment Magazine
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Dr. Dao Xuan Hung presented publications of Agriculture and Environment Magazine to the leaders of Ho Thau Commune
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Overview of the working session

The proposals and recommendations put forward by Ho Thau Commune, together with the commitment of long-term cooperation from Agriculture and Environment Magazine, are expected to create new momentum for unlocking local potential and promoting socio-economic development. This collaboration will also serve as a foundation for continued joint activities in the coming period, with the goal of improving livelihoods and positioning Ho Thau as a notable destination for agricultural tourism.

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