Da Lat, city of flowers, has offered unique entertainment farming andagri-tourism to visitors, attracting more and more tourists to the city,the Nhan Dan (People) online newspaper reported.
According tothe newspaper, Agritourists can choose a wide range of activities thatinclude learning about flower growing techniques, picking fruits andvegetables, shopping in farm gift shops and farm stands for localproduce or hand crafted-gifts.
Da Lat’s farmers have shiftedfrom their traditional method of growing strawberries in rows in theground to a new model of hanging strawberry gardens. The BiofreshCompany is a pioneer in this model and its strawberry farm next to theLake of Sighs has become a not-to miss destination for tourists toDa Lat.
The strawberry farm model is being multiplied in DaLat. Vuong Dinh Phi’s strawberry garden at Thanh Mau street is one ofthe first gardens in Da Lat to welcome visitors and offer picking fruitservice.
Phi shared that the 3,000 square metres did not meetthe increasing demand of visitors, for this reason, his family plannedto enlarge the garden’s area to 60,000 square metres.
In additionto strawberries, the visitors can also visit high-tech vegetablegardens such Mai Van Khan’s garden. He said that offering high-qualityand clean products to consumers helps popular his brand name. Currently,the brand name ‘Mr. Khan Vegetable’ has conquered markets in Ho ChiMinh City , Hanoi and Da Nang with output of over 1.5 tonnes perday and a turnover of 3 billion VND per year.
Called the “City ofFlowers ”, the flower is considered a key tourism product of thecity. Located in Ward 12, around 7km from Da Lat’s centre, ThaiPhien Flower Village is a display of thousands of flowers. Ho NgocDinh, Farmers' Association Chairman of Ward 12, Da Lat, said thatThai Phien Flower Village has over 230 ha glasshouses plantingdaisy, lily and eustoma.
He noted that Thai Phien is recognised as a “traditional trade village” with 900 different flower species.
Since the start of the year, thousands of domestic and internationalvisitors have visited the flower village to learn about farmingexperiences.
With the friendly production model, the gardens notonly bring economic benefits to growers but also contribute to tourismdevelopment in the province.
Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, DeputyDirector of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism,said in the coming time, the province will help owners of gardensimprove their businesses and expand farming tourism to neighbouringregions.
According to Vu Van Tu, Director of the Lam DongInvestment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Centre, more support will beprovided to local farmers to help them solve current problems, includinga lack of professional tourism skills, thus expanding the promisingagro-tourism model.
The province is now paying more attention to investing in science and technology.
LamDong province currently has 39,000 hectares of high-tech agriculturalfields, accounting for 15 percent of the province’s total cultivatedarea. The high-tech agricultural fields have helped earning between 250million VND and 1.2 billion VND per hectare per year.-VNA
According tothe newspaper, Agritourists can choose a wide range of activities thatinclude learning about flower growing techniques, picking fruits andvegetables, shopping in farm gift shops and farm stands for localproduce or hand crafted-gifts.
Da Lat’s farmers have shiftedfrom their traditional method of growing strawberries in rows in theground to a new model of hanging strawberry gardens. The BiofreshCompany is a pioneer in this model and its strawberry farm next to theLake of Sighs has become a not-to miss destination for tourists toDa Lat.
The strawberry farm model is being multiplied in DaLat. Vuong Dinh Phi’s strawberry garden at Thanh Mau street is one ofthe first gardens in Da Lat to welcome visitors and offer picking fruitservice.
Phi shared that the 3,000 square metres did not meetthe increasing demand of visitors, for this reason, his family plannedto enlarge the garden’s area to 60,000 square metres.
In additionto strawberries, the visitors can also visit high-tech vegetablegardens such Mai Van Khan’s garden. He said that offering high-qualityand clean products to consumers helps popular his brand name. Currently,the brand name ‘Mr. Khan Vegetable’ has conquered markets in Ho ChiMinh City , Hanoi and Da Nang with output of over 1.5 tonnes perday and a turnover of 3 billion VND per year.
Called the “City ofFlowers ”, the flower is considered a key tourism product of thecity. Located in Ward 12, around 7km from Da Lat’s centre, ThaiPhien Flower Village is a display of thousands of flowers. Ho NgocDinh, Farmers' Association Chairman of Ward 12, Da Lat, said thatThai Phien Flower Village has over 230 ha glasshouses plantingdaisy, lily and eustoma.
He noted that Thai Phien is recognised as a “traditional trade village” with 900 different flower species.
Since the start of the year, thousands of domestic and internationalvisitors have visited the flower village to learn about farmingexperiences.
With the friendly production model, the gardens notonly bring economic benefits to growers but also contribute to tourismdevelopment in the province.
Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, DeputyDirector of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism,said in the coming time, the province will help owners of gardensimprove their businesses and expand farming tourism to neighbouringregions.
According to Vu Van Tu, Director of the Lam DongInvestment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Centre, more support will beprovided to local farmers to help them solve current problems, includinga lack of professional tourism skills, thus expanding the promisingagro-tourism model.
The province is now paying more attention to investing in science and technology.
LamDong province currently has 39,000 hectares of high-tech agriculturalfields, accounting for 15 percent of the province’s total cultivatedarea. The high-tech agricultural fields have helped earning between 250million VND and 1.2 billion VND per hectare per year.-VNA
