Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is now ranked 7th and5th worldwide in terms of tea production and exports, respectively.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment, the nation has 123,000ha under tea trees, capable ofproducing 1,02 million tonnes of fresh tea buds.
Vietnamese tea products are exported to 74 countries andterritories, including Pakistan, China, Russia, and Indonesia. The shipments toChina account for 12-15% of the country’s total export volume.
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In the first six months of this year, Vietnam shipped abroad 54,000 tonnes of tea for 94 million USD, down 6.4% in volume and 1.3% in value compared to the same period last year.
The country has over 170 tea varieties, with localproduction areas moving toward organic farming for sustainable growth andmeeting the market demand./.
Apart from stilt houses and seemingly endless terraced paddy fields, “shan tuyet” tea, a famous specialty of Phin Ho village, is one of the special things visitors cannot forget once setting foot in Tay Con Linh Mountain in the northernmost province of Ha Giang.
The century-old ancient tea gardens in Cam Lo district, the central province of Quang Tri, have significantly contributed to the promotion of tourism and economic development in the locality.
The Middle East, North Africa and South Africa are potential markets for tea products from Lai Chau province but their export is still modest due to a lack of information on each other and effective connections, Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu has said.
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Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) 
Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) 
