Officers of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development support people in Yen Lam (Ham Yen) to grow oranges according to organic standards.

In the report of the People's Committee of Ham Yen district on July 24, the whole district only has 4,000 hectares of oranges, reaching 80% of the plan, of which 3,700 hectares are being harvested. According to the leader of the Fruit Tree Center of Ham Yen district, after inspection, many orange gardens showed signs of poor development, wilting, and gradually dying, with the risk of continuing to decline.

In Decision No. 358/2021 of the People's Committee of Tuyen Quang province on approving the Project on restructuring the agricultural sector for the period 2021 - 2025 and orientation to 2030, the orange tree is still one of the main crops. According to the District Fruit Tree Center, from 2021 to now, when the orange area in the district began to die and gradually decrease, the unit has worked with many specialized agencies such as: Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Science and Technology, Tan Trao University, Plant Protection Institute, Department of Crop Production (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) to survey and assess the level of disease infection of orange trees. At the same time, coordinate the implementation of many topics and projects such as planting Vetiver grass to detoxify the soil, organic orange growing care process, quality orange production care process.

Comrade Do Van Hoa, Vice Chairman of Ham Yen District People's Committee affirmed that in addition to efforts to protect the area of ​​​​navel oranges, the district also encourages localities, farm owners, gardeners depending on the soil of each region to choose suitable crops and have high economic value to develop such as apples, dragon fruit to diversify agricultural products and ensure the seasonal rotation factor, increasing economic value.

He Hoa believes that with the efforts of the Department of Agriculture and the acumen of the people, Ham Yen will maintain the navel orange brand and become a valuable fruit tree.