Comrades Luong Nguyen Minh Triet - Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Ho Quang Buu - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, along with representatives of leaders of departments and branches of the province; The delegation of Hamyang district (Korea), localities in the neighboring provinces of Kon Tum and Quang Ngai attended, along with a large number of people and tourists.
The festival takes place from August 1 to August 3, with main activities including the procession of the Sam Ngoc Linh symbol, Ngoc Linh Ginseng and Mountain Medicine Market, Cay Ne performance contest, and Sam Ngoc Linh Ginseng Contest on stage, etc.
This is an important event, aiming to build brands, promote trade, and introduce and promote products from Ngoc Linh ginseng in domestic and foreign markets. Introducing to visitors the unique cultural features of ethnic minorities in the mountainous region of Nam Tra My. Calling on the community to join hands to protect the forest environment, and preserve and promote the nation's traditional cultural values, contributing to socio-economic development.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Tran Duy Dung - Chairman of Nam Tra My District People's Committee said that the district has planned a Ginseng growing area with an area of over 15,000 hectares, conserving about 100 hectares, equivalent to about 2 million trees and developing the Ginseng raw material area of over 1,650 hectares with more than 1,500 households participating in planting; Attracted 18 businesses to register to grow Ginseng under the forest canopy, with an area of more than 341.75 hectares.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Quang Buu suggested that Nam Tra My district needs to effectively implement the Prime Minister's Decision to approve the Vietnamese ginseng development program. In particular, focus on propagating and mobilizing people to preserve and develop the original Ngoc Linh ginseng variety, not importing other types of Ginseng to plant in the area. Detect, denounce, and fight against fraudulent acts and illegal profiteering in breeding, growing, and selling fake Ngoc Linh ginseng.