Former battlefield land becomes 'green gold mine'

Tuan Giao Commune has a cool climate and big hills, which is good for growing macadamia trees.
At first, people planted macadamia trees to try them out. The trees grew well, so now many people are planting them.
Now, you can see many green macadamia hills in Tuan Giao. Macadamia trees are giving hope to many highland families.
The Tuan Giao Commune started 30 macadamia projects from 2023 to 2025. Many households are participating in these projects.
The commune thinks macadamia is a key crop for agricultural development.
Now, Tuan Giao has over 2,396 hectares of macadamia trees. Many of these trees are already producing nuts.
Macadamia trees bring significant income to the people.
In Cha Village, many families have stable income from macadamia trees. The trees are not hard to take care of.
Older macadamia trees can produce a lot of nuts. Each hectare can bring a lot of money to the families.
Lo Van La's family was one of the first to plant macadamia trees. Now, they have a big harvest and earn a lot of money.
Lo Van Mai's family also has macadamia trees. They planted them in 2017 and now the trees are producing many nuts.
Lo Van Mai thinks that in a few years, their macadamia trees will produce even more nuts and bring more income.
A large raw-material zone is being created.
Many macadamia processing facilities are being built in Tuan Giao. This helps increase the value of the crop.
The Thoa Doan macadamia processing facility is very busy during harvest season. They buy many nuts from local people.
Doan Thi Thoa, the owner of the facility, started with a small dryer. Now, she has expanded her business and sells many products.
Many households are now planting macadamia trees instead of other crops. This helps use the land more efficiently.
The concentrated macadamia areas are helping create a large raw material zone for processing and consumption.
People's mindset about production is changing. They are now focusing on quality and traceability.
People are joining linkage models and value chain production. This is helping improve product quality.
By 2026, Dien Bien had over 10,000 hectares of macadamia trees. They want to plant even more trees to restructure agriculture.
Dien Bien wants to have 90,000 hectares of macadamia trees by 2030. This will help reduce poverty in highland communities.
Thuy Hong