Thiện Long is a disadvantaged Zone III commune with a total natural area of 16,726 hectares. More than 90% of its land is designated as forestry land. These favorable conditions provide strong potential for developing the forest-based economy, particularly Vietnamese cinnamon production. Recognizing this advantage, Lang Son Province has actively encouraged residents to expand the cultivation area of this valuable crop.
Đặng Liên Tăng’s family in Tân Tiến Village is among the households that have successfully developed Vietnamese cinnamon cultivation in Thiện Long Commune. In 2012, after receiving encouragement from local officials, the family converted approximately one hectare of forested hillside into a cinnamon plantation. They planted more than 3,000 trees.
Vietnamese cinnamon production
Tăng said that he attended technical training courses on forest cultivation and management. This helped ensure healthy tree growth. In 2025, the family harvested its cinnamon forest and earned nearly VND 400 million. Encouraged by these returns, the family has replanted the harvested area. It also continues to manage around five hectares of Vietnamese cinnamon production in 2014.
Tăng’s family is not alone. Today, virtually every household in Tân Tiến Village grows Vietnamese cinnamon as a key source of income. Đặng Quý Vượng is the Secretary of the village Party Cell and Head of Tân Tiến Village. He said all 109 households in the village cultivate cinnamon, covering a combined area of more than 200 hectares.
Vietnamese cinnamon powder
Over the years, cinnamon has become the village’s primary income-generating crop. Thanks to Vietnamese cinnamon production, many families have escaped poverty and improved their living standards. By the end of 2025, the village had only five poor households, down from 19 in 2024.
Beyond Tân Tiến Village, the cinnamon cultivation movement has expanded rapidly across Thiện Long Commune in recent years. Vietnam’s cinnamon has become the commune’s dominant crop, with particularly large growing areas in Khuổi Nà, Khuổi Bổng, Hợp Thành, and Thanh Bình villages.
Hoàng Đăng Duy is the Head of the Economic Department of Thiện Long Commune. He said the local government has introduced various measures to encourage Vietnamese cinnamon production. These include helping farmers access preferential loans for planting and maintaining cinnamon forests, as well as organizing technical training courses to improve production skills.
Vietnamese cinnamon cut
Each year, the commune coordinates with relevant agencies to hold three to four training sessions on forest cultivation and management techniques. To date, outstanding loans through the Bình Gia Social Policy Bank Transaction Office have reached VND 57.2 billion. These loans have benefited 866 local households.
Supported by proactive local policies and farmers’ own efforts, Thiện Long’s cinnamon-growing area has expanded to more than 1,400 hectares. As a result, it has become one of the largest cinnamon-producing communes in the province. On average, the commune harvests more than 200 tonnes of Vietnamese cinnamon barks annually. This generates around VND 4 billion in economic value.
Vietnamese cinnamon sticks
Rather than relying solely on raw cinnamon sales, the commune has gradually developed value-added processing to increase product value. Two local cooperatives now specialize in purchasing, processing, and manufacturing Vietnamese cinnamon products. They buy dozens of tonnes of cinnamon bark, leaves, and branches from local farmers each year. In 2025, Tân Hòa Cinnamon Agricultural Production and Services Cooperative also developed cinnamon-scented sachets.
The economic benefits of Vietnamese cinnamon production have enabled many households in Thiện Long to escape poverty and build more prosperous livelihoods. As a result, the commune’s poverty rate declined from 12.64% in 2024 to 4.86% in 2025. Meanwhile, average annual per capita income reached VND 38 million in 2025, an increase of more than VND 5 million from the previous year.
Building on these achievements, Thiện Long aims to expand its Vietnamese cinnamon production area to 2,500 hectares by 2030. It also plans to diversify cinnamon-based products to further enhance the crop’s value and provide stable incomes for local residents.
Vietnamese source: https://baolangson.vn/thien-long-vuon-len-tu-que-5077825.html
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