Tan
Lac red-flesh grapefruit, which has received collective mark and been planted
under VietGAP standards, wins consumers’ confidence.
One of the biggest advantages of Tan Lac grapefruit is that this
fruit’s harvest time falls on the lunar New Year (Tet) festival. Therefore,
with its high quality, this fruit is always in the "sold-out” status and sold
at good prices, especially during Tet as the fruit received the "Tan Lac
red-flesh grapefruit” collective mark from the Ministry of Science and
Technology’s National Office of Intellectual Property in late November 2017.
Thanks to the recognition, many opportunities have been opened up for the most
typical product of Tan Lac district, raising the competitiveness of this fruit on
markets inside and outside the province. Moreover, many people visit grapefruit
orchards in Tan Lac to enjoy the fruit, while many potential partners come to
meet local farmers to sign consumption contracts.
Pham Khac Thuong, head of the Tan Lac Red Grapefruit Production,
Processing and Consumption Cooperative, said that "this is the first year we
have sold this kind of product on the market, but received good feedbacks from
our partners, including supermarkets and prestigious retailers nationwide. The
cooperative currently has around 30ha of fruits, mainly red grapefruit, of
which 7ha are in harvest time. All grapefruit trees are planted and cared under
VietGAP standards. In addition, the cooperative invested in a technology chain
to clean, classify, pack and preserve grapefruits following VietGAP standards
to provide products with the best quality and meeting the market’s strict
requirements during this Tet festival.
With around 350 ha in harvest time, red grapefruit has brought
about a cheerful and well-off Tet to hundreds of local households. According to
assessments of the district People’s Committee, local households can earn
around 700 million VND (30,870 USD) per ha, even over 1 billion VND per ha.
Thanks to high economic values, the district has invested in red-flesh and
green grapefruits which are suitable for the locality’s cultivation conditions,
resistant to insects, and have high productivity, quality and economic
efficiency. Especially, the fruit’s harvest time falls on the Tet festival,
which meets market requirements and helps it more competitive than other farm
produce.
The total area of grapefruit in Tan Lac district increases from
nearly 110ha in 2013 to 992ha at present, mainly in communes along national
highways 12B and 6, notably Dong Lai, Thanh Hoi, Tu Ne, Ngoc My, Quy Hau, Man
Duc and Phong Phu./.
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