(HBO) - In December, Tan Lac district began harvesting grapefruits - the most well-known local specialty.
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In order to ensure productivity, VietGAP-standard grapefruit orchard brings revenue
of over 200 million VND to Bui Van Vinh family in Dong Tien village, Dong Lai
commune, Tan Lac district.
This year, nearly 100 grapefruit trees of Bui
Van Vinh, a farmer in Dong Tien village, Dong Lai commune, Tan Lac district, yielded
well again. The most fruitful tree bears over 500 fruits while the rest has 300
fruits per tree on average. All grapefruit trees are cultivated under VietGAP
standards so that their output, quality and consumption are also ensured,
bringing a stable income to his family.
like Vinh’s family, the family of hamlet chief
Luong Ba Cuong is excited to enter the grapefruit harvest season. Cuong said the
village is home to 70 houses which all grow grapefruit trees on a total area of
over 20ha. His family and 22 others join the Dong Lai clean farm produce
cooperative with 10ha of grapefruits grown under VietGAP standards. Though newly
established since early 2017, the cooperative has so far achieved remarkable
results. Up to 53 cooperative members are realising a plan to bring Tan Lac red-flesh
grapefruits to the market. To do that, all fruits must meet high quality
standards, particularly 30ha of grapefruits which have achieved VietGAP quality
standards.
At present, Tan Lac district boasts 52ha of
VietGAP-certified grapefruits in Dong Lai, Thanh Hoi and Tu Ne communes. Its total
grapefruit farming area has soared from nearly 110ha in 2013 to about 1,046ha,
mostly in low-lying communes.
Around 395ha of Tan Lac grapefruits are ready
for harvest now. Each ha of red-flesh grapefruits yields 35,000 fruits on
average, equivalent to 30 tonnes per ha at the price of nearly 15,000 VND per
fruit, bringing an average income of 525 million VND per ha per crop. For green
skin grapefruits, the average yield is 15,000 fruits per ha, or 20 tonnes per
ha at the price of roughly 30,000 VND per kg, bringing an average income of 600
million VND per ha per crop.
With high economic value during the crop,
grapefruits promise to bring high incomes to hundreds of local households./.
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Hoa Binh province hosted the "Meet India 2024" conference on November 16, marking a significant step in strengthening bilateral economic ties between Vietnam and India.
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