The district will continue to improve the branding of the fruit by expanding cultivation areas under VietGAP standards to contribute to the province’s clean food supply. This year, the People’s Committee of Tan Lac district registered the fruit in the country’s One Commune, One Product programme.

Dong Lai commune (Tan Lac district) expands grapefruit growing areas to generate higher income for locals.

Statistics show that Tan Lac district is currently home to more than 1,000 ha of grapefruit, with 395 ha of which being ready for harvest.

The growing areas stretch in communes along National Roads No.12B and No.6, notably Dong Lai, Thanh Hoi, Tu Ne, Ngoc My, Quy Hau, Man Duc and Phong Phu. Red grapefruit trees can generate an average income of more than 700 million VND per ha, and even over 1 billion VND per ha in some cases.

A cooperative specialising in growing, processing and marketing Tan Lac red grapefruit in Muong Khen township owns 30 ha of a variety of red grapefruit named Giang Loc, yielding 500,000 fruits a year. As the fruits are grown under VietGAP standards, only allowed substances are used.

Tan Lac red grapefruits are mostly round, some of them look like pears, weighing about 0.8- 1 kg each. Their peel turns yellow when ripen, with red juicy flesh and sweet taste. Especially, the fruit has a nice fragrance which distinguishes itself from that of other varieties like Dien, green and nam roi. Harvest time falls from the 10th to 12th month of the lunar year.

Head of the Agriculture and Rural Development office of Tan Lac district Vu Quang Hung said the collective trademark to its red grapefruit creates a chance for the district to continue the cultivation and development of its branding, thereby creating a driving force for agriculture restructure towards raising added values and sustainable development, in line with the national target programme of building new-style rural areas.

The district aims to expand the total grapefruit cultivation areas to 1,200 ha by 2020, serving as a foundation for the development of the fruit’s branding and building of Tan Lac red grapefruit geographical indication./.

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