Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Binh Thuan (VNA) – Since thestart of this year, more than 10,000 ha of dragonfruit in the south centralcoastal province of Binh Thuan has been grown under VietGap standards, anincrease of over 500 ha compared to 2017 and accounting for about 30 percent ofthe province’s dragonfruit growing area.
Ham Thuan Nam district has the largest areaof dragonfruit crop under VietGap standards with 6,000 ha, followed by HamThuan Bac and Bac Binh districts with 3,500 ha and 340 ha, respectively.
Since 2009, a project towards the safeproduction of dragonfruit that meets VietGap standards has changed the farmers’traditional cultivation methods and bolstered the application of science andtechnology in line with the current trend of development.
Dragonfruit has become a prominent stapleof Binh Thuan and raked in high export values, as the province is currentlyhome to more than 29,000 ha of dragonfruit, yielding about 600,000 tonnes peryear.
The province’s agricultural sector willwork with localities to raise public awareness of the importance and process ofsafe farm produce production, said the provincial Department of Agriculturaland Rural Development.
It will call on firms to purchasedragonfruit under VietGap standards and encourage the building of a value chainbetween businesses and dragonfruit growers. –VNA
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