Tran Van Tuyen, a Cao Phong villager, takes care of his 7-ha orange garden, which turns in an annual revenue of 5 billion VND. (Photo: VNA) Hoa Binh (VNA) – The second Cao Phong orange festival and the 2016 northwestern farming, tourism and trade fair are underway at the Cao Phong cultural centre, in the northern province of Hoa Binh.
More than 200 firms are operating 350 stalls at the two events.
Starting from November 13, the festival and the trade fair will run until November 20. They aim to promote the Cao Phong oranges and business connectivity across the northwestern region.
In 2014, Hoa Binh’s Cao Phong district received Geographical Indication for its oranges. In 2016, the intellectual property institute in Vietnam recognised the fruit as one of the ten most popular Vietnamese trademarks.
Cao Phong district is home to more than 2,000 hectares of citrus fruit, accounting for nearly one third of the entire citrus plantation in Hoa Binh.-VNA
