First lot of Tan Lac red-flesh grapefruit exported to UK

The first lot of 5,400 Tan Lac red-flesh grapefruits of the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh was exported to the United Kingdom on November 24.
First lot of Tan Lac red-flesh grapefruit exported to UK ảnh 1Tan Lac red-flesh grapefruits (Photo: VNA)
Hoa Binh (VNA) – The first lot of 5,400 Tan Lac red-fleshgrapefruits of the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh was exported to theUnited Kingdom on November 24.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dinh CongSu said that this is a result of the joint effort of the provincialagricultural sector, cooperatives and locals in Tan Lac district.

The export of this fruit will be a great encouragement forlocal farms to strive for more export shipments of other agricultural products,he added.

First lot of Tan Lac red-flesh grapefruit exported to UK ảnh 2The first lot of 5,400 Tan Lac red-flesh grapefruits exported to the UK. (Photo: VNA)
Nguyen Huy Nhuan, Director of the provincial Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development, stated that in addition to the expansion of cultivation areas, locals’ application of science and technology in the production hasincreased and they are well aware of the role of organic fertilisers.

Besides red-flesh grapefruit, Tan Lac is also shipping itssugarcane abroad. This year, the district has been granted six planting areacodes for grapefruit to be exported to the European Union.

Currently, the district is growing citrus, including orangeand grapefruit, on 1,523 hectares, of which 1,420 hectares are for businesswith an estimated output of 22,200 tonnes./.
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