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.
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./.