Harvesting Dien grapefruit in Hanoi

Ngoc Thuy - Photo: Bich Hoi.

Dec 24, 2020 / 09:05 AM

In the final days of the year, locals are busy with harvesting Dien grapefruit to sell at the local market.

Dien grapefruit, Vietnam’s famous strain of grapefruit, is the famous product of three wards Phuc Dien, Phu Dien and Minh Khai in Bac Tu Liem district, which has a more delicious taste compared to those grown in other regions.

Dien grapefruit is Vietnam’s famous strain of grapefruit.

Ripe grapefruit ready for harvest.

In the final days of the year, locals are busy with harvesting Dien grapefruit to sell the local market.

In the garden, farmers use bottles to trap flies.

Farmer Nguyen Thi Dao is harvesting the first batch of grapefruit.

A farmer in Phuc Dien ward, Bac Tu Liem district, harvests Dien grapefruit.

Farmers stick traceability stamps on Dien grapefruits after being harvested.

Traceability stamps are put on grapefruits on the grapefruit trees.

Grapefruit here are organic products and planted under the Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP).

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