According to Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), Doan Thi Chai, the province has more than 20 hectares of longan granted regional codes for export to the US.
The crop has been grown by over 170 local households in Hong Nam commune in Hung Yen city and Ham Tu commune in Khoai Chau district. The total production is expected to harvest about 80 tonnes this year, she said.
The Deputy Director also noted that, in order to meet standards of US market, all coded longan areas will be cultivated under the Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practice (VietGAP) standards. Accordingly, farmers only use permitted bio-pesticides and keep spray diaries to ensure longan quality and safety.
The farmers have been trained in longan growing techniques and the proper use of herbicides and taught the export procedures required by the US and other foreign markets. They have also been helped by the provincial DARD to monitor plant diseases and pesticide residues.
Hung Yen province has more than 3,000 hectares of longan grown in peak season, in which 2,000 hectares of longan are farmed in Khoai Chau, Tien Lu and Kim Dong districts and Hung Yen city.
In recent years, the province has been building intensive longan farming areas and developing productive longan farming areas attached to the renovation of traditional longan to improve fruit quality and productivity.
The crop has been grown by over 170 local households in Hong Nam commune in Hung Yen city and Ham Tu commune in Khoai Chau district. The total production is expected to harvest about 80 tonnes this year, she said.
The Deputy Director also noted that, in order to meet standards of US market, all coded longan areas will be cultivated under the Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practice (VietGAP) standards. Accordingly, farmers only use permitted bio-pesticides and keep spray diaries to ensure longan quality and safety.
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Hung Yen province has more than 3,000 hectares of longan grown in peak season, in which 2,000 hectares of longan are farmed in Khoai Chau, Tien Lu and Kim Dong districts and Hung Yen city.
In recent years, the province has been building intensive longan farming areas and developing productive longan farming areas attached to the renovation of traditional longan to improve fruit quality and productivity.
