Can Tho to spend 58 billion VND to develop fruit farming

  • Jackfruit orchards in Dinh Mon commune, Thoi Lai district. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
    Jackfruit orchards in Dinh Mon commune, Thoi Lai district. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
  • A jackfruit plantation in Dinh Mon commune, Thoi Lai district. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
    A jackfruit plantation in Dinh Mon commune, Thoi Lai district. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
  • A longan plantation of the Dong Tam Cooperative in Dinh Mon commune, Thoi Lai district. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
    A longan plantation of the Dong Tam Cooperative in Dinh Mon commune, Thoi Lai district. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
  • A jackfruit plantation in Dinh Mon commune, Thoi Lai district. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
    A jackfruit plantation in Dinh Mon commune, Thoi Lai district. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
  • A jackfruit plantation in Dinh Mon commune, Thoi Lai district. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
    A jackfruit plantation in Dinh Mon commune, Thoi Lai district. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will spend 58 billion VND (2.5 million USD) from now until 2025 to develop intensive farming of orchards and create brand names for fruits. A new plan announced by the municipal its People’s Committee also envisages development of production codes for fruits, which would help promote brand names and increase the competitiveness of the fruits to foster exports, focusing on the domestic market, production of fruit-related products for exports, and attracting tourists to orchards. The city has nearly 24,000ha under fruits and an annual output of 170,000 tonnes. Increasingly, its fruit farmers are adopting good agricultural practices (GAP) standards, with 477ha under VietGAP and 37 areas with a total area of 602ha getting production codes. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm

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