Tien Giang revives durian orchards hit by saltwater intrusion

  • Photo: Durian trees are dead in an orchard in Cai Lay district’s Tam Binh commune, the province’s largest durian growing area. VNA Photo: Minh Trí
    Photo: Durian trees are dead in an orchard in Cai Lay district’s Tam Binh commune, the province’s largest durian growing area. VNA Photo: Minh Trí
  • Photo: Durian trees are dead in an orchard in Cai Lay district’s Tam Binh commune, the province’s largest durian growing area. VNA Photo: Minh Trí
    Photo: Durian trees are dead in an orchard in Cai Lay district’s Tam Binh commune, the province’s largest durian growing area. VNA Photo: Minh Trí
  • Photo: Farmers cut down dead durian trees in an orchard in Cai Lay district’s Tam Binh commune, the province’s largest durian growing area. VNA Photo: Minh Trí
    Photo: Farmers cut down dead durian trees in an orchard in Cai Lay district’s Tam Binh commune, the province’s largest durian growing area. VNA Photo: Minh Trí
The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang has stepped up measures to recover durian orchards damaged by severe saltwater intrusion and drought in the 2019 – 2020 dry season. The province, which is the country’s largest fruit producer, has more than 13,500ha of durian, accounting for 14.7 percent of the province’s total fruit areas. Severe saltwater intrusion and drought in the 2019 – 2020 dry season damaged 5,343ha of fruits, including 4,500ha of durian orchards in the province’s western area. Many orchards were damaged up to 70 percent, the rate at which the orchards are considered lost. VNA Photo: Minh Trí

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