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| A farmer harvesting longan in northern Hung Yen Province. Longan growers should apply technologies in production to improve quality of fruits. — Photo nhanlonghungyen.com.vn |
HUNG YEN (Biz Hub) — Longan growers should apply technologies in production to improve their fruit's quality and value, heard attendees at a conference to promote longan consumption held in the northern Hung Yen Province's Khoai Chau District on Tuesday.
Businesses at the event, which saw the participation of over 200 representatives from cooperatives, local farmers and businesses from Ha Noi and HCM City hailed Hung Yen's longan varieties. Hapro Ha Noi's Managing Director Mai Khue Anh suggested local authorities and relevant bodies provide technical support to local farmers to ensure their longan products are in line with standards on food safety in the growing, harvesting and packaging processes.
Director of Agri Viet Hung Trading Company, Do Dinh Hung also underlined the significance of the brand name and quality of Hung Yen longans, saying that farmers need to grow their longan trees in line with the VietGAP standard to secure their consumption niche.
Chairman of the Khoai Chau District People's Committee Nguyen Duc Son said the Ham Tu Commune produces 120 tonnes of longans meeting VietGAP standards for export. The district has also called on local farmers to select high-yield varieties of longan and ensure their production meets the requirements of food safety. Vice chairman of the provincial People's Committee Dang Ngoc Quynh highly valued the link among co-operatives, farmers and businesses in promoting the local longans. He said the province would facilitate businesses dealing with agricultural products as well as support the connection among stakeholders in the field to boost exports.
The co-operation among commercial centres and supermarkets would help longan and other agricultural products penetrate demanding markets such as the US, EU and Japan. Participants also witnessed the signing of a number of agreements between longan growers and businesses.
Khoai Chau District is the biggest longan growing area in Hung Yen, with over 1,600 hectares of trees, mostly in Ham Tu, Dong Ket, Binh Kieu, An Vi and Ong Dinh communes. This year, the district produced 20,000 tonnes of fresh longans, worth over VND400 billion (US$16 million). — VNS
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Nguyen Van Dung, chairman of the northern Hoa Binh Province People's Committee on the same day granted trademark registration for Son Thuy longan in Kim Boi District.
The intellectual property protection would help Son Thuy longan expand its market as well as bring clean agricultural products to consumers.
This has been the 8th product in the province registered for intellectual property protection.
The registration has been considered a condition to promote production and public awareness. It would also help develop traditional products.
By the end of June, the province had 107ha of Son Thuy longan with productivity of 14 tonnes per ha and average income of VND300 million each. The selling price of the longan are VND20,000-25,000 per kilo.
The province's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development also granted food safety certification to 31 households growing the longan. — VNS
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