Illustrative picture (Supply: VNA)Hung Yen (VNA) – Phu Cu district within the northern province of Hung Yen, the “capital” of early-ripening hybrid litchi, is finalising preparations to make sure the sleek promoting of the tropical fruit as it’s coming into harvesting season in two weeks.
Phu Cu is residence to 1,100 hectares of litchi, together with 850 hectares of early-ripening hybrid litchi, principally in Tam Da, Minh Tien and Tien Tien communes.
The district has three litchi areas which were licensed to satisfy necessities to export to Japan, the Republic of Korea and Europe.
Vu Xuan Quy, Vice Chairman of the district Individuals’s Committee stated that the harvesting season of the native early-ripening hybrid litchi usually falls in late Might, 2-3 weeks sooner than different kinds of litchi. This 12 months, the district expects an output of 12,000-15,000 tonnes.
Based on native farmers, Phu Cu early-ripening hybrid litchi has particular and excellent scrumptious style, turning into a specialty that’s liked by shoppers.
Native cooperatives, companies signal agreements on litchi promoting (Photograph: VNA)Nguyen Kha Phuc, Chairman of the district Individuals’s Committee stated that the locality has create beneficial circumstances for native farmers and merchants to promote and purchase early-ripening hybrid litchi merchandise.
It has targeted on directing and guiding native farmers to develop litchi in the direction of VietGAP requirements, whereas registering the four-star OCOP (One Commune-One Product) title for the product, he stated.
Nguyen Van Tho, Director of the Hung Yen Division of Trade and Commerce stated that the division is making ready for a collection of commerce promotion occasions beginning with the Hung Yen litchi market at Ecopark in Van Giang district.
Tho requested related businesses to overview info of distributors and merchants which have signed contracts with native farmers and introduce this 12 months’s merchandise to them.
The official pledged to proceed supporting native farmers in looking for new distributors and markets to advertise litchi consumption.
Tho additionally suggested the farmers to make sure steady high quality of their merchandise and preserve shut contacts with patrons, thus guaranteeing steady promoting actions./.
VNA