High productivity of Bach Dang red flesh dragon fruits

Business - PublishedTime : 16:29, 03/07/2022

Based on the number of fruits, flower buds, and the golden age of plants (3 – 5 years), the yield of red flesh dragon fruits in the commune is estimated to increase by 30% compared to the previous year.

Nguyen Van Thuan, Director of Bach Dang Clean Agricultural Product Production and Trading Cooperative, checks his red flesh dragon fruit garden grown according to GlobalGAP standard

Households growing red flesh dragon fruit trees in Bach Dang commune, Kinh Mon town, are harvesting the first fruits this year.

Sale is favorable with the selling price at the beginning of the season ranges between 15,000 - 18,000 VND/kg, 3,000 VND/kg lower than the previous year.

Red flesh dragon fruits in Bach Dang are annually harvested from the 5th lunar month to the end of the 10th lunar month.

Averagely, 1 ha of dragon fruit trees brings an economic value of over 500 million VND.

Dragon fruits grown by Bach Dang Clean Agricultural Product Production and Trading Cooperative have traceability stamps and are available in stores, supermarkets, and wholesale markets for agricultural products in Ha Noi, Hai Phong, and Quang Ninh and on e-transaction platforms.

Bach Dang Clean Agricultural Product Production and Trading Cooperative is currently having 60 ha of organically-cultivated red flesh dragon fruit trees, including 11.5 ha of GlobalGAP-grown ones.

BAO THANH