The People's Committee of An Thanh commune, Tu Ky district, Hai Duong province, held the 4th Organic Rice – Ruoi (Ragworm) Festival on June 15.
An Thanh Commune has so far had 325 ha of organic farming integrated with ragworm and fiddler crab harvesting. The average annual yield is 450 tons of ragworms and 200 tons of fiddler crabs. The value of the products reaches 400 – 450 million VND per hectare per year, 8 –10 times higher than conventional intensive farming.
Tu Ky district is home to 41 products certified under the OCOP (One Commune One Product) program, including 17 products from organic farming and ragworm – fiddler crab harvesting areas.
NGUYEN THAO