From intercropping to main crop
Krong Pac is a mountainous district of Dak Lak province. With a relatively flat terrain, most of the land area in the district belongs to the fertile red-brown basalt soil group, which is very favorable for the development of long-term industrial crops and perennial fruit trees such as: Coffee, pepper, durian, avocado, ... in which, the durian growing area alone has reached more than 8,000 hectares.
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| Dak Lak has now risen to the leading position in the country in terms of durian acreage, reaching about 34,000-35,000 hectares, with an output of over 300,000 tons. Photo: Dak Lak Newspaper |
Mr. Y Djoang Nie - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Krong Pac district - said that durian trees have been intercropped in coffee gardens in the district since 2004 by Phuoc An Coffee Company in Ea Yong commune with an area of about 400 hectares.
The results show that the soil and climate conditions in the district are very suitable for developing durian production, so people continue to intercrop durian trees in coffee gardens.
According to the review data in March 2023, the whole district of Krong Pac has 7,157 hectares of durian, an increase of more than 3,000 hectares compared to 2022. Of which, the pure durian growing area is 610 hectares, the intercropping area in coffee gardens is 6,547 hectares; there are more than 3,300 hectares in the business period, mainly concentrated in Ea Yong, Ea Kenh, and Ea Knuec communes. The main durian variety is Dona, the rest are Ri6, Musang King varieties...
In 2024, the entire district increased by nearly 1,000 hectares of durian compared to 2023; the durian area during the business period also increased by 695 hectares; the total durian output of the entire district is expected to reach over 92,000 tons. The durian area certified by VietGAP has reached over 1,200 hectares.
Durian products bring high economic efficiency, becoming one of the main crops, contributing to increasing people's income and developing the district's economy. Krong Pac durian products have superior quality advantages compared to other localities, which have been evaluated by traders and consumers. Accordingly, durian has a fragrant, delicious taste, yellow flesh, and a characteristic high sweetness and fat content.
According to Mr. Y Djoang Nie, currently durian trees play an important role in the development of agricultural production in the district, bringing high profits and income to people as well as facilities and agents purchasing, processing, packaging and consuming durian in the area.
To ensure sustainable development of durian, meeting market requirements for product quality and safety. In recent years, Krong Pac district has stepped up investment to support organizations, individuals, and durian producers to apply safe production processes according to standards such as VietGAP, organic production; build and manage production areas, packaging facilities to ensure product traceability according to domestic and export market requirements, encourage people to cooperate in production and consumption with cooperatives, cooperative groups, and export packaging purchasing and packaging enterprises that have been granted codes according to regulations.
At the same time, the brand building and trademark of fresh durian products of Krong Pac district has been granted certificate No. 413207 by the Department of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the certificate of registration of the trademark "Krong Pac durian" for the collective of Farmers' Association of Krong Pac district according to Decision No. 16552/QD-STT, dated March 8, 2022 of the Department of Intellectual Property - Ministry of Science and Technology.
In the district, there are currently 153 establishments purchasing, processing, and packaging durian products. The purchase price of durian has increased sharply in the past 2 years, giving durian growers more options to sell at reasonable prices and better profits.
Clean Agriculture Service Cooperative (Phuoc Hoa village, Ea Yong commune, Krong Pac district) currently has 160 hectares of durian, of which 146.7 hectares have been granted Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) certificate; Certificate of the right to use the collective trademark "Krong Pac durian" for Krong Pac durian products, Dak Lak province with an area of 149.33 hectares.
Talking to reporters of the Industry and Trade Newspaper, Mr. Pham Quoc Dung - Deputy Director of the Clean Agricultural Service Cooperative (Phuoc Hoa village, Ea Yong commune, Krong Pac district) - informed that the Cooperative has a total of 153 members, including 30 official members and 123 associate members. In order to provide better services to members, expand production and business, increase product value, create more jobs, and increase income for cooperative members.
In 2024, the Cooperative invested in 2 new supply points for materials, fertilizers, and pesticides to meet the requirements of Cooperative members and people in the region. Completed the necessary facilities to meet the requirements of the chain linking the consumption of the main product, fresh durian. Implemented the "organic" production conversion project, thereby renovating the organic-oriented durian garden associated with value chain linkage. Implemented the Safe Durian Production Model - "Organic Orientation", in which 650 new Dona durian trees were planted; implemented the program "Experience enjoying durian in the garden and visiting ancient durian trees" for domestic and foreign customers when coming to Dak Lak. Due to good production and linkage, the output of the Cooperative has been quite favorable so far, and the Cooperative's products have been highly appreciated by customers.
“The unit that sells the output products of the cooperative is Chanh Thu Fruit Import-Export Company Limited. The gardens that sell the output products are assessed to have stable output and good product quality. The output products are purchased by the affiliate according to the auction price at each time,” said Mr. Pham Quoc Dung.
Bring billions of income to farmers
Like many families in Dak Lak, in Dak Nong, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Hang's family in EaT'ling Town, Cu Jut District has more than 2 hectares of Dona durian in the 7th year. At the end of May, when preparing for the harvest, she received a deposit from traders for all 300 trees in the garden at a price of 80,000 VND/kg, much higher than last year. It is estimated that this year, Ms. Hang's durian garden will yield more than 35 tons, nearly 3 billion VND is within reach.
Gia Lai province is also one of the places that harvest durians earlier than the entire Central Highlands. Mr. Hoang Van Dat, Binh Giao commune, Chu Prong district has a durian garden of 200 trees, Ri6 variety. This year, his family will harvest about 25 tons of durians. With the price that traders are looking to buy at 60,000 VND/kg, his family will earn about 1.5 billion VND.
Mr. Tran The Hoang - a resident of Ea Ksô village, Ea Nam commune, Ea H'leo district, Dak Lak province - said that his family has invested in growing Dona durian for 7 years with an area of over 3 hectares, this year the output reached about 20 tons. "We have signed a contract with traders at a price of 90,000 VND/kg, if the purchase is favorable, we will earn about 1.8 billion VND, minus the initial investment cost, the profit will be about 1.3 billion VND" - Mr. Tran The Hoang shared.
In Lam Dong province, the total durian growing area is 21,147 hectares; of which, the harvested area is 11,554 hectares and the expected output in 2024 is 135,000 tons. The whole province is currently granted 116 growing area codes with a total area of 5,597.13 hectares.
According to records, at the same time, the durian purchase price was purchased by businesses and traders at over 70,000 VND/kg for Dona durian and over 55,000 VND for Ri6. In particular, the Dona durian price at the garden was purchased by traders at over 80,000 VND/kg.
Many people in Phuoc Loc, Ha Lam, Doan Ket communes... in Da Huoai district, Lam Dong (areas where durian is being harvested in abundance) affirmed that with the current durian price, many families have high revenue, contributing to stabilizing their lives and gradually getting rich.
Besides the results that durian trees bring, according to experts, this crop is also facing many challenges due to rapid development, many places continue to expand the area because of chasing market prices and concerns about quality.
Mr. Vu Duc Con - Chairman of Dak Lak Province Durian Association - said In recent years, durian consumption has been favorable, prices have always been high, growers have made large profits, and durian production scale has increased rapidly, especially in the concentrated areas of the Southeast, the Mekong Delta, especially the Central Highlands with the method of intercropping durian in coffee gardens. |
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