Sir, why did Tra Vinh province decide to organize the Wax Coconut Festival, what is the significance of this event?
- Tra Vinh Wax Coconut Festival is a special event, organized to honor and promote the brand and values of wax coconut and affirm the efforts and determination of the locality in bringing deeply processed products from wax coconut to world markets.
Chairman of Tra Vinh Provincial People's Committee Le Van Han. Photo: HX
The event also facilitates trade, connects supply and demand, and calls for businesses to invest in agricultural processing and tourism in Cau Ke district in particular and Tra Vinh province in general. Through this, the province hopes to introduce and promote the province's potential, advantages, and investment attraction policies to domestic and foreign investors.
This year's Tra Vinh Wax Coconut Festival is especially large with the participation of provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta region, Ho Chi Minh City, Quang Nam,... Consulates General, consulates of countries in Ho Chi Minh City, scientists...
Can you tell us the time and main activities of this year's Tra Vinh Wax Coconut Festival?
- Tra Vinh Wax Coconut Festival takes place from tomorrow (August 25) and lasts until August 31. The venue is Cau Ke town, Cau Ke district, Tra Vinh province - where the wax coconut area is the largest in the province. Cau Ke district is also where wax coconuts are grown, with the highest wax content and the most delicious taste.
Within the framework of Tra Vinh Wax Coconut Festival, there will be main activities such as the opening ceremony (evening of August 25), a contest to prepare 100 delicious dishes from wax coconut to set a record (August 27), an exhibition of local specialty fruits (August 25-31), a seminar on the current status and potential of wax coconut 926/8), a tourism discussion with the theme "Cau Ke - potential along the Hau River" (August 30).
In particular, during the opening ceremony of Tra Vinh Wax Coconut Festival, the decision of the Department of Intellectual Property to grant "Certificate of registration of geographical indication for wax coconut products of Tra Vinh province" will be presented to the People's Committee of Tra Vinh province.
In addition, after the opening ceremony of Tra Vinh Coconut Festival, there will be a 15-minute low-altitude fireworks display at the ceremony area. The fireworks display will start at 9:30 p.m.
It is known that Tra Vinh Wax Coconut Festival is organized in coordination with the Vu Lan Thang Hoi Week event of Cau Ke district in 2024. So, what activities does the Vu Lan Thang Hoi Week of Cau Ke district include?
- Vu Lan Thang Hoi Week in Cau Ke district is an annual event that attracts 30,000-50,000 visitors. This year, this event is held in conjunction with Tra Vinh Wax Coconut Festival, which will increase the scale and diversity of activities.
The Vu Lan Thang Hoi Week in Cau Ke district takes place from August 27 to 31 with main activities such as: opening ceremony (evening of August 27), trade fair (August 25-31), culinary space (August 25-31), lion dance and dragon festival (August 28-29), Vu Lan Thang Hoi image exhibition (August 27-31), sports activities and folk games (August 30-31), Ong Bon worship activities (August 27-31).
On the opening night, the decision of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism to recognize the Vu Lan Thang Hoi Festival in Cau Ke district as a national intangible cultural heritage will be announced.
Tra Vinh wax coconut. Photo: Huynh Xay
What is so special about Tra Vinh wax coconut that people from all over the place have been trying to buy and try it for so long, and what is the province's strategy for this unique fruit that is only available in the locality, sir?
- Tra Vinh wax coconut is different from other types of coconut. The wax coconut has a thick, sticky, dense layer of flesh with a little thick water, a rich, fatty taste and a very distinctive aroma. This famous wax layer is the unique feature of wax coconut.
The original wax coconut tree is very picky about soil and difficult to grow, and can only produce wax fruit in Cau Ke area thanks to its suitable climate and soil. Each coconut bunch only produces wax fruit at a rate of 20% - 30%. This is also the reason why Cau Ke wax coconut is very popular and has a high price (the price of wax coconut in the garden is from 80 - 150,000 VND/fruit, sometimes increasing to 160 - 200,000 VND/fruit).
From 2005 to present, the area of wax coconut trees in Tra Vinh has grown rapidly. Specifically, in 2005, the whole province had only 43 hectares and increased to 170 hectares in 2017. In the following years, the area of wax coconut trees continued to increase rapidly in Cau Ke, Tieu Can, Chau Thanh districts and Tra Vinh city. Currently, the whole province has about 1,277 hectares of wax coconut trees.
The strategy for developing Tra Vinh wax coconut is to implement many measures to expand the raw material area according to VietGAP and organic standards; apply science and technology in breeding to produce wax coconut trees with higher wax ratio; encourage businesses to invest in processing factories. From there, Tra Vinh wax coconut gradually reaches the markets of many countries around the world.
At the same time, the province also develops wax coconut in association with tourism services. At the same time, there are policies to support the branding of wax coconut products, supporting farmers to cooperate with businesses to consume raw materials or pre-processed products.
Thank you!
Source: https://danviet.vn/chu-tich-ubnd-tinh-tra-vinh-le-van-han-noi-ve-ly-do-lan-dau-tien-to-chuc-festival-dua-sap-20240821093741681.htm
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