Papaya growers in Thai Hoa received nearly 3 billion VND in support from businesses.

On August 17, Nghe An Newspaper published an article reflecting the incident of nearly 14 hectares of ripe papaya in Thai Hoa falling off due to not being purchased; then, on August 18, representatives of Tay Hieu Agricultural Cooperative, cooperative members and representatives of Nafoods Passion Fruit Joint Stock Company had a meeting at Tay Hieu Commune People's Committee to resolve the incident of people having to cut down products that had signed a contract to grow and consume with the company.

Nearly 14 hectares of papaya in Tay Hieu commune rotted and fell because they were not purchased according to the contract commitment. Photo: Viet Phuong

At the end of the meeting, the two sides agreed on a plan to liquidate the contract and compensate 225 million VND/ha; by August 21, 2023 at the latest, the contract liquidation procedures will be completed and the money will be transferred to the people. In addition, the company also agreed to support the people with 50% of the amount of money for buying seedlings that the people still owe the company (specifically 8 million VND/ha).

At the meeting, Mr. Pham Duy Thai - Director of Nafoods Passion Fruit Joint Stock Company also said that the remaining trees and fruits can be consumed by the people as they wish, the company will work together to help find outlets for the people. Currently, many small traders in markets in Vinh city and some supermarkets have connected and want to buy...

Mr. Duong Hoang Duc's family planted 1 hectare of land that was considered the most beautiful, but was sad because the papaya crop did not meet expectations. Photo: Viet Phuong

As promised, by 2:00 p.m. today, August 21, Tay Hieu Agricultural Cooperative had received nearly 3 billion VND from Nafoods Passion Fruit Joint Stock Company.

Mr. Nguyen Quang Trung - Tay Hieu Agricultural Cooperative said: On average, each member of the cooperative grows from 2 sao to more than 2 hectares. We are in the process of transferring money to 18 members, the amount is from 45 million VND to more than 500 million VND/household. With the remaining papaya output (about more than 130 tons), the enterprise currently wants to buy from the people at a price of 3,000 VND/kg, but currently the people are selling it to the market at a higher price, about 3,500 VND/kg.

"Currently, people are harvesting the remaining fruit on the tree to sell, to compensate for the long-term care. It is expected that after harvesting and liquidating the papaya, we will start growing hot peppers for export to Korea," Mr. Trung shared.

Director of Nafoods Passion Fruit Joint Stock Company pledged to support farmers at the meeting on August 18. Photo: Viet Phuong

According to Mr. Pham Duy Thai - Director of Nafoods Passion Fruit Joint Stock Company, the company has implemented a pilot cooperation to grow and purchase nearly 14 hectares of papaya in Tay Hieu town. However, during the implementation process, there were objective impacts from the market, so it was not possible to export. The delay in purchasing was due to objective impacts from the output market, which were beyond the control of the enterprise.

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