Thuong Xuan develops concentrated fruit trees

In order to promote the potential of climate and soil conditions, Thuong Xuan district focuses on selecting new, high-yield, high-quality crops for production. In particular, fruit trees that are popular in the market and have the potential to bring high economic efficiency have been selected by the people, expanding the production area, not only contributing to the effective implementation of approved programs and projects but also improving the lives of the people.

Dien grapefruit growing area of ​​Mr. Le Dinh Thuc's family, Luan Thanh commune (Thuong Xuan).

Mr. Trinh Van Truong, Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Thuong Xuan district, said: According to the direction in Decision No. 198/QD-UBND, dated January 12, 2022 of the Provincial People's Committee on approving the Project on concentrated fruit tree development in Thanh Hoa province until 2025, with a vision to 2030, Thuong Xuan district has promoted propaganda, mobilization, and guidance for people to apply breeding techniques, advanced farming techniques, water-saving irrigation, and mechanization in production. At the same time, directing localities to focus on building specialized fruit tree growing areas according to VietGAP standards and focusing on building growing area codes, brands, and labels for local fruit tree products.

Pursuant to Decision No. 198/QD-UBND dated January 12, 2022 of the People's Committee of Thanh Hoa province on approving the Project "Developing concentrated fruit trees in Thanh Hoa province to 2025, with a vision to 2030", on June 5, 2022, the People's Committee of Thuong Xuan district has developed and issued a Plan for developing fruit trees in the district for the period 2022-2025. Accordingly, the district has integrated support funds from programs, projects and local budgets to encourage people to promote the conversion of crop structure on low-economic efficiency production areas, in which fruit trees are one of the crops encouraged to produce and expand. At the same time, mobilize people to gradually replace old, diseased, low-yield and inefficient fruit orchards with new varieties; use quality, disease-free seedlings to ensure productivity and quality of the tree area. plant.

Since 2018, dozens of households in Minh Son village, Luan Thanh commune have newly planted 2.5 hectares of Dien grapefruit and Tan Lac red grapefruit trees with support from the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction. People have been trained in production techniques and supported with quality seedlings, so after just over 3 years of production, the fruit tree area has yielded higher economic efficiency than other crops, so people have boldly invested and expanded production in the area. Mr. Le Dinh Thuc, a resident of Minh Son village, said: My family was supported with more than 1,000 seedlings of Tan Lac red grapefruit and Dien grapefruit. At the same time, we were trained in production techniques, planted at the right distance, and cared for at the right stage, so the grapefruit trees grew and developed quite stably. Since 2022, the grapefruit tree has been harvested and has high economic efficiency, so the family continues to invest and develop nearly 2 hectares of other fruit trees such as green-skin grapefruit, guava, oranges... in the direction of VietGAP and proactively link up and find consumption markets. Up to now, my family's fruit tree output has reached about 70 - 80 tons/year, revenue of more than 1 billion VND, profit of about 300 million VND/year, much higher than other crops.

It is known that through the support of Programs 30a, 135... many other localities in the district, such as: Tho Thanh, Tan Thanh, Luong Son, Thuong Xuan town... people are also supported with fruit tree varieties and instructions on applying good agricultural practices VietGAP, GlobalGAP, organic production... to create high-quality fruit products with high economic value. In addition, to improve production efficiency, Thuong Xuan District People's Committee has encouraged economic sectors to accumulate and concentrate land to develop large-scale production models, applying high technology. At the same time, balancing the budget, supporting investment in 2 projects to build infrastructure for concentrated fruit tree areas in Ngoc Phung and Tho Thanh communes, thanks to which production efficiency has increased significantly.

According to statistics from the People's Committee of Thuong Xuan district, as of June 2024, the whole district has developed 507.16 hectares of fruit trees, equal to 92.2% of the plan. Of which, the concentrated fruit tree area is 110.75 hectares, the rest is the area of ​​​​renovated mixed gardens and small-scale areas. Thanks to investment, support and development orientation, the district has a number of fruit tree growing models associated with linking product consumption according to the value chain, such as: the Kim Hoang Hau melon production model of Tho Thanh commune; Dien grapefruit growing model in Ngoc Phung commune... To complete the goal of having 550 hectares of fruit trees by 2025 in Thuong Xuan district, with an output of more than 8,500 tons/year, the district directly directs communes and towns to review land use plans to build specialized areas for concentrated fruit tree production in accordance with land conditions and advantages of each locality. At the same time, organizations and individuals are encouraged to accumulate and concentrate land for large-scale, high-tech production. Along with that, the agricultural sector and communes and towns focus on removing difficulties and obstacles so that businesses, cooperatives and people can access mechanisms and policies to support fruit tree development. This is not only a solution to improve production efficiency but also contributes to changing people's thinking about large-scale agricultural production and sustainable development.

Article and photos: Le Hoa

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