Good management in planning and producing, improving the quality of grapefruit products

Up to now, Tan Lac district has 1,046.8 hectares, increasing 187.5%, exceeding 488.4 hectares in comparison with 2015. Of which, 55 hectares are newly planted, the planted area of from 1 to 3 years is 596.8 hectares, the area for harvesting is 395 hectares. 

Farmers in Dong Tien village, Dong Lai commune (Tan Lac) checked the quality of grapefruit.

The chairman of Thanh Hoi Commune People's Committee Mr. Bui Van Phon said: The area of grapefruits in the whole commune is about 300 hectares, almost all in 19 hamlets, of which the area of harvest is about one third. Grapefruit is a key plant, contributing to the income improvement, poverty reduction and wealth enrichment. The grapefruit growers have basically had their food.

At the end of 2017, the district received the Collective Brand of "Tan Lac Red Grapefruit" .The district has set up cooperatives, cooperative groups ò producing, processing and consuming red grapefruits, cooperating with farmers to produce grapefruits safely under VietGap standards, ensuring food safety and hygiene to provide the market with high quality products. Because of the favorable conditions of soil and climate, grapefruits are still plants of high value of Tan Lac. The income from grapefruits reaches hundreds of millions VND / hectare, which is many times higher than sugarcane plantation.

Tan Lac district is also implementing measures to improve the effectiveness of the implementation of Resolution No. 10-NQ / HU in connection with the restructuring of the agriculture sector in the direction of enhancing the value and sustainable development associated with New Rural Area development. . It aims to maintain the area of ​​grapefruit plantation of about 1,300 hectares and develop grapefruit in the concentrated planning in areas and locations with favorable conditions for soil and climate; avoiding the maximum exploitation of the area for grapefruit plantation, which can cause to the imbalance of grapefruit products. In addition, they also encourage and orientate the local people to renovate the mixed garden, apply the technology and science for planting grapefruit in accordance with safety standards (VietGap, Globlap), producing grapefruits in the linking chain; well managing the quality of Tan Lac red grapefruit products, strengthening propaganda, promotion, brand building, geographical indications of Tan Lac red grapefruits.