Farmers shifts to high-value perennial trees (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Farmers are expanding theareas under high-value perennial trees suitable with the conditions in eachregion and adaptive to climate change.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development, the total area of perennial trees was estimated at close to 3.37million hectares in the first six months of 2017, representing a year-on-yearrise of 1.9 percent.
Strong growth was seen in the areas under best sellingfruits such as orange (23.7 percent), dragon fruit (5.8 percent) and grapefruit.
The outputs of dragon fruits and oranges reached488,000 tonnes and 304,600 tonnes in January-June, showing a respectiveyear-on-year increase of 16.4 percent and 24.8 percent.
The cultivation of mango and banana alsowitnessed increases in both area and output. Farmers harvested 448,300 tonnesof mangoes, up 2.2 percent and over 1.1 million tonnes of bananas, up 0.6percent.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentLe Quoc Doanh said the cultivation sector is restructuring in the rightdirection.
The export value of key farm produce topped 9.1billion USD - the highest level so far, he cited.
Particularly, the export turnover of vegetablesand fruits in January-June reached 1.7 billion USD, a yearly rise of 44percent, he said.
The output of perennial industrial plants suchas tea and rubber also rose, estimated at 455,600 tonnes for fresh tea buds, up0.2 percent, and 334,500 tonnes for rubber latex, up 4.4 percent.
The pepper sector witnessed a strong growth inboth area (up 22.6 percent) and output (up 18.2 percent) with 207,700 tonnes ofpepper corns.-VNA
Vietnam saw significant rise in exports of fruit and vegetable products in the first half of 2017 but local exporters still cannot find themselves at ease over unstable supply and food safety issues.
Vietnamese dragon fruit has been exported to 40 countries and territories such as China, Thailand and Indonesia, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Vietnam spent almost 655 million USD on importing fruits and vegetables in the first half of this year, representing a year-on-year increase of 87 percent.
Vietnam’s export turnover of vegetables and fruits reached 283 million USD in June, bringing the figure in the first half of 2017 to 1.7 billion USD, up 45 percent from the same period last year.
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Farmers shifts to high-value perennial trees (Source: VNA)
