(HBO) – The year-end marks the harvesting season of Phuc San small taro in Mai Chau district. The specialty has increasingly well-known thanks to its good quality.



Phuc San taro put up for sale in a market in Mai Chau town.

Ha Thi Thoan, a local trader, has sold Phuc San taro for many years in a market in Mai Chau town. She said taro put up for sale must be carefully selected and cleaned to attract customers. Many have bought Phuc San taro for their families and as a gift.

Customers often flock to Mai Chau at in weekends to buy Phuc San Taro. Nguyen Thi Minh Thuong from Hanoi said she has enjoyed the specialty for many times, and other members of her family like taro when it is cooked with pork ribs or duck.

like her friends, Thuong bought up to 40kg of taro for her family, relatives and friends during the trip.

According to Tran Manh Tan, deputy head of the district's Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development, Phuc San taro has made its name in the market. As compared with taro grown in other localities, Phuc San taro is bigger and has better quality thanks to favourable weather and soil conditions.

This year, farmers in former Phuc San commune (now Son Thuy commune) has maintained an area of 40ha of taro, with each ha yielding about 18-20 tonnes. Notably, the product has an origin-tracing stamp, helping to increase its competitiveness in the market.

With a limited output, Phuc San taro is mainly sold in the Mai Chau town market, stores selling specialties in Hoa Binh city, and a number of stores in Hanoi.

This year, Phuc San taro is sold at prices ranging from 23,000 - 25,000 VND per kg. It has been harvested from mid-October, and would be sold out in mid-December.

Through tourism and services, the product has become increasingly popular among consumers nationwide.


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