(HBO) – We returned to Dong Lai, one of the communes which specialise in growing pomelos. Head of Dong Tien hamlet Le Duc Canh, who took us on a tour around pomelo growing households, said local residents are enjoying a bumper pomelo crop this year.


Vu Van Bay’s family in Dong Tien hamlet, Dong Lai commune, Tan Lac district, plant nearly one hectare of pomelos with about 250 trees. Of which 90 trees are yield fruits this crop.


Thanks to farmers’ improved cultivation techniques, the pomelo productivity has been raised significantly, from about 200 fruits in the previous crops to 400-500 per tree in this crop. Many farmers like Tran Cong Dam and Luong Ba Cuong even harvested 500-600 fruits from each pomelo tree.


In the previous crop, each pomelo fruit was sold for from 25,000-30,000 VND. If the price averages 20,000 VND, farmers can earn about 4 million VND from 200 fruits, and nearly 10 million VND per tree each year. Therefore, tens of pomelo trees can help farmers pocket hundreds of millions of VND. Local farmers are now planting pomelos in their orchards, hills and fields.


All 67 households in Dong Tien hamlet have grown rosy-pulped pomelos. They have turned their gardens into pomelo orchards. About 16 out of 20 hectares of pomelos in the hamlet are ready for harvest. Many farmers have leased land and joined hands with their peers in other communes to grow pomelos.

With favourable soil and weather conditions, Dong Lai is seen as the home land of pomelos. Traders have come to order pomelos of this crop with prices equal to last year’s. Local farmers are expected to get higher earnings.


Some 68 hectaresout of 168 hectaresof pomelos in Dong Lai commune are in the harvest period. Households growing pomelos have savings. Many with more than one hectares of pemelos can earn hundreds of millions of VND each year.

Head of Tan Lac district’s Agriculture and Rural Development Division Vu Quang Hung said Resolution No. 10-NQ/HU of the district’s Party Committee on rosy-pulped and green skin pomelo development during the 2013-2020 period has been brought into life. In 2016, the district had 800 hectares of pomelos, with 85 hectaresof newly-grown trees, 226 hectares yielding fruits and 489 hectares of pomelo trees of 1-3 years old. Pomelos are grown mostly in communes along 12B National Highway, including Dong Lai, Thanh Hoi, Man Duc, Tu Ne and Quy Hau. Rosy-pulped pomelos can be grown at a density of 200 trees per hectare, with each tree producing 150-200 fruits and each ha yielding 30,000-40,000 fruits. A pomelo fruit is sold at prices ranging from 20,000-30,000 VND.

 
Green skin pomelos require more complicated cultivation techniques and higher investment, therefore, a green pomelo fruit costs about 50,000-80,000 VND, even 100,000 VND at certain times. Many households said they can earn billions of VND per hectare.


With a larger area and higher output, this year’s pomelo crop, from October to December, is expected to bring great benefits to local farmers.

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