(HBO) – The family of Pham Van Vuong in Khoang hamlet of Son Thuy commune, Hoa Binh province’s Kim Boi district, has been one of the households earning high income from farming longan trees over the last years.


Vuong’s wife, Dao, said they gained a bumper longan crop with good prices this year. Longan was sold at over 30,000 VND per kg at the beginning of the harvest season and about 20,000 VND per kg at the end of the season. Profits from longan cultivation are comparable to orange and grapefruit farming if farmers make appropriate investment and have good farming techniques.



Pham Van Vuong in Khoang hamlet of Son Thuy commune (Kim Boi district) earned about 500 million VND (22,000 USD) from this year’s longan crop.

A cash crop production area has been formed in Son Thuy commune, and Son Thuy longan is generating an opportunity for many local families to get rid of poverty and get rich. Dao recounted that 20 years ago, like many other households in Khoang hamlet, her family faced an array of difficulties as the farmland area was small and rice farming provided just enough rice for family consumption. Local people tried to farm different plant varieties but failed due to unstable sale and prices.

As relatives of her husband were living in Hung Yen province, known as a longan farming hub, Dao and several households decided to pilot the planting of longan trees. At first, her family just cultivated some longan varieties, and they realised that the Huong Chi variety suits the climate and soil conditions in Son Thuy commune. The family reclaimed their farmland and used part of the rice farming area to grow longan trees.

They and many other households have also actively acquired knowledge of farming techniques to raise longan output. Dao’s family now owns 1ha of longan with 230 trees, which generated the highest ever productivity this year (25-30 tonnes), earning them 500 million VND.

Son Thuy farmers used to plant various plants, from watermelon, bamboo to pumpkin, but longan has proved to be most profitable. Traders from Vinh Phuc province, Hanoi, Hai Phong city and Nghe An province have come here to purchase Son Thuy longans, which have thin skin, thick flesh and soft sweetness. Income from longan cultivation averages 200-300 million VND (8,800 – 13,200 USD) per ha and can reach 400-500 million VND (17,600 – 22,000 USD) per ha if good farming techniques are used.

Dao added that Khoang hamlet is home to the largest longan area in Son Thuy commune, about 45ha, most of which has borne fruit. Many households such as the families of Bui Van Men, Bui Van Luc and Bui Van Linh have become rich thanks to farming longan. Up to 58 of the 110ha of longan trees in the commune have borne fruit, generating 700 tonnes worth some 14 billion VND (nearly 616.300 USD). Since Son Thuy longan was recognized as a collective brand, local farmers have complied with the safe production process so as to ensure the sustainability of the brand./.

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