(HBO) - On December 12, the Hoa Binh provincial People's Committee kicked off the provincial Citrus Fruit Festival and Agricultural Fair 2018 in Cao Phong town (Cao Phong district).
Attending the opening
ceremony were Bui Van Tinh, member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary
of the provincial Party Committee; and Nguyen Van Quang, Vice Secretary of the
provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee.
The events attracted a large number of businesses and people in Hoa Binh and
from other localities.
Participating leaders cut the ribbon to begin the events.
Endowed with a favorable
geographic location, Hoa Binh holds potential to develop a diverse and highly
valued agricultural economy, which could in turn facilitate agricultural
restructuring, sustainable development towards high added value, sustainable
growth, and adaptation to climate change, in combination with new-style rural
building.
To date, the province has
formed a number of concentrated production zones, with 9,800 hectares of citrus
trees, accounting for 80 percent of total fruit area in Hoa Binh and 5 percent
the nation’s citrus tree area. Orange and pomelo are cultivated on 4,700 and
4,200 hectares, respectively. Particularly, the local trademarks of Cao Phong
orange, Lac Thuy orange, and Tan Lac red pomelo have been protected, with 10
percent granted with VietGap certificates. On an annual basis, Hoa Binh
produces more than 120,000 tonnes of citrus fruits and earns between 500 and
700 million VND per hectare on average.
Provincial leaders visit booths at the event.
Other popular local farming
products include Hoa Binh purple sugar cane, Hoa Binh "can” wine, Mai Chau brocade,
Luong Son organic vegetables, Tan Lac chayote, Son Thuy - Kim Boi longan, Da
River shrimp and fish, Lac Son and Lac Thuy chicken, among others.
This year, the Citrus
Fruit Festival, held at the provincial level for the first time, lasts until
December 13, while the Hoa Binh Agricultural Fair is scheduled to end on
December 16. The fair features 250 booths run by nearly 200 organisations and
enterprises. This is a chance for the province to promote its local
agricultural specialties, particularly citrus fruits.
On the occasion, the Vietnam
Certification Centre presented the VietGAP certificates to 10 orange-farming households
in Cao Phong district./.
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