(HBO) – Statistics show that the total area under custard-apple growing in Dong Tam commune, Lac Thuy district, stands at 40ha, mainly in Dong Bong and Dai Dong hamlets. Local farmers had recognised that natural pollination brings about low quantity and quality. They, therefore, they decided to intervene in the natural pollination process.
Custard-apples
in Dong Tam commune in Lac Thuy district have high quality thanks to hand
pollination.
Hand
pollination has helped to improve custard-apple quality, while enabling farmers
to control harvest seasons.
Apart
from the main crop in August, the hand pollination method has also created an
unseasonal crop in Dong Tam in October when each kg of custard-apple is sold at
the price of about 60,000-80,000 VND per. During the main crop, local farmers
reaped 15-17 tonnes of custard-apple per ha. Traders from Ninh Binh, Hanoi and
Ha Nam have come to buy this fruit.
Thanks
to the fruit, living standards of farmers in Dong Bong and Dai Dong have been
improved significantly. This year, Dong Bong custard-apple grown by the Dong
Tam Service Cooperative has joined the "One Commune, One Product” programme.
To
support the cooperative and farmers, Dong Tam authorities have partnered with
the district’s Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development to invite consulting
agencies that have helped the cooperative with necessary procedures.
At
the same time, the bureau has step up the communication work to encourage local
farmers to pay more attention to custard-apple growing techniques. The
commune is working towards VietGap standards in custard-apple growing in 2021.''
Both
authorities and people in Dong Tam hope that the product will meet provincial
OCOP standards this year, helping to promote the brand name of Dong Dong
custard-apple. /.
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