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Accordingly, the department will join hands with the provinces of Hung Yen and
Son La to organise trade promotion conferences for the fruit and other farm
produce of the two northern provinces. Celebratory longan weeks and festivals
will also be held in Hanoi and the two localities.
Northern provinces are set to start harvesting longan in late July until
September this year. Thanks to favourable weather conditions, the fruition rate
is expected to hit 95 percent.
Son La and Hung Yen are the largest longan growing provinces in Vietnam’s
northern region, with over 12,250ha and 4,320ha in dedicated land, respectively.
From the start of this year, the MARD has worked with these localities to devise
plans for longan cultivation and consumption.
The two provinces have focused on raising the fruit’s productivity and quality
over the years, meeting requirements by both domestic and foreign markets.
Son La is home to 60 longan growing cooperatives, among which 12 have received
certification from the Vietnamese Good Agriculture Practice (VietGap). Longan
from the province is shipped to the US, Australia, the Republic of Korea, and
other ASEAN nations.
The province’s Song Ma longan was accredited by the National Office of
Intellectual Property, under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Meanwhile, Hung Yen has three areas of longan cultivation, with 62ha being grown
under VietGap standards.
Source: VNA
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