Kien Giang (VNA) - Growing Tac Cau pineapple, a specialty fruit in southern Kien Giang province, under Vietnamese good agricultural practices (VietGAP), has offered high profits for farmers in Chau Thanh district’s Binh An commune. Ho Van Dao, who has grown the fruit under the VietGAP standards for one year, said he had harvested 6,000 pineapples per hectare per year compared to 4,500 pineapples per hectare a year in the previous years. VietGAP pineapples are bought at a higher price because they look better, he said. They sell for 7,000 -12,000 VND (0.3-0.52 USD) a fruit, which is 1,000-2,000 VND higher than pineapples planted under traditional farming methods. Farmers growing pineapples under the VietGAP standards earn a profit of nearly 50 million VND (2,160 USD) per hectare a year. Organic fertiliser, which improves soil fertility, helps to reduce labour costs spent for tending the fruit. Tac Cau pineapples have been planted in the Mekong Delta province for more than 70 … [Read more...] about Farmers earn high incomes from VietGAP pineapples
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