Growing vegetables in Tiền Giang Province’s Châu Thành District. – VNA/VNS Photo Minh Trí TIỀN GIANG — The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang has developed specialised vegetable growing areas that yield higher profits than rice. They include vegetable areas in Châu Thành District, watermelon areas in Đồng Tháp Mười (Plain of Reeds) area, and lemongrass areas in Tân Phú Đông District. Tân Phú Đông has more than 1,350ha of lemongrass, with an average annual yield of 15 – 17 tonnes per hectare. The district supplies more than 22,000 tonnes of lemongrass for herbal and medicinal use a year. Last month the district was awarded the “Tân Phú Đông Lemongrass” collective brandname by the National Office of Intellectual Property. To meet market demand, farmers in specialised vegetable areas are growing new varieties that have high yield and quality, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Cao Văn Hóa, deputy director of the department, said the average profit of these areas is VNĐ170 – 200 million (US$7,300 – 8,600) million per hectare a year, three to four times higher than the profit from high-yield rice. Farmers are being encouraged to expand fields and rotate vegetables and rice on rice fields. The province planted more than… Read full this story
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