The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang has expanded the growing area of
pineapples in Tan Phuoc district to 16,000 hectares, and is expecting
to produce over 287,000 tonnes for domestic consumption and export.
Besides expanding the cultivation area, local authorities have
encouraged farmers to apply advanced farming techniques and
manufacturing processes in line with the Vietnam Agricultural Practice
(VietGap) standards in order to improve the fruit quality.
So
far, the district has invested in a 700-kilometre dyke system and pump
stations to protect pineapple crops in the flood season.
With
an average yield of nearly 20 tonnes per hectare, farmers earn a profit
of 30-35 million VND a year, according to Deputy Chairman of the
municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Van Lam.
With 4 hectares
of pineapple meeting VietGap standards, Ngo Van Bien in Tan Phuoc’s Tan
Lap 2 Commune earns about 320 million VND (14,800 USD) in production
value annually, of which his net profit reaches about 50 percent.-VNA