Quang Chau oranges. Photo: baohungyen.vn
Over the years, Quang Chau orange
plants have been planted on a large-scale and are ten times as lucrative as
rice, said Nguyen Van Biet, Director of Quang Chau orange cooperative.
According to Le Thi Tham, Deputy
Director of the provincial Department of Science and Technology, a project on
developing Quang Chau orange brand in Hung Yen city has been run for a year.
This move expanded consumption markets and developed a set of criteria for
brand recognition and made designs for the brand.
The project aims to protect the
rights of orange farmers to use the brand and to establish a brand management
model to enhance the economic value of certified products.
Nguyen Van Oanh, a local economic
official, said the city has more than 144 hectares of orange, mostly in Quang
Chau, Lam Son, Tan Hung, Hoang Hanh communes.
Nearly 36 hectares in Quang Chau and
Hoang Hanh are grown in line with VietGAP standards, producing nearly 500 tons
of oranges this year.
Nguyen Tuan Cuong, Chairman of the
Hung Yen City People’s Committee said orange plants in Hien City
produce more than 1,500 tons per year, worth over 40 billion VND, making them a
key product in the city’s agriculture restructuring.
Areas have been zoned off in Quang
Chau, Tan Hung, Lam Son, Hoang Hanh, Phu Cuong and Hung Cuong communes for
planting oranges in line with VietGAP standards, Cuong said.
He urged local orange farmers to
connect with each other to develop large-scale orange areas to ensure product
quality.
Source: VNA