Son La exports 10 tonnes of red-flesh dragon fruit to Russia
The northern mountainous province of Son La held a ceremony in Thuan Chau district on August 20 to export 10 tonnes of red-flesh dragon fruit to Russia.
Harvesting dragon fruit in Phong Lai commune, Thuan Chau district of Son La (Photo: VNA)
Son La (VNA) – The northern mountainous province of Son La held aceremony in Thuan Chau district on August 20 to export 10 tonnes of red-fleshdragon fruit to Russia.
Thuan Chau is one of the localities in Son La province payingattention to developing high-quality fruit trees. Over the past years, thedistrict has developed 3,600 hectares of fruit trees of all kinds, of which 50hectares are covered with red-flesh dragon fruit. A total of 40 hectares of dragonfruit are being harvested with total output in 2021 estimated at 440 tonnes.
Thuan Chau district plans to expand the area of red-flesh dragonfruit to 150-200 hectares during 2021-2025.
Nguyen Xuan Hoang, Vice Chairman of the district People'sCommittee, said that in order to synchronously implement solutions to ensureproduction, processing and sale of agricultural products in adaptation to the marketaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the locality has searched for and connected withpartners in Vietnam and abroad.
The district has also created favourable conditions forbusinesses and cooperatives to meet, learn and sign sale contracts withbusinesses and distributors.
The export of red-flesh dragon fruit to Russia will contribute to improving value, stabilising sale and helpingfarmers feel secure in production, thus creating momentum to promote socio-economicdevelopment of Son La province in general and Thuan Chau district inparticular, he added./.
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Harvesting dragon fruit in Phong Lai commune, Thuan Chau district of Son La (Photo: VNA) 
