Hai Duong currently has 8,800 hectares of lychee, including 3,300 hectares in Thanh Ha district, with an estimated total output of 65,000 tonnes. The harvest will run from late May through June.
Vietnam's farm produce can completely compete with products in other countries around the world, Head of Creating Shared Values Projects of Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited (CRC) Paul Le told Nong nghiep Viet Nam (Vietnam Agriculture) newspaper.
Thanh Ha district in Hai Duong province is renowned for lychee gardens. They here have been welcoming many urban families coming to experience farmers’ life as lychee now is in harvest season.
The first batch of fresh “thieu” lychee grown in Thanh Thuy commune, Thanh Ha district, in the northern province of Hai Duong will depart for Japan on June 24.
A three-day fair of Thanh Ha lychee, a specialty of the northern province of Hai Duong, was opened on May 29 at the Vietnam Agricultural Exhibition Centre in Hanoi.
Lychee gardens in Hai Duong province are often in full bloom in February and March. During this time, bee breeders from across the country often bring the insects to those gardens.
