Approving the Project for sustainable development of dragon fruit trees to 2030

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Hong Hai has just signed a decision approving the Project on sustainable development of dragon fruit trees until 2030. One of the general objectives of the project is to stabilize the area of dragon fruit, replace old, low-yield, low-quality dragon fruit gardens; develop dragon fruit in the direction of large-scale, ecologically concentrated commodity production...

The specific target by 2030 is that the dragon fruit growing area in the whole province will be stable at about 25,000 hectares, with an average yield of 22 tons/hectare and an output of 550,000 tons/year. The proportion of product value produced under cooperation and association forms will reach about 70%. The proportion of dragon fruit growing area applying good agricultural practices (VietGAP and equivalent) will reach about 70 - 75% of the total area. The proportion of dragon fruit growing area applying good agricultural practices (GlobalGAP) will reach about 10% of the total area...

The project's content clearly states the tasks and solutions including strengthening the leadership of the Party, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of State management, promoting the role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Farmers' Association and political and social organizations. On the other hand, communication, unifying awareness and action on dragon fruit development. Along with that, promoting the role of the Provincial Dragon Fruit Association and enterprises, cooperatives, cooperative groups, and households participating in sustainable dragon fruit development. Effective and sustainable dragon fruit production, applying high science and technology, improving quality and added value; managing dragon fruit materials and products... According to the plan, the state budget will directly invest in implementing the project until 2030 with a total expected capital demand of 549 billion VND, of which development investment capital is 435 billion VND and career capital is 114 billion VND. The Provincial People's Committee said that the project was implemented with diversified capital sources mobilized and resources effectively used for implementation, mainly from private enterprises and dragon fruit producers...

It is known that dragon fruit is identified as one of the province's advantageous crops; dragon fruit production plays an important role in the province's agricultural and rural economic development. Up to now, the province has about 26,500 hectares; the output is about 570,560 tons/year. The value of dragon fruit industry in the province in recent years has tended to decrease year after year.