Grow plants on coastal saline soils

Determining as one of seven specialty fruit trees with a competitive advantage of the locality, Tien Giang province is implementing many solutions to solve difficulties and help farmers in Go Cong Dong district - where the specialized area is located. The largest sorghum in the province, the application of intensive science and technology, the development of pristine plants in a sustainable way on coastal saline soils.

Go Cong Dong district was supported by the Southern Fruit Tree Institute (SOFRI) to implement the scientific project 'Comprehensive support to improve the competitiveness of Go Cong specialty saplings in the period of 2007-2010' to survey to determine material areas, developing and applying GAP criteria in safe production, integrated management to prevent fruit flies, recruiting and multiplying good and clean diseases to serve production needs. .

Through selection and evaluation, the Southern Institute of Fruit Trees has selected 2 individuals of sweet sorghum varieties and 3 varieties of sour-sour fruits with advantages in growth, pest and disease resistance, high yield and fruit quality. good to replicate in specialized areas.

Cherry fruit

In particular, following the comprehensive development program of specialty specialty plants, conducted by the Southern Institute of Fruit Trees in collaboration with Go Cong Dong district, is promoting its effectiveness and continues to have more businesses join the first. From the research of cultivation methods to purchasing, processing and exporting. For example, Nichirei-HPC Limited Liability Company (Japan) has invested about VND 6 billion to build a Research Center for preliminary plants in Binh Nghi commune, Go Cong Dong district - a key cultivation area in Tien Giang province. In order to specialize in delivering advanced intensive farming techniques to farmers, contributing to raising the competitiveness of fruits, improving the quality of agricultural products for export, increasing incomes and improving lives for farmers.

According to Mr. Nguyen Hoang Viet, Head of the Agriculture and Rural Development Department of Go Cong Dong district, in 2013, Nichirei Suco Vietnam Company also built a processing factory for export to Japan.

In the immediate future, in the second half of 2013, enterprises strive to purchase 1,000 tons of commercial products. In the following year, when the plant is put into operation in the first phase, the enterprise consumes 3,000 to 4,000 tons per year. When the factory is completed and operated stably, it will consume about 7,000 tons per year, ensuring purchasing 100% of this specialty fruit in the locality. This is really good news for farmers in the region specialized in growing specialty plants on the saline soil of Tien Giang province.

Go Cong Dong district currently has nearly 230ha of intensive cultivation, most concentrated in Binh An, Binh Nghi, Tan Dong, Kieng Phuoc communes . giving annual output of 4,000 to 5,000 tons of fruits. In addition to domestic consumption, she is also exported to the Japanese market - a traditional customer of Go Cong cherry fruit.