Mekong fruit growers join hands for high-quality produce

Mekong fruit growers join hands for high-quality produce

14/01/2008 -- 10:58 AM
HCM City (VNA) – As many as 95 percent of farmer members of five cooperatives in the Mekong Delta have been applying the Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) in the cultivation of fruit trees since early 2007.

They are members of the Tien River GAP Alliance management board, which said it has established a group responsible for selling fruits for those farmers, who grow mainly dragon fruits, mangro, grape fruits, mangosteen and orange in Long An, Tien Giang, Ben Tre and Vinh Long provinces.

The board will expand the GAP project to pineapple and mandarin orange growers in Dong Thap province this year.

The Tien River GAP Alliance is a non-governmental organisation whose main objective is to coordinate the efforts of scientists, farmers and enterprises to produce high-quality fruits and vegetables that are competitive in domestic and world markets.-Enditem
(VNAgency)