VietGAP lychee in Tan Yen enjoys good price

(BGO) – Recently, farmers in Phuc Hoa commune in Tan Yen district, Bac Giang province has harvested the early ripen lychees. As of May 19, the selling price fluctuated from 23 – 37,000 VND (1-1.58 USD) per kilogram (doubling the last year price), especially VietGAP lychee was sold at 35 – 37,000 VND per kilogram.

The harvest time for early ripen lychee lasts till the early June 2019. The competent agencies have instructed the locals to focus on watering and pruning …in order to ensure the quality and appearance of the fruits for domestic and export markets.

The early ripen lychees in Phuc Hoa commune, Tan Yen district.

This year, Phuc Hoa commune has 550 hectares of early ripen lychee for harvesting, including 300 hectares of lychee cultivated under VietGAP standard.

Thanks to the active caring and cultivating techniques, the fruits are bigger in size, good looking, high quality without any stem-end borer. The local farmers estimate to harvest over 6,000 tonnes of early ripen lychees including more than 3,000 tonnes of VietGAP products.

However, several retailers sell small pre-mature lychees with stem end borers that are grown in other localities much cheaper than the local fruits in Phuc Hoa commune.

Bac Giang produces 20 hectares of organic lychee

(BGO) – Targetting to enhance the lychee quality and supply quality product to customers, Luc Ngan district (Bac Giang province) has focused on applying high technology in lychee production, in which the district will cultivate 20 hectares of organic lychee in 2019.

 

40 hectares of Luc Ngan lychee granted with GlobalGAP certificate

(BGO) – This year, the Department of  Agriculture and Rural Development in Bac Giang province targets to grant the GlobalGAP certificate to 106 households growing 40 hectares of  lychees in the communes of Quy Son, Thanh Hai, Hong Giang and Giap Son (Luc Ngan district).

 

Two “morning stars” in the land of lychee

(BGO)- The final night of Sao Mai (Morning Star) contest 2019 finished on 14 April. As forecasts of many people, the young girl born in 1993 from Luc Ngan district in the northern province of Bac Giang, Luong Hai Yen won the contest in chamber music category. 

 

Building geographical indication for Luc Ngan lychee in Japan: Leverage to increase value of agricultural products

(BGO) - Since early 2018, the National Office of Intellectual Property (the Ministry of Science and Technology) has applied for registration of geographical indication for Luc Ngan fresh lychee of Bac Giang province in Japan. If successful, it will help increase the value of the agricultural product, bringing in great economic benefits to producers.

 

China accepts 149 lychee region codes

(BGO) – According to the Division of Plant Production and Protection (under the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development), this year Bac Giang province has 149 region codes of lychee cultivation accepted by the Chinese market.

 

Hoang Phuong