Tuyen Quang focuses on commodity agriculture

The 17th Tuyen Quang Provincial Party Congress for the 2020-2025 term identified developing commodity agricultural and forestry production, focusing on key products and specialty products with guaranteed quality and high added value associated with new rural construction as one of three breakthrough areas.

OCOP products of Tuyen Quang province at the ceremony of exporting agricultural products to the UK.

To concretize the Resolution, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tuyen Quang province has advised the province to issue 27 resolutions, projects, and plans for agriculture and rural development in the 2021-2025 period. According to Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tuyen Quang province Nguyen Dai Thanh, the strategic decisions, the implementation of which has been carried out urgently, and the efficiency of agricultural production in the province are creating a major breakthrough; the main product axes and specialties have been oriented to develop in four mountainous regions in the north, the mountainous region in the north, the central region, and the southern region to maximize the comparative advantages of the locality, ensuring a systematic approach, associated with specific policies and mechanisms; the agricultural sector has been restructured, converting small-scale, dispersed production to production according to large-scale, concentrated commodity production chains; the production, processing, and distribution of the province's key agricultural products are basically produced in organizational forms (enterprises, cooperatives); Applying science and technology to improve productivity and quality standards of agricultural products to meet the increasing demands of the domestic and international markets. In Xuan Van commune, Yen Son district, there are currently nearly 900 hectares of grapefruit, of which more than 200 hectares are planted with Soi Ha grapefruit. In 2017, Soi Ha grapefruit was voted into the Top 10 famous brands and trademarks by the Vietnam Consumers Association; in 2021, it was granted a geographical indication certificate, creating conditions for the product to increase its competitiveness and expand its consumption market. Recently, after passing the inspection process of 923 indicators on pesticide residues and other harmful substances to health, with a certificate of meeting European residue standards, 8,000 Soi Ha grapefruits were exported to the UK market. This is one of the demanding markets with strict regulations, but Soi Ha grapefruit products have received good feedback and orders since the first launch. Mr. Trieu Van Tuyen, Director of Xuan Van Agricultural and Forestry Cooperative, Yen Son district, said: The selected grapefruits have a Brix sweetness of 11.5 degrees or higher, no bitterness, peeling segments, juicy; even yellow color, few black spots, no freckles, no insect bites, weight from 1-1.2 kg/fruit and are tested for pesticide residues two weeks before harvest. Soi Ha grapefruit of Xuan Van commune is exported to Europe, bringing hope to grapefruit growers here, because it not only enhances the brand of agricultural products but also helps people increase their income. In the coming time, we will continue to coordinate with specialized agencies of the province and district to organize training and dissemination of science and technology for grapefruit growing households to meet the criteria and standards of export organizations. In particular, we will expand the raw material area to serve the export in 2025. Minh Thao Agricultural and Medicinal Products Cooperative, Tan Yen town, Ham Yen district has applied modern technology to produce dried orange products, soft-dried oranges... forming a value chain, improving production efficiency, solving employment, creating more income for people. Ms. Luong Minh Thao, Director of the Cooperative shared that in order to build a brand, the cooperative must focus on the quality and origin of the products, build a production chain so that consumers can trace the origin and feel secure in using them. Currently, the cooperative has invested in four heat dryers with a drying capacity of 300 kg of dried oranges/day. Each year, 30 tons of dried oranges are produced, packaged and sold to the market. In addition to domestic consumption, the cooperative's products are also exported to markets such as Hong Kong, China, etc. In addition, the cooperative also dries pineapples, lemons, papaya flowers, yellow flower tea, and the cooperative's lemon syrup and kumquat syrup products have recently been selected for export to the United Kingdom.

According to statistics, Tuyen Quang has 448 cooperatives with a total of 8,572 members, 4,044 regular workers; 325 farms, 44 cooperative groups are operating, producing agricultural, forestry and fishery products. In addition, the province has 123 OCOP cooperatives; 57 cooperatives apply VietGAP and organic production standards with more than 530 hectares planted according to standards; 77 cooperatives have registered trademark protection at the Department of Intellectual Property for 82 products... Currently, the whole province has 8,208 hectares of tea; more than 5,300 hectares of oranges; more than 5,200 hectares of grapefruit; more than 4,400 hectares of peanuts and 2,977 hectares of raw sugarcane; 27 planting area codes and two packaging facility codes are issued, with an area of ​​241 hectares; The average value of products obtained per hectare of cultivated land reached 111.4 million VND/year, an increase of 1.13 times compared to 2020; the value of crop production in 2024 reached more than 4,806.5 billion VND, an average increase of 2.5%/year... Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tuyen Quang province Nguyen Dai Thanh said: In the coming time, the province will focus on developing production, agricultural and forestry commodities according to the chain, applying high science and technology, ensuring quality standards, efficiency, sustainability associated with improving the criteria for building new rural areas. At the same time, innovate production organization forms; promote the application of standards in agricultural production and processing to bring high added value; continue to improve the effectiveness of science and technology application, innovation, digital transformation in rural agriculture to ensure sustainable development. Along with that, the province focuses on attracting investment, developing markets, trading agricultural products and developing OCOP products to improve competitiveness in the market.

Article and photos: HAI CHUNG

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