Nghia Dan: Racing to grow guava, warning about output

(Baonghean.vn) - Cin the past 3 years,There are nearly 100 hectares of guava grown without planning on Nghia Dan land (Nghe An). With this undirected development, I fear that there will come a time when guava will be unsold.

Currently, guava growers in Nghia Dan district are entering the harvest season. According to the guava garden owner, the guava is of good quality, the fruit is beautiful, and is purchased by traders right in the garden.

Mr. Dang Ngoc Chau's family in Son Nam hamlet, Nghia Son commune, Nghia Dan district harvests guava. Photo: Quang An

Mr. Dang Ngoc Chau in Son Nam hamlet, Nghia Son commune, Nghia Dan district said: His family has 4 sao of land growing guava since 2013. He bought the guava variety from the Central Institute of Plant Cultivation. After 3 years of harvesting, it has been shown that this guava variety bears fruit all year round, but the summer is the most delicious.

It is estimated that Mr. Chau's 4 sao of guava yielded over 10 tons of fruit. At the peak, traders bought at 25,000 VND/kg. At this time, although the quality is good, it is the main season so the price is only 12,000 VND/kg. Every day, traders from many places come to buy directly from the garden, so there is income every day.

Nghia Dan guava has beautiful, delicious fruit and is favored by traders, who buy it in large quantities. Photo: Q.An

However, Mr. Chau cannot help but worry: With the guava area growing as rapidly as in the past few years, he is afraid that in the coming years guava will be difficult to sell, because "supply exceeds demand".

Currently, Nghia Son commune has more than 100 other families growing guava on an area of ​​about 50 hectares. However, all of them are growing spontaneously, many families cut down other crops to switch to growing guava.

Mr. Le Trung Kien - Vice Chairman of Nghia Lam Commune People's Committee is concerned: In the whole commune, there are currently more than 30 hectares of guava, which brings in quite high income. Although it is a key crop, due to the current unpredictable market situation, the commune does not recommend farmers to increase the area but focus on selecting good seedlings, suitable for the soil so that guava can grow well, improve fruit quality, and should not develop massively, leading to surplus and unsaleable.

Well-tended guava gardens with high income in Nghia Son commune, Nghia Dan district. Photo: X.Hoang

According to the Department of Agriculture of Nghia Dan district, there are currently nearly 100 hectares of guava in the area, concentrated in the communes of Nghia Lam, Nghia Son and Nghia Yen. On average, 1 hectare of guava in Nghia Dan produces 25 tons of fruit, worth nearly 400 million VND.

However, the guava areas that people have planted in the past are spontaneous, and the locality has not had any planning. Although this is land managed by families, people still need to calculate carefully, and should not compete to plant too much guava, leading to unsaleable products when the product exceeds market demand.

X.Hoang – Quang An