(Baonghean.vn) - As one of the key areas for the Vinh orange brand, Con Cuong oranges have long attracted consumers with their outstanding quality. Con Cuong oranges are sweet without being cloying, refreshing without being bland, and have a strong but not harsh aroma... These factors have created the distinctive value of oranges grown in the Tra Lan region.
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| Currently, Con Cuong district has 255 hectares of cultivated land concentrated in the communes of Yen Khe, Bong Khe, and Chi Khe. Of these, Yen Khe commune accounts for 192 hectares. |
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| Con Cuong oranges are mainly grown with Valencia and Van Du varieties. Orange yield reaches approximately 25 tons/ha. |
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| According to the Project for Promoting Brand Building for Specialty Products of Con Cuong District, giai đoạn 2016 - 2020, by 2020 the area will be expanded to 450 hectares, mainly concentrated in the communes of Yen Khe, Chi Khe, Bong Khe, Thach Ngan, Don Phuc, Mau Duc, Chau Khe, and Luc Da. Notably, orange growers, with the support of the local government, have boldly applied scientific and technological advancements to planting and caring for orange trees. |
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| Along with increasing the economic value from expanding the area of orange cultivation, the People's Committee of Con Cuong district is also promoting the construction of orange cultivation models according to VietGAP standards. |
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| With the goal of further expanding the scale and quality of the Con Cuong orange brand within the Vinh orange geographical indication, local leaders have been creating favorable conditions for orange growers through various practical and appropriate policies. In the photo: Chairman of the Con Cuong District People's Committee Vi Van Son (center) inspects an orange cultivation model in Quyet Tien village, Chi Khe commune. |
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| Currently, five orange-growing households in Con Cuong are receiving support from JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) to participate in a project producing orange juice. Accordingly, Con Cuong oranges will be used to create products such as orange juice and orange wine. According to the project schedule, the orange juice product will be available by the 2017 harvest season. |
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| Orange growers in Con Cuong are receiving support from the local Party committee and government leaders. In the photo: Con Cuong District Party Secretary Nguyen Dinh Hung visits an orange orchard in Yen Khe. |
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| Mr. Nguyen Viet Hung, the owner of an orange orchard in Quyet Tien village, Chi Khe commune, said that his family started growing oranges in 2012 on an area of 1.5 hectares, using the Valencia variety. This year is the first year the oranges are ready for harvest, with an expected yield of 20 tons/ha. |
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| In the structure of agricultural products in Con Cuong, oranges are increasingly asserting their economic value with a total production of approximately 3,000 tons (in 2016), while maintaining the quality of the Vinh orange brand in the southwestern region of Nghe An province. |
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| Reporters working in the orange-growing region of Yen Khe. |
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