Increase citrus fruit growing area to over 10,000 hectares

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of December 4, under the chairmanship of Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Viet Hong, the Provincial People's Committee had a working session with relevant departments and branches to listen to and give opinions on the Planning for the development of citrus fruit trees in Nghe An province for the period 2015-2020, with a vision to 2030.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Viet Hong chaired the meeting.

In 2015, the area of ​​citrus fruit trees was 6,072 hectares, an increase of 1,166 hectares compared to 2010, the output increased from 43,043 tons to 48,388 tons. Of which, orange trees were oriented as the main tree of the province and the area increased to 3,792 hectares.

However, in general, the area of ​​citrus fruit trees is still increasing slowly, most of the area is still scattered and fragmented, making it difficult to direct production; the living standards of many households are not high, limiting the ability to mobilize capital on the spot, and the uneven compliance with technical procedures by the people affects the quality and design of the products. Meanwhile, Nghe An still has a lot of potential in terms of land, favorable soil and land conditions...

Mr. Hoang Ngoc Luyen, Deputy Head of Nghe An Agricultural and Irrigation Planning Delegation, presented the contents of the draft planning.

In its development policy for the coming years, Nghe An has identified citrus fruit trees as not only a crop for poverty reduction but also a strength in agricultural development. In addition to oranges, Quang Tien grapefruit will be expanded to become a specialty crop in Phu Quy region, increasing the effectiveness of lemon trees, especially in communes of Hung Nguyen district.

The goal is to form large-scale, concentrated citrus fruit growing areas, gradually improve quality and output, expand consumption markets and aim for export. Accordingly, in 2020, the total planned area will reach 8,270 hectares, with an output of about 86,000 tons/year, of which citrus trees will be 5,600 hectares, lemons 1,900 hectares and grapefruit 770 hectares; by 2030, the area will be stable at 10,160 hectares.

Mr. Thai Van Nong, Deputy Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, gave comments on planning suitable land areas for citrus development.

After listening to the opinions of relevant departments and branches, Mr. Dinh Viet Hong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee concluded: The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development accepted the opinions of relevant departments and supplemented and completed the planning. In which, it focused on the following contents: balancing land funds, arranging land areas with sufficient conditions to be included in the citrus fruit development planning and stabilizing the current area.

Along with attracting and calling on businesses to cooperate with farmers to organize the development of citrus fruit trees in the area, it is necessary to have careful preparation of scientific and technological solutions such as using high-quality and effective varieties; focusing on irrigation work.

Orange trees bring high economic efficiency to farmers in Minh Hop and Quy Hop areas.

The Provincial People's Committee will have solutions to link production with product consumption; encourage the application of clean and safe production processes in production, and at the same time apply preservation technologies to improve product quality.

Phu Huong