Thanh Chuong: Replicating the V2 cam model

(Baonghean.vn) - To carry out the conversion of crop structure, this winter crop Thanh Chuong district has planted 20 hectares of V2 oranges. This is a new and promising direction in Thanh Chuong.

One-year-old orange garden at Mr. Hong and Mrs. Long's house, Liem Minh hamlet, Thanh Lien commune.

Being a land with many low hills and suitable climate, people in the mountainous communes of Thanh Chuong district have long grown oranges. The brands of orange peel, Cat Ngan lotus orange and Tong Doi clean orange have been known to consumers in and outside the province.

As a person who has grown oranges very successfully, 5 years ago, Mr. Vo Van Ky in Hamlet 10, Thanh Nho Commune, along with some other households, visited and surveyed the characteristics of the V2 orange variety at the Central Fruit Tree Breeding Institute and some models in the North. After the trip, he brought back 50 trees to try and plant them successfully. Up to now, the oranges are growing well.

Mr. Ky excitedly said: V2 is a sweet orange variety, fragrant, sweet, few seeds, beautiful yellow color, good disease resistance, high ability to flower and fruit. The biggest advantage is that it ripens late, can be stored on the tree for a long time without reducing quality. While traditional oranges and lemons only keep fruit on the tree until the end of November, V2 oranges can be kept until the beginning of January, so they are easy to consume, giving a much higher income.

Thanh Hoa commune people are happy with the first V2 orange crop.

From the model of Mr. Vo Van Ky and some households in Thanh Nho commune, Mr. Dinh Viet An and Le Thanh Ngoc in Hoa Thinh village, Thanh Hoa commune have also planted V2 oranges, Mr. Ngoc alone has planted nearly 1 hectare. Mr. Ngoc said: Currently, he has over 500 trees, of which more than 50 have begun to bear fruit. This time, he has registered to plant another 1 hectare, striving to have 2 hectares of V2 oranges next year.

With the outstanding advantages of V2 orange trees, Thanh Chuong district has conducted research and preliminary summary. According to district-wide statistics, people have planted over 200 hectares. On this basis, on April 8, 2016, the District People's Committee issued Project No. 675 on "Developing some commodity crops, creating raw material areas associated with processing and product consumption in the period 2016-2020", in which the whole district strives to have 500 hectares of V2 oranges by 2020.

This winter crop, the district will plant 20 hectares in 4 communes including Thanh Hoa, Thanh Nho, Thanh Duc, Hanh Lam and Thanh Thuy, which have suitable land funds and have been successfully planted.

The District People's Council has also issued a Resolution to promulgate support policies. Accordingly, if planted in the planning area and ensuring from 1000 m²Orange growers will be supported with 10,000 VND/seedling and 5 million VND/ha of land preparation.

To help localities successfully plant V2 oranges, Mr. Nguyen Van Que - Chairman of Thanh Chuong District People's Committee said: The district is determined to plant 20 hectares of oranges this autumn, currently nearly 100 households in communes in the planning area have registered. The communes are urgently organizing and directing the digging of holes and training on technical procedures for planting and caring for people.

Tran Dinh Ha

Thanh Chuong Radio Station