Vietnamese pineapples’ exports find boosting opportunities

Over the years, pineapples in Tan Phuoc have been developed in the direction of specialized cultivation to bring into full play the strengths of this staple crop. Mr. Huynh Van Buon, Head of the Tan Phuoc Department of MARD, said that the district has shaped the pineapple production area. Consequently, the district conducted science and technology transfers to increase the productivity, quality, and output of pineapple.

The treatment technique for pineapple trees to bear fruit at will, transferred by the agricultural sector of Tien Giang province to Tan Phuoc pineapple farmers, has been effective and is being replicated locally. With this technique, farmers in Tan Phuoc can produce pineapples almost year-round. This contributes to helping farmers adjust output according to market demand, avoiding the risk of pineapple backlog, and difficulty in consumption due to harvest at a certain time of the year.

Thanks to specialized production and promotion of science and technology, many farmers in Tan Phuoc have become well off with pineapples. Mr. Nguyen Van Ngu’s family, a farmer in Thanh Tan commune, with a model of pineapple farming combining husbandry and aquaculture on an area of 3.2 ha, has a profit of over VND1 billion per year.