On November 15, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development coordinated with the People's Committee of Doan Hung district to organize a conference to evaluate the results of models to improve productivity, quality and design of grapefruit.

Grapefruit varieties in model gardens include: Chi Dam grapefruit, Bang Luan grapefruit, Dien grapefruit for harvest from 9 years old or older with an area of 3.5-5 hectares/site, carried out in a number of communes in important districts. Grapefruit growing areas such as communes: Van Don, Chan Mong, Chi Dam, Hung Xuyen, Bang Luan, Doan Hung district; Phuc Khanh commune, Yen Lap district; Dong Trung commune, Thanh Thuy district.

Grapefruit gardens participating in the model are oriented towards organic production; Pest and disease prevention techniques for Doan Hung grapefruit trees are carried out in the direction of integrated pest management (IPM) on the basis of understanding the rules of emergence and development of each pest species to determine appropriate measures. with the motto that room is key. Pest control measures are applied simultaneously, focusing on the fluctuations of pests in the garden; Prioritize the use of biological products, biological pesticides, herbs, bait traps, sticky traps to prevent yellow flies,...

The results showed that the rate of type A fruit in the gardens in the model reached 70-75%, compared to only 60-65% in the control gardens. In particular, the phenomenon of dry citrus and fruit on Bang Luan grapefruit variety was significantly reduced. Bang Luan grapefruit variety had a total revenue of 400 million VND/ha, 150 million VND/ha higher than control gardens. The profit earned was 222 million VND/ha, 82 million VND/ha more than the control garden. Suu grapefruit variety earned 667 million VND/ha, 186 million VND/ha more than the control garden. For the Dien grapefruit variety, the total revenue reached 340 million VND/ha, 52 million VND/ha higher than the control gardens. In particular, before being sold, each grapefruit product is stamped with a product identification stamp using a QR code to help consumers and state management agencies easily look up information about the product, thereby improving productivity. awareness of producers about grapefruit products before labeling them for consumption.

In the coming time, the agricultural sector requires localities to support and guide farmers on techniques for intensive organic grapefruit care to improve productivity, quality, and design of grapefruit; Promote product consumption links for grapefruit growers. At the same time, strictly manage the grapefruit business in the area to maintain and develop the Doan Hung grapefruit brand...

Hoang Huong