Dragon fruit providing economic benefits for farmers in Son La province, Vietnam

In the near future, 20 tons of red flesh dragon fruits from farmers in Mai Son district, Son La province will be exported to Japan. Previously, the District People's Committee has guided farmers to mainly produce organic dragon fruits to cater to the needs of the Japanese market as well as place extra emphasis on quality and storage. mainly in an organic manner to ensure the requirements of this demanding market, as well as improve the production and storage processes. With the current market price of dragon fruit of type 1 at 0.87 USD / kg, farmers will be able to earn more than 8600 US per around 10 tons of this fruit.