Vietnam: Growing Thai jackfruit in 2 upstream districts of Tien River in Tien Giang, big fruit, selling well, 200 million/ha

In order to achieve the goal of converting production to adapt to climate change and "living with floods", farmers in two upstream districts of the Tien River (Tien Giang province): Cai Lay and Cai Be have converted nearly 13,000 hectares of cultivated land in difficult areas, often affected by floods in the Mekong River, to grow specialized Thai jackfruit, bringing high economic efficiency. With an average yield of about 20 tons/ha, the whole region achieves an annual output of 260,000 tons to 300,000 tons of fruit for consumption and export. Thai jackfruit is suitable for local soil and climate, has high productivity and favorable output, the price of Thai jackfruit fluctuates but is both consumed domestically and favored by export markets, especially China. Fortunately, this year, Thai jackfruit has maintained a high price, bringing a good income, farmers are very excited. According to Nguyen Thi Lac, Director of the Cai Lay District Agricultural Service Center, in the first ...