Ninh Binh farmers in Vietnam pick nearly 300 million VND/ha of custard apple

Published Oct 22, 2022

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A Vietnamese family has found success in converting their sugarcane farm to custard apple plantation, introducing the na dai variety in 2014 in Ninh Binh province. They have learned techniques to flower off-season, enabling them to double their harvest and income. By pruning, sprouting, and artificially pollinating, they have managed to cultivate custard apples throughout the year, selling them at significantly higher prices. This example is part of a broader trend in Ninh Binh, where over 100 households have adopted custard apple farming across 200 hectares, valued for its suitability to the local climate and soil conditions, and its ability to provide twice-yearly harvests with high economic value.

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In 2014, Mrs. Doan Thi Ha's family (Phu Long commune, Nho Quan district, Ninh Binh province) started converting the area from sugarcane to custard apple. The variety of na that Mrs. Ha grows is na dai with a characteristic, delicious taste, large fruit, thin, glossy, bright skin... Talking to a reporter of the online newspaper DANVIET.VN, Ms. Doan Thi Ha shared: "Currently, my family is planting nearly 1 ha of custard apple, the main season of custard apple usually falls in the 7th and 8th lunar month. At that time, many households harvested so the price was not high, so my family studied and learned techniques to handle off-season flowering (harvesting 2 crops/year) to increase income." According to Ms. Ha, in order for the custard apple tree to bear fruit in the off-season, the branches should first be pruned to help the tree rejuvenate, regularly sprout new shoots and flower. Next, when the flower buds are open, they are white, and artificially pollinate the flowers. After ...

Source: Danviet