Vietnam: In Kon Tum, farmers grow Japanese pumpkins for export with a net profit of 80 million/crop

Published Jan 21, 2024

Tridge summary

Japanese pumpkins are being grown in Trung Nghia Tay village for export, with farmers receiving support and training from a company that supplies the seeds and techniques. The pumpkins, which are similar to those grown by ethnic minority people in the region, are providing significantly higher profits compared to other crops, with an average of 80 million VND profit per hectare per crop. This shift in agricultural practice is part of a larger effort by the Kroong Commune Party Committee to convert ineffective crop structures to new, high-value crops and improve the economic prospects of local farmers.

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Original content

Hearing about farmers in Trung Nghia Tay village, Kroong commune growing Japanese pumpkins for export, I immediately went to find out. Mr. Huynh Quoc Viet - Vice Chairman of Kroong Commune People's Committee (Kon Tum City, Kon Tum Province) took me to the Japanese pumpkin growing land on the mudflats of Trung Nghia Tay village, which is in fruit harvest season. Observing the pumpkin garden, I saw that Japanese pumpkins are no different from Japanese pumpkins and quite similar to the pumpkins of ethnic minority people often grown in the fields. The pumpkins are small, round and changing from green to yellow-gray, on average each pumpkin weighs about 3 kg. Mr. Tran Dinh Sy, owner of the Japanese pumpkin garden, shared that he is not just planting his first crop now, but this is the second crop. The Japanese pumpkin variety is not much different from the local ethnic minority pumpkins. Participating in growing Japanese pumpkins is to implement the commune's crop conversion policy and ...

Source: Danviet