Vietnam: In the middle of the drought season, Tien Giang gardeners have a bumper harvest from their jackfruit gardens

Due to proactive access to fresh water sources and active care by gardeners, even during the most severe drought period of the year, many fruit trees in Tien Giang province have high yields and sell well. Among them, jackfruit trees are being harvested with high yields and prices, gardeners are very excited. At this time, super early Thai jackfruit (type 1) costs over 35,000 VND/kg, type 2 about 30,000 VND/kg, type 3 over 20,000 VND/ha; Red-fleshed jackfruit costs over 70,000 VND/kg. According to gardeners, jackfruit trees are easy to grow, have few pests, and are highly resistant to drought and salinity. Watering at a salinity level of nearly 1 part per thousand, jackfruit trees still grow normally. The entire Tien Giang province has nearly 15,000 hectares of jackfruit trees, grown mainly in Cai Be, Cai Lay, Cai Lay Town, Chau Thanh, and Tan Phuoc districts. The increase in jackfruit prices is due to increased export demand to the Chinese market; Meanwhile, in the dry season, the ...