9,383 hectares of fruit trees have been granted planting area codes.

(CT) - According to the Plant Protection and Crop Production Sub-Department under the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Can Tho City, the city has so far been granted 20 codes for packaging facilities and 571 codes for growing areas for various fruit trees. Specifically, 571 codes have been issued for growing areas, covering a total area of ​​9,383 hectares for key crops such as mangoes, sapodillas, longan, durian, etc., meeting the requirements for export to the US, Australia, Japan, Thailand, China, and the EU. 26 codes have been issued for packaging facilities, with 17 participating businesses.

Durian is grown in Truong Thanh commune, Can Tho city.

The Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection is continuing to coordinate with localities and relevant units to promote training and support activities for farmers and businesses in establishing planting area codes and fruit packaging facility codes for export. At the same time, it is strengthening the application of information technology in the development and management of planting area codes and packaging facility codes. Recently, many countries around the world have mandated that fresh fruit from other countries must be assigned planting area and packaging facility codes for export.

Text and photos: KHANH TRUNG

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