Exporting dried bananas...

Bananas have long been a popular crop and agricultural product in Vietnam. With the desire to preserve the traditional craft of making dried bananas, which Cao Thi Hong and her husband had worked hard to raise their children to study and grow up, Le Dong Bo in Ban Nguyen commune has made efforts to successfully develop the dried banana product under the brand name of Ba Hong Anh. This product not only brings economic value, creates jobs for local workers but also raises the value of Vietnamese bananas in the international market.

Bananas have long been a popular crop and agricultural product in Vietnam. With the desire to preserve the craft of making dried bananas by hand, which Cao Thi Hong and her husband had worked hard to raise their children to study and grow up, Le Dong Bo in Ban Nguyen commune has made efforts to successfully develop the dried banana product under the brand name of Ms. Hong Anh. This product not only brings economic value, creates jobs for local workers but also raises the value of Vietnamese bananas in the international market.

Dried banana products under the brand name Ba Hong Anh of Banaco Export Processing Technology Joint Stock Company are exported to many countries around the world .

With the potential and advantages of raw materials from local banana trees, people currently mainly sell fresh bananas. However, the market is unstable and the economic value is not high. In 2023, with the support of his family, Mr. Bo and his colleagues invested 20 billion VND to establish Banaco Export Processing Technology Joint Stock Company, specializing in processing and exporting dried bananas to the markets of Russia, the US and European countries, Japan, China, Korea, etc.

Mr. Bo checks the banana vinegar warehouse every day.

Raw materials are abundant, but to create finished products, Mr. Bo has made efforts to learn, research, and study high-tech production processes and invest in modern machinery. From the stage of exploiting raw materials to production, processing... all ensure strict standards in the food processing industry. In addition, the company also signed cooperation agreements with regions, cooperatives, farms, and banana farms according to Vietgap and organic standards in and outside the province to ensure safe and quality input materials.

The process of producing dried bananas includes the following steps: Importing raw materials; selecting bananas that meet quality standards, size, and maturity; storing ripened vinegar using the method of using Ethylene gas (C ₂ H ₄ ) - a hydrocarbon combined with food alcohol to help bananas ripen evenly and deliciously, while inhibiting the growth of bacteria, keeping them fresh for a long time. After that, the bananas are classified, pre-processed, washed, peeled, placed on the first drying tray; checking the evaporation and humidity and continuing to dry a second time, with the criteria of humidity remaining at about 20%, sweetness, softness, and toughness according to the order requirements; checking the quality and classifying before packaging. After drying, the bananas are packaged in composite films made from aluminum foil (AL) and Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) to preserve the aroma and flavor of the product.

The whole dried banana product under the brand name Ba Hong Anh contains no preservatives or additives to preserve the original flavor and nutritional value, bringing health benefits to consumers and enhancing the value of Vietnamese bananas.

After 2 years of development, Mr. Bo's dried banana processing and export model has affirmed its brand and reputation in many domestic and foreign markets. Up to now, Mr. Bo's company has developed 50 hectares of banana land, 80 hectares of bananas under joint contracts and exported and distributed in 20 countries. On average, the company consumes nearly 1,000 tons of fresh bananas/month and exports over 100 tons of dried bananas, with a total revenue of over 30 billion VND, creating jobs for 200 local workers, with an average income of 8-12 million VND/person/month.

The company is expanding the scale of the processing factory with an area of over 5,000m2 ^with a banana vinegar warehouse system, a preliminary processing area, 20 solar-powered food drying ovens, with a capacity of 5 tons/oven. Of which, 8 ovens have been put into operation, a cold storage warehouse, and an industrial packaging line... Dried banana products have achieved food safety certificates, ISO quality, FDA...

Mr. Le Dong Bo - Director of Banaco Export Processing Technology Joint Stock Company shared: In the near future, the company will continue to install additional cold drying oven systems to process crispy dried banana products, banana wine, banana powder, other dried fruits and produce vegetables, tubers, fruits... to supply the market with the need to recruit hundreds of more workers. Export orders and feedback from partners have helped us gain more experience in the production process, change and improve our products...

Check the product after packaging.

Currently, banana products are being supplied to some supermarkets in Phu Tho, Hanoi , golf courses, Noi Bai International Airport and mainly exported to many markets around the world.

Dried banana products have a delicious flavor and are nutritious and good for health.

From the efforts to build the homeland, preserve traditional local products, along with the creativity and application of high technology in economic development models and brand building of people like Mr. Bo, the value has been raised, bringing Vietnamese bananas to the world market, creating economic efficiency, contributing to spreading the value of agricultural products and Vietnamese culinary culture.

Linh Nguyen

Source: https://baophutho.vn/dua-chuoi-say-xuat-ngoai-238127.htm