Jackfruit with red flesh and yellow fibers, a specialty tree successfully grown in Tay Ninh, people earn 5 million VND per tree

The model of growing red-fleshed jackfruit with yellow fibrous leaves of Mr. Ngo Van Duoc, Director of Phu Thinh TN Agricultural Cooperative, Bau Nang Commune, Duong Minh Chau District (Tay Ninh Province) has initially brought better economic efficiency.

Crop restructuring is one of the important solutions to restructure the agricultural sector towards increasing added value, sustainable development, contributing to diversifying agricultural production and adapting to climate change.

Growing red-fleshed, yellow-fiber jackfruit brings high income

In recent years, many agricultural areas of Tay Ninh province have been converted by farmers to grow some types of fruit trees suitable to the soil, bringing higher economic efficiency.

In particular, the model of growing red-fleshed jackfruit with yellow fibrous leaves of Mr. Ngo Van Duoc - Director of Phu Thinh TN Agricultural Cooperative, Bau Nang Commune, Duong Minh Chau District, initially brought stable economic efficiency.

Mr. Duoc said that in the past, he had grown seedless lemons but the economic efficiency was not high and he encountered difficulties because of high labor costs, so he decided to switch to growing red-fleshed, yellow-fiber jackfruit.

Currently, his total jackfruit growing area is nearly 6 hectares, including 2 hectares that are bearing fruit and 4 hectares that have just been planted for about 18 months, ready for the first crop of fruit.

According to Mr. Duoc, jackfruit is an easy-to-grow, low-maintenance plant. Jackfruit trees need a lot of water but cannot withstand waterlogging, so to grow jackfruit effectively, growers need to build mounds and dig ditches.

From planting to harvest is about 24 months, faster than some other fruit trees, especially jackfruit which has a large weight.

Mr. Ngo Van Duoc, a successful farmer growing red-fleshed, yellow-fiber jackfruit in Bau Nang commune, Duong Minh Chau district (Tay Ninh province), takes care of his specialty jackfruit garden.

Jackfruit trees flower after about 18 months, from this point on, gardeners need to spray pesticides to prevent bee stings that cause black fiber disease. Each flowering period, the number of fruits is very large, but depending on the health condition of the tree, growers can leave more or less fruit on each tree.

However, according to Mr. Duoc, for newly fruiting trees, you should only leave about 2 fruits per tree. When the tree is about 3 years old or older, you can leave 4-5 fruits.

With the current price of jackfruit ranging from 45,000 VND to more than 50,000 VND/kg, each jackfruit tree can bring the grower about 3 million VND - 5 million VND/year.

Unique model of growing red-fleshed jackfruit with double roots

While learning about the model of growing red-fleshed, yellow-fiber jackfruit, Mr. Ngo Van Duoc was surprised to see many farmers in the Western provinces such as Hau Giang and Can Tho planting up to 2 jackfruit trees per mound (planted with double roots), each hectare can grow 1,000 trees, twice as many as the traditional planting method.

Studying this model in depth, Mr. Duoc realized that, unlike other jackfruit varieties such as super early Thai jackfruit, Indian almond jackfruit... and some other fruit trees, the red-fleshed, yellow-fiber jackfruit tree is especially suitable for double-root planting, because the jackfruit tree has few branches, does not compete for nutrients, and is not affected when it bears fruit, the fruit is still large, averaging 10-14 kg/fruit.

After learning about the double-root planting model, Mr. Ngo Van Duoc decided to apply it on an area of ​​about 4 hectares in Tra Sim hamlet, Ninh Dien commune. This jackfruit garden is now 18 months old and has begun to produce its first fruits.

According to Mr. Duoc, when choosing to plant according to the double-root model, he studied the reality in many jackfruit gardens in the Western provinces. Planting 2 trees in a plot must comply with the necessary distance for the trees to grow such as: trees at least 1m apart, rows 5m apart.

Planting at a reasonable density ensures that the trees do not compete for nutrients, the canopy is evenly spread, and does not overlap, causing the tree trunk to lean in a “V” shape. In addition, planting two trees close together also helps limit the risk of falling due to wind.

“The model requires us to spend more money to invest in seedlings and initial care, but in return, when the fruit is produced, the yield will be double compared to planting only one tree per plot. The proof is that my jackfruit garden is still growing well, the trees are very uniform, there is no problem of big and small trees in the same plot like some other crops,” Mr. Duoc added.

Linking to sustainable red-fleshed jackfruit growing model

In recent years, not only durian has brought a "huge" source of income to farmers, jackfruit is also a crop that many farmers in the province have converted to, bringing high economic value. In particular, red-fleshed, yellow-fiber jackfruit is currently one of the crops that is being strongly developed thanks to its stable price.

Grasping the needs of farmers, at the end of 2024, Mr. Ngo Van Duoc mobilized to establish Phu Thinh TN Agricultural Cooperative with 4 members, specializing in growing red-fleshed, yellow-fiber jackfruit with a total area of ​​over 60 hectares.

In addition, the cooperative also undertakes the distribution of seedlings and links with businesses, providing fertilizers, pesticides and purchasing to proactively produce and supply to the market.

According to Mr. Duoc, when joining the cooperative, farmers will be guided through every step from preparation before planting to providing seedlings with certified "mother plants", fertilizers, and pesticides 15%-20% lower than the market price.

During the care process, the cooperative will also send people to guide each step, to ensure the trees grow evenly and stably until harvest, when the jackfruit will be purchased at market price.

The establishment of the cooperative by Mr. Ngo Van Duoc and households specializing in growing red-fleshed, yellow-fiber jackfruit is one of the significant steps forward in production linkage, not only creating conditions for farmers to exchange production experiences and stabilize output, but also aiming to issue growing area codes, serving the cooperative's export goals.

Source: https://danviet.vn/mit-ruot-do-xo-vang-loai-cay-dac-san-trong-thanh-cong-o-tay-ninh-cu-1-cay-dan-thu-5-trieu-dong-20250330002847095.htm