Four years ago, Mr. Nguyen An Khuong bought 70 hectares of mixed garden land, including a pond, and then he converted the land to grow durian. Mr. Khuong kept the ponds in the garden intact with the intention of creating an eco -tourism model.
Mr. Khuong said: “I learned from the experiences of previous gardeners and on social networking forums. Realizing that durian is a tree that brings high economic efficiency, I decided to invest in planting 300 durian trees.”
Mr. Nguyen An Khuong next to the durian garden full of fruit.
Mr. Khuong grows the most Ri6 durian with 240 trees. He grows 20 trees of each of the Monthong, Musang King, and cowshed varieties. Mr. Khuong grows a variety of durian varieties for testing and comparison, from which he selects durian varieties with high productivity and economic efficiency to expand the area.
Mr. Khuong shared: "I grow durian in an ecological way, using organic fertilizers and biological drugs to help the tree grow well and have few pests and diseases."
Mr. Khuong estimates the cost of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and care from planting until the durian tree bears fruit to be about 2 million VND/tree. The estimated economic efficiency when a 4-year-old durian tree bears fruit for the first time is about 2-3 million VND/tree/year. According to Mr. Khuong, durian trees only reach high productivity when they are 5 or 6 years old, with an average yield of 100kg/tree/year.
Vice Chairman of Tan Hiep District Farmers' Association Cao Hoang Xe (left) visits the durian garden of Mr. Nguyen An Khuong.
The unique feature is that in the first year the tree bears fruit, Mr. Khuong does not sell durian to traders, but retails it to people and tourists who come to visit the garden. Mr. Khuong shared: “Visitors to the garden can choose the durian they like to buy and eat right in the garden. Or, they can choose the old, almost ripe fruit to bring home and let the durian ripen in a few days. It will be very fragrant, delicious and safe to eat.”
In the near future, Mr. Khuong plans to invest in a durian garden with a place to rest, eat, and organize healthy games for tourists to visit and immerse themselves in nature. Therefore, in addition to growing durian, Mr. Khuong also grows grapefruit and plans to plant some other fruit trees to serve tourists.
Vice Chairman of Tan Hiep District Farmers' Association Cao Hoang Xe said that the District Farmers' Association will support people in training on production techniques, aiming to mobilize fruit-growing households to participate in cooperatives and professional associations.
Article and photos: TRUC LINH
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