Dai Son Apple - promises a sweet fruit season

Both are Taiwanese apples and Xuan apples, but when planted in Dai Son, they produce large fruits with a unique sweetness that few places have. According to the people here, among the vast forests and cool climate of the communes of the old Son Dong district, Dai Son stands out as a different point in terms of weather because of very low rainfall, combined with special soil, which is the "heavenly time and geographical advantage" factor that creates the unique value of the apples here.

The apple orchard is entering the fruit development stage.

With outstanding productivity and quality, this fruit has built a brand in the market, helping farmers increase their income. Therefore, from the initial few hectares, up to now, Dai Son has expanded the apple growing area to more than 190 hectares, with an average yield of nearly 40 tons/ha, a total output of about 7,600 tons/year with a selling price of about 30,000 VND/kg, generating hundreds of billions of VND in income each year. Many households have an income of 150 to 300 million VND/year. It is expected that by 2025, revenue will reach more than 200 billion VND. The commune has successfully built a concentrated apple production area, and Dai Son apple products are certified as 3-star OCOP. Most of the apple products are consumed by traders, convenience stores, and supermarkets in and outside the province.

From the initial few hectares, Dai Son has now expanded the apple growing area to more than 190 hectares, with an average yield of nearly 40 tons/hectare, a total output of about 7,600 tons/year, with a selling price of about 30,000 VND/kg, generating hundreds of billions of VND in revenue each year. Many households earn between 150 and 300 million VND/year. It is expected that by 2025, revenue will reach more than 200 billion VND.

Tan Hiep village is one of the typical localities of the commune in converting the crop structure from uncertain rice production to commercial apple cultivation. The whole village has 240 households, with a total apple growing area of more than 250 hectares. While taking care of the apple field during the fruit development stage, Ms. Duong Thi Ket shared: “Previously, the family's economy mainly relied on lychee trees and forest planting, but in the past few years, thanks to converting part of the lychee area to apple cultivation, the economy has also improved. 3 sao of Xuan apples, last year yielded more than 4.5 tons, traders bought them right at the field, thanks to which they brought a stable source of income. To have apples with fruit, the family always pays attention to each step of care, balanced fertilization, regularly visits the garden, and timely prevention of pests and diseases. This year's apples are growing well and are expected to yield a high yield."

According to Mr. Chu Van Trang in Tan Hiep village - a person with many years of production experience, nature is very fair, although Dai Son has little rain, not favorable for growing trees that like high humidity, it is very suitable for growing apples. Therefore, people in Dai Son commune planted apple trees to replace other trees. Mr. Trang's family alone planted 3 hectares of apples, in 2024, the output reached 14 tons, the average selling price was 30,000 VND/kg, the revenue was more than 400 million VND. Currently, some early apple fields have large fruits, the rest are in the flowering stage and the beginning of fruit development. Mr. Trang expects the early apple fields to be harvested around the Lunar New Year, the remaining areas will harvest fruit later in the spring. The apple harvest season lasts about 3 months.

Not only stopping at traditional production, apple growers in Dai Son boldly apply clean agricultural models, produce according to VietGAP standards and link product consumption. Thanks to that, the quality and commercial value of apples are increasingly improved, the consumption market is expanded. In Tan Hiep village, a clean agricultural products consumption cooperative has been formed with 14 member households, specializing in purchasing and consuming products for a number of households in the village. The cooperative has been granted a certificate of production according to VietGAP standards for apple products by VINACAB Certification Joint Stock Company (Hanoi), with an area of over 21 hectares, and an expected output of 635 tons/year.

Late Spring apple variety in bloom.

Mr. Hoang Van Phuong, Chairman of the Commune People's Committee, said: "To achieve the goal of increasing the economic value of 1 hectare of agricultural land to 125 million VND/year, Dai Son commune continues to promote the transfer of science and technology into production in the direction of organic agriculture, VietGAP, GlobalGAP. Focus on converting the crop structure appropriately, in which encouraging people to expand the apple growing area, build high-quality apple production areas and promote production linkages to create competitive products in the market. At the same time, deploy solutions to build and promote the Dai Son clean apple brand to improve economic efficiency, making this agricultural product the commune's key product, associated with the One Commune One Product Program (OCOP)".

Although it is a new crop in Dai Son land, the apple tree has high yield, delicious quality, good price, and has brought economic efficiency superior to other crops in this mountainous area. The apple tree has become a bright spot in converting the crop structure to suit the soil conditions, contributing to helping the locality successfully implement the National Target Program on socio-economic development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas.

Article and photos: Thai Uyen

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