(HBO) – During the first three quarters of 2019, Cao Phong district has enhanced quality management of agricultural supplies and food safety.

Household members of Nhat Minh agricultural cooperative start harvesting Cao Phong specialty orange.

The district is home to over 972 hectares of Cao Phong orange grown to the Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) by 734 farmer households. The area increased from 46.97 hectares grown by 15 households in 2014, 59.5 hectares by 100 households in 2015, 141.89 hectares by 120 households in 2016, and 164.6 hectares by 86 households in 2017.

The area of VietGAP organge sharply expanded from 2017 to 616.7 hectares last year, including close to 369.5 hectares farmed by 193 households and one cooperative in a project funded by the national target programme on building new-style rural area which aims to support production and distribution of Cao Phong orange. Other 190 hectares have been grown by Cao Phong Ltd., Co.

The district has also been effectively managing 447 hectares of orange certified as meeting food safety standards farmed by orange-growing association of Cao Phong township, Ha Phong agricultural and service cooperative, 3T Cao Phong agricultural cooperative, Tuan Thuy agricultural and service cooperative, Anh Tu cooperative of clean Cao Phong orange, Nhat Minh agricultural cooperative, and Hung Phong Ltd., Co./.



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