Mai Son district forms high-tech farming areas

Mai Son district of Son La province boasts advantages in natural conditions such as flat terrain and fertile soil, with agricultural land accounting for 95.2% of its total natural area.

With fertile fields, the vast Na San plateau has formed and developed areas growing fruit and industrial trees as well as raw material areas associated with processing plants. These are important factors promoting agricultural development and economic models applying high technology.

The organic dragon fruit of Ngoc Hoang Cooperative.

Since 2020, the district has planted 1,107 hectares of fruit trees, increasing its total fruit area to 11,000 hectares. Of which, 3,500 hectares are produced with high technology and 1,200 hectares under organic cultivation. More than 985 hectares have been equipped with efficient irrigation systems, an increase of 608.8 hectares compared to 2020; while nearly 998 hectares were recognised as meeting VietGAP standard, up 706.9 hectares from 2020.

Mai Son has 51 enterprises and cooperatives meeting VietGAP standard, an increase of 41.2% compared to 2020; and more than 1,217 hectares of fruit trees granted planting area codes. The provincial People's Committee has recognized two high-tech coffee zones and five packing facilities for export.

In addition, the district has also developed production and consumption chains for coffee, sugarcane, seed corn, cassava, sweet corn, vegetable soybeans… associated with processing plants. It boats a production linkage area of 8,622.4 hectares; maintains and develops 47 supply chains of safe agricultural and aquatic products, with a total area of over 2,397 hectares.

By 2025, Mai Son strives to have 5,400 hectares of fruit trees under high-tech farming and 2,700 hectares of organically produced fruit trees. Income per hectare of high-tech arable land will reach 200 million VND (8,428 USD); while 70% of agricultural production enterprises and cooperatives will comply with the VietGAP, organic and GlobalGAP farming processes.

The district also targets 50% of the VietGAP-standard fruit tree areas granted planting area codes, along with facilities for preliminary processing and packaging. Annually, it will produce 25% of fruit products for export, 30% for domestic consumption, 45% serving processing factories inside and outside the province.

Quang Huong
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