Dak Nong avocados on display at the press conference on July 12 (Photo: VNA)
Dak Nong (VNA) –Dak Nong will organise a programme on July 18-23 to promote avocados, aspecialty fruit of the Central Highlands province.
Vice Chairwoman of the provincial People’sCommittee Ton Thi Ngoc Hanh said on July 12 that this will be the first of itskind, themed “Dak Nong: Ripe Avocado Season”, featuring major events for theopening and closing ceremonies, a workshop on sustainable avocado development,a trade fair connecting the supply and demand of the fruit and otheragricultural products, an avocado competition, as well as tours to farms.
The programme aims to popularise Dak Nongavocados among consumers, improve the local fruit’s value, and affirm theposition of Vietnamese avocados – especially those of Dak Nong – on the worldmarket.
It will serve as a platform for businesses toseek partnerships with avocado purchasing and processing companies, whileconnecting with domestic and foreign firms to expand the product’s market.
Through the programme, organisers also look toselect high-quality and high-yield avocado varieties to help with localagricultural restructuring, Hanh said, adding that it will also be anopportunity to introduce the province’s advantages and potential so as toattract investment.
Dak Nong is one of the provinces with thebiggest avocado farming areas and output in Vietnam. It is currently home tonearly 2,600ha of avocado trees, accounting for some 20 percent of the localfruit cultivating area, with an average output of 10-15 tonnes per ha. Avocadofarming is particularly concentrated in Dak Mil, Dak R’lap, Dak Song, and DakGlong districts, and Gia Nghia town.
With its terrain, climate, and soil conditionsdifferent from those of other provinces, Dak Nong is able to plant many avocadovarieties bearing fruit from January through to November. Local avocados arealso preferred by domestic and foreign consumers thanks to their bigger size, appealingappearance, and rich nutrition, the official noted. -VNA
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Dak Nong avocados on display at the press conference on July 12 (Photo: VNA) 
