Vietnamese co-operatives export dragon fruit, pomelo to Canada
Thanh Binh Co-operative’s dragon fruit and Ben Tre Green Pomelo Cooperative’s pink lady pomelo have hit shelves at supermarkets and fruit shops and a juice company in Canada.
Ben Tre Green Pomelo Cooperative’s pink lady pomelos on display at a store in Canada. (Photo courtesy of SOCODEVI)
HCMCity (VNS/VNA)ꦦ — Thanh Binh Co-operative’s dragon fruit and Ben TreGreen Pomelo Cooperative’s pink lady pomelo have hit shelves at supermarketsand fruit shops and a juice company in Canada.
Itis the first pomelo brand registered by a Vietnamese co-perative to be exportedto Canada. TheBen Tre Green Pomelo Cooperative has also obtained GlobalGAP certification forthe fruit. ForThanh Binh, this was the third shipment to Canada but the first time it fullycarried out a dragon fruit order in its own name, from cultivating totransportation and all stages in between. Itset up a new packing unit in August. Gettingrid of intermediaries is expected to bring its members greater benefits. Bothco-operatives have fully complied with requisite safety standards. Thetwo co-operatives are among five new ones established under the framework ofthe Vietnam Cooperative Enterprise Development Project in Soc Trang, Binh Thuan,Ninh Thuan, Lam Dong, and Ben Tre provinces since 2015. Fundedby Canada and jointly implemented by SOCODEVI and the School of Management forAgriculture and Rural Development II, the project has helped improvecooperatives’ competitiveness through a variety of activities such as trainingfor farmers, strengthening of governance, upgrades to equipment, marketing,branding, and others./.
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Ben Tre Green Pomelo Cooperative’s pink lady pomelos on display at a store in Canada. (Photo courtesy of SOCODEVI) 
