The durian festival in Krong Pac District from 1st to 3rd September 2022 (25/07/2022, 20:17)
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On the afternoon of July 19th, the People's Committee of Krong Pac District held a press conference to inform about the Durian Festival 2022 in Krong Pac District.

Participants in the press conference included representatives of departments, branches and localities in the Province and representatives of local and central news agencies.

Ms. Ngo Thi Minh Trinh, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Krong Pac District, informs about the festival's activities.

The festival with the theme "Raising Krong Pac Durian" will take place from 1st to 3rd September 2022 at the center of Phuoc An Town and some communes in the District.

The Organization Board said that the festival will include a series of activities: Opening ceremony with the theme "Krong Pac’s aspiration to rise up" at 19:30 on September 1st 2022; Promotion conference on calling for investment and development of agricultural products and sustainable agriculture in Krong Pac District; Street festival; Festival of folk singing and performance of ethnic musical instruments in Krong Pac District; Visiting the historical site of CaDa plantation; Vote for "Beautiful and environmentally friendly durian garden" and enjoy durian at the garden and OCOP products fair; The Closing Ceremony with the theme "Scent of durian on the legendary river" which will be scheduled to be held at 19:30 on September 3rd 2022.

Mr. Dinh Xuan Dieu, Chairman of the People's Committee of Krong Pac District and Head of the Organization Board of the durian festival in Krong Pac District, delivers a speech at the press conference.

Ms. Ngo Thi Minh Trinh, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Krong Pac District, said that the durian festival in Krong Pac District is an occasion to honor durian growers and the economic values brought by this fruit. The festival also aims to connect and promote potential and investment opportunities in durian production, processing and consumption in association with cultural development and local tourism to domestic and foreign markets.

Delegates visit VietGAP durian at farmers' garden

The durian growing area of Krong Pac District is about 4,000 hectares, accounting for 1/3 of the durian growing area of Dak Lak Province. The area of business durian is more than 2,000 hectares with an average output of 45,000 -50,000 tons of fresh durian. Durian has become a staple crop that brings the main source of income for local people and contributed to local economic development. The fact that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development signed a Protocol with the General Administration of Customs of China to officially export Vietnamese durians to the Chinese market is a good sign for durian growers in Krong Pac District in particular and in Viet Nam in general.

 “In the past, the durian growers of Krong Pac District only sold raw durian fruit, so the economic value was very low. Therefore, the District wants to organize the durian festival to promote our specialties. In addition, through the festival, we want to show that we are also ready to fully prepare all conditions for export on this occasion when Viet Nam and China signed a protocol to officially export durian. This is also an advantage of the District", said Ms. Trinh

News and press agencies interview Krong Pac Durian export enterprises

Speaking at the press conference, Mr. Dinh Xuan Dieu, Chairman of the People's Committee of Krong Pac District and Head of the Organization Board of the Durian Festival in Krong Pac District, said that this is the first time Krong Pac has organized the durian festival. The festival is an opportunity to promote the brand and orient farmers to produce safe and sustainable durian in order to meet the strict requirements of the official export market. Through this festival, the District aims to promote the image of the homeland, people and economic potential of Krong Pac District to tourists, thereby introducing specific products of the District and contributing to promoting economic development and tourism in the District. The festival also aims to honor the economic values ​​from high quality specialty trees, especially durian, as well as create trade opportunities between growers, producers of fruit products and consumers. The District is coordinating with departments, branches and enterprises to launch deep-processed products from durian and preparing a project to attract enterprises to invest in agricultural product processing factories.

At the press conference, representatives of news agencies and press asked many questions to find out specifically about the festival's programs, solutions for effective exploitation and management of the collective brand "Krong Pac Durian", and the work of ensuring food safety and hygiene for people and tourists during the festival.

According to the Division of Agriculture and Rural Development of Krong Pac District, the area of fruit trees (both monocropped and intercropped) is 5,841 hectares. In which, the area of durian trees is 3,798 hectares, the area of avocado trees is 1,265 hectares, and the area of other fruit trees is 778 hectares. The output of fruit of all kinds is about 63,520 tons. In which, the output of durian reaches about 45,000 tons, the output of avocado reaches 8,868 tons, and the output of other fruits reaches 9,652 tons.

When durian trees were intercropped in the coffee garden at Phuoc An Coffee Company in 2004, they quickly adapted to the soil and climate conditions here and brought high economic returns.

In the harvest of 2021, despite difficulties in the context of the complicated COVID-19 epidemic, the District's output of durian still reached about 45,000 tons. In the total area of over 3,700 hectares of durian, there are nearly 600 hectares of durian from nearly 500 households that have been inspected, evaluated and granted VietGAP Certificate, and there are 730 hectares of durian that have been granted the growing area code by the Plant Protection Department (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development).

 

Kim Bao

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