The Tra Vinh Province’s Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection has initiated the process of requesting the Plant Protection Department to consider, consolidate, and negotiate with importing countries (China) to obtain export codes.
Mr. Cao Van Lung (left), a garden owner in Hoa Tan commune, Cau Ke district, introduces sap coconut to visitors.
Specifically, the coconut-growing areas include: Rach Nghe hamlet in Thong Hoa commune (150 hectares) and Ngoc Ho hamlet in Tam Ngai commune (nearly 111 hectares) in Cau Ke district. In Cang Long district, there are coconut gardens in Binh Hoi hamlet, Huyen Hoi commune (over 112 hectares); Van Hung, Binh Phu commune (over 130 hectares); and Rach Dua hamlet, Dai Phuoc commune (over 63 hectares). Chau Thanh district boasts coconut plantations in Soc That hamlet (over 173 hectares) and Ben Co hamlet (nearly 159 hectares) in Nguyet Hoa commune; Bot Chech hamlet (nearly 137 hectares) and O Chich B hamlet (over 206 hectares) in Luong Hoa commune.
The provincial agricultural sector actively guides gardeners to implement a unified production process, keep cultivation diaries, manage pests as required by importing countries, and fully meet food safety requirements. As a result, in the future, the province’s coconut industry will have additional consumer markets and increased value.
Currently, Tra Vinh has approximately 90,000 coconut-growing households, cultivating an area of 27,390 hectares with nearly 7 million trees. The highest concentration of coconut trees is in Cang Long, Tien Can, and Cau Ke districts. With an annual production of about 444 million coconuts, Tra Vinh ranks second in coconut-growing areas nationwide, after Ben Tre province.
Coconut is one of the key crops of the province, and the People’s Committee has been implementing a strategy to upgrade its value chain for several years. The provincial Department of Science and Technology is currently evaluating and deploying a science and technology task on “Building a spatial distribution map, estimating carbon, and CO2 absorption capacity of coconut biomass in Tra Vinh province,” gradually moving towards participating in the carbon market for this industry.
To date, the province has obtained 26 codes for export agricultural production areas and 60 codes for domestic production areas. This includes an export coconut-growing area in Rach Nghe hamlet, Thong Hoa commune, Cau Ke district, spanning 150 hectares.
