In an area facing water shortage all year round in Bac Binh district, the south central province of Binh Thuan, high technologies have been applied to produce honeydew melons and dragon fruits.
The honeydew lemon and dragon fruit farm of Pham Van Minh, Director of a hi-tech agriculture company, is located in Hong Lam hamlet of Hoa Thang commune, Bac Binh district A net house for farming honeydew melon in the farm Plants are watered by an automatic watering system A worker takes care of honeydew melon plants. There are 16 net houses for honeydew farming in the farm Up to 8,000 honeydew plants are cultivated in each net house in the farm, the highest density in Vietnam Net house farming generates three crops of honeydews each year Honeydew melons farmed in the 'little desert' have brought about high profit for growers Honeydew melons are sold at 65,000 - 75,000 VND per kg The farm in Bac Binh district also includes 2ha of dragon fruit plants The dragon fruit output is about 50 tonnes per ha Dragon fruit plants are also watered by an automatic watering system Red-flesh dragon fruits here are sold at 35,000 - 45,000 VND per kg |
VNA