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.


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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
{keywords}A net house for farming honeydew melon in the farm
{keywords}Plants are watered by an automatic watering system
{keywords}A worker takes care of honeydew melon plants. There are 16 net houses for honeydew farming in the farm
{keywords}Up to 8,000 honeydew plants are cultivated in each net house in the farm, the highest density in Vietnam
{keywords}Net house farming generates three crops of honeydews each year
{keywords}Honeydew melons farmed in the 'little desert' have brought about high profit for growers
{keywords}Honeydew melons are sold at 65,000 - 75,000 VND per kg
{keywords}The farm in Bac Binh district also includes 2ha of dragon fruit plants
{keywords}The dragon fruit output is about 50 tonnes per ha
{keywords}Dragon fruit plants are also watered by an automatic watering system
{keywords}Red-flesh dragon fruits here are sold at 35,000 - 45,000 VND per kg 

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