“Eating on earth, working in the sky” is the way locals in Tri Ton and Tinh Bien districts in An Giang Province describe the job of palmyra palm pickers. ">
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Palmyra palm trees in An Giang Province U
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It takes a palmyra palm tree 12-15 years to be big enough to have fruits. February and March are the palmyra palm harvest season as during the time, these fruits are so juicy that local people can collect around 60-80 litters of juice per day.
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He is collecting juice on the top of the tree…
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… finally, he has two cans full of juice
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The juice is used to make sugar
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Palmyra palm sugar
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Palmyra palm juice is a tasty drink
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