As the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) draws near, many farmers in the western region are preparing special fruit with unique shapes and personalized messages for their customers.


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Vo Hong Quoc, 71, in Chau Thanh district, Hau Giang province carefully tends to his harvest of calabash fruit in wine-gourd shaped moulds. 

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Each wine-gourd shaped calabash fruit can fetch from VND400,000-VND1.2 million.

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Papayas are much sought after by customers buying for Tet.

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Papayas are one of the essential fruits displayed in a five-fruit tray for Tet.

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Vo Hoang Dieu, a farmer in Chau Thanh district, Hau Giang province, is taking special care of her yellow papaya garden to ensure it is ripe and ready in time for sale on Tet.

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The rows of fruit laden papaya trees promise a bumper crop.

VOV/Tien Phong