Ninh Thuan (VNA) – A contest ofbeautiful grapevine trellises will take place as part of the coming Ninh ThuanGrape - Wine Festival 2023 in the southern central province, promisinginteresting experiences for visitors.
The Ninh Thuan Grape - Wine Festival 2023is slated for June 13 - 18.
Dang Kim Cuong, Director of theprovincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the first evergrapevine trellis contest, one of the main activities of the festival, willbring about numerous exciting experiences for grape farmers, local residents,and visitors.
The department has coordinated withlocalities and farmers to select 13 sites, cooperatives, and farms withbeautiful trellises for the contest, he said, adding that they prioritise the gardensgrowing new varieties and applying high technology.
A farmer tends to his grape garden in Phuoc Thuan commune of Ninh Phuoc district, Ninh Thuan province. (Photo: VNA) Notably, the contest is open tovisitors’ voting. Participating farmers will produce videos in which they givedetailed information about the addresses, areas and varieties, along with imagesof their grape gardens. The videos will be posted on the social media fanpage of the contest organising board. Votes and shares from visitors andinternet users will be part of the total scores.
The activity is expected to helppopularise images of the Ninh Thuan grapes and provide visitors with information on sites with beautifulgrapevine trellises. Awards will be presented on June 16.
Ninh Thuan is currently home to morethan 1,000ha of grape farming, mainly in Ninh Phuoc, Ninh Hai, Ninh Son andThuan Nam districts, and Phan Rang - Thap Cham city. It supplies about 26,000 -28,000 tonnes of fresh grapes to the market each year.
Grape cultivation accounts for only 3- 3.5% of the total farmland but 20% of the crop production value in theprovince, statistics show./.
The Ninh Thuan Grape - Wine Festival 2023is slated for June 13 - 18.
Dang Kim Cuong, Director of theprovincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the first evergrapevine trellis contest, one of the main activities of the festival, willbring about numerous exciting experiences for grape farmers, local residents,and visitors.
The department has coordinated withlocalities and farmers to select 13 sites, cooperatives, and farms withbeautiful trellises for the contest, he said, adding that they prioritise the gardensgrowing new varieties and applying high technology.

The activity is expected to helppopularise images of the Ninh Thuan grapes and provide visitors with information on sites with beautifulgrapevine trellises. Awards will be presented on June 16.
Ninh Thuan is currently home to morethan 1,000ha of grape farming, mainly in Ninh Phuoc, Ninh Hai, Ninh Son andThuan Nam districts, and Phan Rang - Thap Cham city. It supplies about 26,000 -28,000 tonnes of fresh grapes to the market each year.
Grape cultivation accounts for only 3- 3.5% of the total farmland but 20% of the crop production value in theprovince, statistics show./.
VNA