Each three-coloured mango weighs between 450g and 700g on average, with the largest ones reaching nearly two kilos. (Photo vnexpress) Hanoi (VNA) - The Mekong Delta provinceof An Giang has exported 5.4 tonnes of three-coloured mangos to Australia forthe first time.
The mango skin changes from green to reddishpurple and then yellow when it ripens, so locals have named it the "mangoof three colours."
With seeds being imported from Taiwan, thismango variety has become increasingly popular in the Mekong Delta region overthe years due to its large size, pretty colours and pleasant taste.
The trees grow well, flowering easily andbearing fruit 18 months after being planted. Each mango weighs between 450g and700g on average, with the largest ones reaching nearly two kilos.
Deputy Director of An Giang Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Si Lam said the province had cooperatedwith the Chanh Thu Im-export Company in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre sinceearly April to select mango growing gardens in Cho Moi district, which grow thefruit under VietGAP standards.
The department has also coordinated with alocal plant quarantine centre to check quality and issue codes for growinggardens, which are qualified for exports to Australia and the US, said Lam.
The province hopes to begin exporting mangosto the US soon, he added.
Cho Moi district has become the hub ofthree-coloured mangos after the provincial People’s Committee approvedfinancial support for project on building an area dedicated to the fruitseveral years ago. The fruit is being grown in nearly 5,000ha, mainly in the MyHiep, Binh Phuoc Xuan, and Tan My communes.
According to Nguyen Phuoc Thanh, anofficial of the An Giang Plant Protection and Cultivation Agency, about 730growing households had been trained produce high quality mangoes. Localauthorities had set up a chain from supply to consumption with participation ofgrowers and businesses.-VNA
The mango skin changes from green to reddishpurple and then yellow when it ripens, so locals have named it the "mangoof three colours."
With seeds being imported from Taiwan, thismango variety has become increasingly popular in the Mekong Delta region overthe years due to its large size, pretty colours and pleasant taste.
The trees grow well, flowering easily andbearing fruit 18 months after being planted. Each mango weighs between 450g and700g on average, with the largest ones reaching nearly two kilos.
Deputy Director of An Giang Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Si Lam said the province had cooperatedwith the Chanh Thu Im-export Company in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre sinceearly April to select mango growing gardens in Cho Moi district, which grow thefruit under VietGAP standards.
The department has also coordinated with alocal plant quarantine centre to check quality and issue codes for growinggardens, which are qualified for exports to Australia and the US, said Lam.
The province hopes to begin exporting mangosto the US soon, he added.
Cho Moi district has become the hub ofthree-coloured mangos after the provincial People’s Committee approvedfinancial support for project on building an area dedicated to the fruitseveral years ago. The fruit is being grown in nearly 5,000ha, mainly in the MyHiep, Binh Phuoc Xuan, and Tan My communes.
According to Nguyen Phuoc Thanh, anofficial of the An Giang Plant Protection and Cultivation Agency, about 730growing households had been trained produce high quality mangoes. Localauthorities had set up a chain from supply to consumption with participation ofgrowers and businesses.-VNA
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