Grapes are a highly valued staple crop of Ninh Thuan province. Therefore, the province has stepped up scientific and technological application in the cultivation, harvesting and protection of the local speciality fruit crop, as well as registered for the protection of its brand name and geographical indications.
Promoting scientific and technical applications
The grape was introduced into Ninh Thuan province in 1960, test-planted by the South Central Centre for Agricultural Technical Research based in Nha Ho, Ninh Son district, and was commercially produced in the 1980s. At present, the province has nearly 1,000 hectares of grape fields with an average yield of 25 tonnes of fresh grapes per hectare per year.
Ninh Thuan has given priority to grape investment and development projects since 1992, including planting, preserving and processing techniques, while conducted studies on new grape varieties suitable with the local climate. As many as 17 Ninh Thuan grape development projects with a total funding of some VND15 billion were carried out. Some new grape varieties were introduced to viticulturists, including NH01-48, NH01-152 and BlackQueen. The Department of Science and Technology has also collaborated with experts, scientists and technicians from centrally and provincially governed institutes to train and guide techniques, and direct formulating models for transferring grape cultivating, processing, preserving techniques, based on VietGAP standards, to viticulturists. As a result, grape productivity has increased significantly from 10-15 tonnes per hectare a year to 25-30 tonnes.
In addition, to raise the quality and added value of grapes, Ninh Thuan province has accelerated scientific and technical application in the storing and processing stages. It has invested a lot to study storing technologies to extend the shelf life and enhance the quality of fresh grapes to meet market demand, processed grape wines to raise the value of grapes, and transfer fresh grape processing and preserving techniques to viticulturists and commercial units.
Resolve to protect brand name
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