Tien Giang provincial People's Committee deploys solutions to develop star apple

ABO - On March 20, the Tien Giang provincial People's Committee held a meeting to implement measures to promote the production and consumption of star apple in the western districts of province.

Illustrative Image (Photo: Thai Thien).

After the meeting and the direction of the PPC at Vinh Kim commune in the middle of April 2017, many specialized branches concentrated on short-term and long-term solutions for the development of star apple in the province including the improvement of the irrigation system to control the water level, the improvement of the soil fertility, and the improvement of technical measures in cultivation, etc...

Chairman of the PPC Le Van Huong noted that the solutions firstly should be focused on implementing such as: to reconfirm the area plan to plant star apple in the local areas Chau Thanh district, Cai Lay district, Cai Be district, at the same time, to conduct a survey and re-evaluate the planting area, to invest in transportation infrastructure of the planting area and link with socio-economic development of the locality.

The agriculture, science and technology sectors need to be interested in breeding improvement, planting techniques, especially the need for more attention in advocacy and development of pilot models for farmers to learn. Chairman of the PPC also noted a solution to support the budget for people to agree on the construction and development of Vinh Kim star apple brand name in the coming time.

(According to thtg.vn – Translated by HUU CHI)