In addition to 50 booths displaying longan produced by local cooperatives and farmers, the event is also showcasing Hung Yen’s outstanding products of the One Commune One Product programme.

The opening ceremony of the Hung Yen Longan Festival.

The total longan growing area of Hung Yen is estimated at 5,000 hectares, 1,200 hectares of which are certified as meeting Vietnamese standards on good agricultural practices, known as VietGAP.

The province’s longan output in 2022 is estimated at 45,000 tonnes, 5% of which are early-ripening longans.

In addition to fresh fruits, longans are also dried for long-term preservation.

In order to enhance the quality and value of longans, Hung Yen is stepping up its support for enterprises, cooperatives and orchards in applying Vietnamese and international farming practices.

The province is also working to build and develop geographical indications, labels and packaging, bring longans to e-commerce platforms, and promote export to ASEAN, China, Japan, the EU and the Republic of Korea.

Hai Duong exports first batch of longan to the US, Europe and Singapore

Chi Linh city in Hai Duong province held aceremony to harvest longan for export and ship the first three tonnes of longan to the US, Europe and Singapore on July 22.

Bac Giang has 1,500 tonnes of longan for export

(BGO) – According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), this year, Bac Giang province continues enjoying a bumper longan harvest season. To enhance the value and assist farmers in consuming the product smoothly, the Department attracted businesses to survey and link to export longan.

Vietnam finalises procedures to export longan to Japan

Vietnam is finalising procedures to get allowance to export longan to Japan – one of the world’s choosiest markets.

Yen The late ripening longan brand certified

(BGO) - The People’s Committee in Yen The district (Bac Giang province) on May 24 cooperated with the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) to announce the certified brand of “Yen The late ripening longan ”.

About 3.5 tonnes of custard apples and longan consumed in Luc Nam

(BGO) – Luc Nam district (Bac Giang province) is now harvesting various farm produce of custard apple, longan, melon, vegetables, roots and herbal medicines so the consumption has received due attention from the local authority.

Source: NDO