Propects for trademark "Khanh Vinh green-skin grapefruit"
Khanh Vinh District People's Committee on June 25 organized a ceremony to announce a collective trademark "Khanh Vinh green-skin grapefruit".
Khanh Vinh District People’s Committee on June 25 organized a ceremony to announce a collective trademark “Khanh Vinh green-skin grapefruit”. With this trademark, green-skin grapefruits of Khanh Vinh District are expected to develop to a new level.
It took about 7 years for green-skin grapefruit trees to grow well in Khanh Vinh District like now. Nguyen Xuan Long, director of Khanh Vinh District Fruit Cooperative, said that he was one of first grapefruit grower in the district. In 2005, he bought 20 grapefruit saplings from supporting program of the district to grow. 6 years later, they could be harvested and he earned about VND20 million a year. Then, in 2012, he grew 2 more hectares of green-skin grapefruits. Five years later, he harvested 10 tons of grapefruits/hectare and earned VND300 million/hectare after expenses.
Green-skin grapefruits and their logo
The local authority of Khanh Vinh District has paid much attention to develop green-skin grapefruits. According to Nguyen Van Dong, Chairman of Khanh Vinh District People’s Committee, the project to develop main plants of the district set up in 2016 defined 4 plants, including green-skin grapefruit, jackfruit, durian and mangoe. Green-skin grapefruit is chosen to develop firstly. After the district had guided techniques for growers and encouraged changing plants, models of VietGAP green-skin grapefruit growing were made, which leads to the project on trademark of Khanh Vinh green-skin grapefruits.
Up to now, 85 hectares of green-skin fruit trees in Khanh Vinh District has been certificated VietGAP.
The whole Khanh Vinh District has more than 500 hectares of green-skin grapefruit trees, mainly in communes of Khanh Dong, Khanh Binh, Khanh Hiep, Khanh Trung, Khanh Nam, Khanh Phu, Song Cau and Khanh Thanh. According to Chairman of Khanh Vinh District People’s Committee Nguyen Van Dong, building and developing the trademade of green-skin grapefuits is neccesary and suitable with the market’s demand. Moreover, in the coming time, growers need to develop the trademark more. It’s necessary to mobilize more farmers to develop growing green-skin grapefuits according to VietGAP standard. In additon, the local authority need support farmers in coding process and electronic traceability in order that the district’s green-skin grapefruits are qualified to supply for supermarkets, hotels, resorts, etc. and be exported.
