A garlic farm in Ly Son Island district in Quang Ngai Province. (Photo: VNA)Quang Ngai (VNA) - The Island district ofLy Son in the central province will start constructing its first organic garlicfarm, with a total investment of 4 billion VND (177,000 USD).
Director of the Ly Son Island Company Nguyen VanDinh told Vietnam News that the farm will be built on 2,500sq.m withupdated high-tech farming equipment.
He said the farm will provide 700kg tall shoots of garlic each day after atwo-month growth period. It will also employ 50 local residents with stableincome.
Dinh said the farm will provide technical consultancy for local farmers in thedistrict to develop organic garlic farms with high productivity and price.
He said the farm can increase its garlic area bygrowing on ready-made soil on high-rise buildings.
It’s also the first investment in high-tech farm project in the island, whichis 30km off the coast of the central province.
The farm plans to offer a tour for 20,000 VND (nearly1 USD) per visitor.
Last year, the National Office of IntellectualProperty of Vietnam, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, recognisedthe brand ownership for the products of Ly Son Island including garlic, onion,seafood, garlic wine, dried seafood and seaweed.
It’s also the first made-in-Ly Son seafood and aquaculture products to havetheir own brand nationwide.
In 2015, 40 tonnes of Ly Son garlic were exported to Thailand.
The company, in cooperation with the islanddistrict and the island’s farmers association, plans to produce organic blackgarlic for export to Japan, the US and Asian countries, and produce garlic oil.
Ly Son garlic has a distinctive flavour and isin high demand at home and abroad. However, this year only 250ha of garlic andonion were planted due to serious drought on the island.
The island, known as the Kingdom of Garlic inVietnam, has 21,000 inhabitants, of whom 73 percent makes their living on farminggarlic and spring onion or fishing.-VNA
Director of the Ly Son Island Company Nguyen VanDinh told Vietnam News that the farm will be built on 2,500sq.m withupdated high-tech farming equipment.
He said the farm will provide 700kg tall shoots of garlic each day after atwo-month growth period. It will also employ 50 local residents with stableincome.
Dinh said the farm will provide technical consultancy for local farmers in thedistrict to develop organic garlic farms with high productivity and price.
He said the farm can increase its garlic area bygrowing on ready-made soil on high-rise buildings.
It’s also the first investment in high-tech farm project in the island, whichis 30km off the coast of the central province.
The farm plans to offer a tour for 20,000 VND (nearly1 USD) per visitor.
Last year, the National Office of IntellectualProperty of Vietnam, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, recognisedthe brand ownership for the products of Ly Son Island including garlic, onion,seafood, garlic wine, dried seafood and seaweed.
It’s also the first made-in-Ly Son seafood and aquaculture products to havetheir own brand nationwide.
In 2015, 40 tonnes of Ly Son garlic were exported to Thailand.
The company, in cooperation with the islanddistrict and the island’s farmers association, plans to produce organic blackgarlic for export to Japan, the US and Asian countries, and produce garlic oil.
Ly Son garlic has a distinctive flavour and isin high demand at home and abroad. However, this year only 250ha of garlic andonion were planted due to serious drought on the island.
The island, known as the Kingdom of Garlic inVietnam, has 21,000 inhabitants, of whom 73 percent makes their living on farminggarlic and spring onion or fishing.-VNA
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