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Ninh Thuan to hold biennial grape-wine festival in June

The south central province of Ninh Thuan will organise the 2023 Grape and Wine Festival from June 13 to 18 to promote one of its most lucrative agricultural produce and attract tourists.
Ninh Thuan to hold biennial grape-wine festival in June ảnh 1Tourists at a vineyard in Ninh Thuan. The province is set to organise a grape and wine festival in June. (Photo: nld.com.vn)
Ninh Thuan (VNS/VNA) – The south central province of NinhThuan will organise the 2023 Grape and Wine Festival from June 13 to 18 topromote one of its most lucrative agricultural produce and attract tourists.

Nguyen Tri Long, deputy director of the provincial Department of Informationand Communication, said the biennial festival seeks to build a brand for theprovince’s grapes and honour various ethnic cultures.

This year’s festival will be bigger than previous ones with fairs, musicalperformances, a grapevine trellis contest, vineyard tours, and conferences onthe development of grape farming and processing.

Truong Khac Tri, deputy director of the provincial Department of Agricultureand Rural Development, said the fruit is the fourth biggest in terms of valueamong Ninh Thuan’s crops.

The province has 1,060ha under grape, which is slated to double to 2,000ha by2030, he said.

In recent years the quality and variety of Ninh Thuan’s grapes have beengrowing, and the province is pushing for more hi-tech and organic farming, hesaid.

The province plans to have supportive policies for grape farmers so that theycan adopt modern technologies, facilitate research into new grape strains andimprove their processing, especially for wine making.

Festival attendees can also visit the province’s Bau Truc Pottery Village, MyNghiep Brocade Weaving Village and the Nui Chua Biosphere Reserve.

There will be a ceremony to receive a certificate from UNESCO that acknowledgesthe art of pottery-making by the Cham people as an Intangible Cultural Heritagein Need of Urgent Safeguarding./.
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