Mango garden of Vang Lung village farmer, Chieng Hac commune, Yen Chau district, produces according to VietGAP standards and is recognized as a high-tech mango growing area in 2024.

Safe production processes are given top priority, especially the use of pesticides and fertilizers on the list permitted by importing countries. Mr. Ha Van Son, Director of the Chieng Hac Safe Agricultural Products Cooperative, Chieng Hac Commune, said: The Cooperative has 25 hectares of mango, of which 14.5 hectares are certified for production according to VietGAP standards and are recognized as a high-tech mango area. In addition to the mango area of ​​its members, the Cooperative also cooperates with 64 mango-growing households in the area, with a total area of ​​nearly 160 hectares of mango. At this time, the Cooperative is actively disseminating and instructing member households as well as households associated with the Cooperative to proactively care for, prune flowers, remove dominant branches, excess branches and diseased branches, and ensure water for the trees. In particular, we also clearly identify mango growing areas for export, use pesticides according to the list permitted by importing countries and strictly comply with the quarantine period. This is a key factor, ensuring product quality and safety, meeting export requirements.

Staff of Mai Son District Agricultural Service Center guide people in Hat Lot commune to take care of high quality mangoes.

Mr. Vu Hai Yen, Deputy Head of the District Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said: By the end of 2024, more than 300 hectares of mango in Na Nga, Huoi Set, Huoi Mong and Vang Lung villages of Chieng Hac commune will be recognized as a high-tech mango growing area. In 2024, Yen Chau district exported about 4,000 tons of mango, bringing an estimated value of 1.3 million USD, equivalent to over 33 billion VND. Entering the 2025 mango crop, to achieve higher results than in 2024, the Department is consulting and proposing to the District People's Committee to support fruit bags and traceability labels for mangoes of producing households and cooperatives, in order to improve product quality and meet export standards.

In Hat Lot commune, a large mango growing area in Mai Son district, there are 934 hectares, accounting for 25.4% of the total mango area in the district. At the end of 2024, Hat Lot commune was honored to be recognized as one of three localities in the district to achieve the title of "High-tech mango production area". Ngoc Lan Cooperative, with 400 mango growing households in Hat Lot commune, is actively participating in the high-tech mango growing area. The district's Agricultural Service Center has implemented intensive training courses and provided technical guidance on intensive mango cultivation for households in the high-tech production area.

Safe mango care in Hua Dan village, Tu Nang commune, Yen Chau district.

Mr. Dao Xuan Hung, a member of Ngoc Lan Cooperative in Na Cang village, Hat Lot commune, shared: My family has 4 hectares of mango, the largest among the cooperative's member households. Immediately after the 2024 mango crop ended, my family pruned the branches so that the trees could concentrate their nutrients, thereby increasing their ability to flower and bear fruit. Currently, the flowering stage of mango trees is very sensitive to weather and pests. Therefore, I thoroughly apply scientific and technical measures to prevent pests and ensure the quality of exported mangoes.

To date, the province has nearly 20,000 hectares of mangoes, with an output of 77,700 tons. GL4, GL6, Thai mangoes and local mangoes (round mangoes, stinky mangoes) are widely grown. The care and harvesting process is carried out methodically, ensuring food safety and nutritional quality. More than 1,400 hectares of mangoes have been granted growing area codes, expanding the way for mango exports to the Chinese market and conquering other markets such as the US, Australia, Japan, etc.

Farmers in Vang Lung village, Chieng Hac commune, Yen Chau district, prune mango flowers and take care of them to ensure safety according to export standards.

The application of high technology, ensuring quality and meeting international standards, creates a breakthrough for Son La mango products, opens up many potential export opportunities, brings economic value to the locality and contributes to affirming the brand of Vietnamese agricultural products in the international market.

According to: Son La Newspaper