Promoting the potential of land and climate, in recent years, Mai Son commune has focused on developing fruit trees, gradually forming concentrated production areas, producing goods according to the value chain. In particular, focusing on replicating fruit tree growing models, applying technical advances, linking production, contributing to increasing people's income.

Longan is one of the main crops in Mai Son commune, thanks to its ability to adapt well to local climate and soil conditions. Thanks to that, the area and yield of longan have been maintained stably over the years, becoming the main source of income for many households.

As one of the pioneer households growing longan in Nhap village 9 years ago, up to now, Mr. Lo Van Hom's family's longan garden brings in revenue of 80 - 100 million VND/year.

Mr. Lo Van Hom, Nhap village, Mai Son commune, Son La: My family has been growing longan for 9 years now. This longan garden has brought in income compared to corn and sugarcane. I think that to be effective, we must take care of it, apply science and technology, and when to fertilize, we fertilize and spray periodically for pests and diseases so that the longan will yield.

Along with longan, the planting area of ​​other fruit trees such as custard apple, passion fruit, and strawberry is also promoted by Mai Son commune, creating diverse products to meet market demand.

Mr. Hoang Van Quy, Nhap village, Mai Son commune, Son La: Realizing that custard apple is more effective than other trees, my family has switched since 2020. I find that custard apple care is a bit complicated but the economic efficiency is stable. This year, my family plans to harvest more than ten tons of custard apple. At this time, we are wrapping and caring for the fruit to increase productivity.

In order to build a sustainable production and consumption chain, Mai Son commune encourages the establishment of agricultural service and fruit tree cooperatives. Currently, the whole commune has over 40 cooperatives, including many typical organic fruit tree cooperatives such as: Tan Thao, Me Lech, Thanh Cuong, Anh Trang, Dai Phat...

Mr. Luong Ngoc Long, Deputy Director of Dai Phat Cooperative, Mai Son Commune, Son La: Dai Phat Cooperative is growing seasonal fruit trees, each season has its own fruit, members also grow trees such as longan, mango, custard apple, passion fruit. Recently, the cooperative has also organized training sessions for members to bring science into production, apply processes such as VietGAP, organic to increase the value of products.

Up to now, the total area of ​​fruit trees in Mai Son commune has reached over 4,600 hectares. To improve production efficiency, the commune has actively encouraged farmers to change the crop structure towards commodity production, forming raw material areas associated with high-tech application; at the same time, promoting the replication of effective models suitable to local conditions.

Mr. Nguyen Anh Thu, Vice Chairman of Mai Son Commune People's Committee, Son La: The Commune People's Committee will continue to coordinate with relevant levels, sectors and units in strengthening testing of new varieties in crop and livestock farming, replicating economically efficient models and models meeting VietGAP standards, to meet market demand.

Thanks to the right direction of the local government and the active participation of the people, the fruit gardens in Mai Son have brought about economic efficiency, contributing to solving the income problem, opening up a sustainable direction in agricultural development in the locality./.