Enhancing the value of oranges through building quality and applying VietFarm standards

Producer: Tra Son Thương Loc Cooperative. 

Location: Thuong Loc, Tra Son, Ha tinh province

Farmers from Tra Son, Thuong Loc district, Ha Tinh province have grown oranges since ancient times and kept their high-quality thanks to cultivation efforts. Tra Son Cooperative was established in 2012 with an area of 6 hectares of orange trees. Up to now, the cooperative has 12 members with an area of 20 hectares (including 15 hectares of oranges, 5 hectares of vegetables).

In addition, the cooperative also links orange consumption of 69 households with an area of 100 hectares in 7 communes of Tra Son and Can Loc regions. Because of the popularity of Xuan Hoa – Thuong Loc crispy orange, the cooperative’s orange products are being sold on the market for 70,000 VND/kg. The average revenue of the cooperative in 2020 and 2021 is nearly 8 billion VND/year. However, the historic flood in 2020 has severely affected the land, causing damage to the orange yield.

In 2019, the opportunity to access VietFarm standards came to Tra Son Cooperative when Mr Nguyen Xuan Hoa, the technical officer of the cooperative, attended a workshop on agricultural products in Dak Nong province. At the workshop, Mr Hoa met and talked with staff of VietFarm standard development organization.

Since then, Tra Son Cooperative has been learned and determined to “conquer" the new standard. The cooperative has successfully kept a delicious orange called “Thuong Loc crispy orange", so it is known to many people. By November 2021, after two years of preparing to convert to VietFarm standards, the cooperative was certified VietFarm for crispy orange products and became the first cooperative in Ha Tinh province to be certified.