April 10, 2025 | HAI DUONG |
Farmers in Thanh Ha district, Vietnam, are working diligently to ensure a successful lychee season by blending traditional practices with modern agricultural techniques. Currently, the lychee trees are in the young fruit stage, with early-season lychees reaching the size of a fingertip and main-season varieties as small as a toothpick. Farmers are busy watering, pruning, and checking for pests like inchworms and mealybugs. The use of motorized sprayers has made pest control more efficient, requiring fewer workers.
With 3,285 hectares of lychee under cultivation and favorable weather conditions, 98% of the trees have successfully flowered and fruited. Thanh Ha is projected to produce 38,000 tons of lychee this year, a significant increase from the previous year. Farmers are shifting to organic fertilizers and adopting sustainable methods like drip irrigation and biological pest traps. Many growers now follow VietGAP and GlobalGAP standards, meticulously recording each stage of care to ensure quality and transparency.
The district enforces strict standards such as no pesticide use during flowering and no banned substances, aiming to meet the export criteria for high-end markets like Japan, the U.S., and Europe. Lychee has become both a cultural symbol and an economic cornerstone for Thanh Ha.
