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To this current time, Tien Giang Province has expanded the area of ​​cocoa trees over 2,300 ha, mainly intercropped coconut trees and other fruit trees. To meet the demand for export to the United States, Europe market, Tien Giang farmers planted 300 hectares of organic cocoa trees with 720 households, headed of the country.

This is cultivation model under GAP standard ensure biological safety, limited chemical fertilizer. At this time, the price for dry organic cocoa is 70,000 VND / kg, higher than normal cocoa about 7,000 VND / kg. Farmers intercrop cocoa and fruit trees will increase their income about 50 million VND / ha each year.

Currently, the supply of cocoa in Tien Giang Province does not meet the demand of 4 large enterprises have agents in this local. Talking about the potential development of cocoa trees, Mr. Nguyen Hoang Hanh, deputy director of the Department of Science and Technology of Tien Giang province, said: "Tien Giang has project to develop cocoa area up to 5,000 ha that has been approved by the PPC. In fact, the province has just developed about 2,000 ha. In addition, the province has established the Executive Board to implement the development project for cocoa this is also the orientation to bring income for farmers. If farmers mainly focus on farming, cocoa is a good choose "./.

Source: tintucnongnghiep