Son La Promotes Early-Ripening Plums to Extend the Harvest Season

Lóng Phiêng commune in Son La province has 1,035 hectares of plum orchards, with production expected to exceed 9,600 tonnes in 2026. Local authorities are guiding growers in pruning, pest and disease control, and managing ripening times. They plan to encourage early-ripening and staggered cultivation on about 500 hectares to extend the harvest season and increase the fruit’s value.

Growers in Lóng Phiêng commune, Son La province, are using orchard care and ripening management techniques to improve plum yields, quality and economic value.（VietVance）

In Pa Kha 1 village, about 70% of households have mastered techniques for growing early-ripening plums. Prices for early-ripening plums in Lóng Phiêng have at times reached VND 120,000–150,000 per kilogram. By early May 2026, the commune had harvested about 3,500 tonnes of plums, with an estimated value of more than VND 110 billion.

Lóng Phiêng also plans to strengthen technical training and exchanges of experience, encourage cooperatives to work with growers, promote safe production and the use of technology, and expand sales markets. These measures aim to help growers gradually move from small-scale cultivation toward commercial production.

Son La aims to provide vocational training to about 105,800 workers from 2026 to 2030. More than 95,400 are expected to take elementary-level courses or courses lasting less than three months. The target is for more than 85% of trainees to find work or become self-employed after training. The agricultural and rural vocational training plan has a target of 9,755 people.

Source: VietVance