Farmers offer special moulded fruits in time for Tet

VOV.VN - As the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) draws near, many farmers in the western region are preparing special fruit with unique shapes and personalized messages for their customers.

Vo Hong Quoc, 71, in Chau Thanh district, Hau Giang province carefully tends to his harvest of calabash fruit in wine-gourd shaped moulds. 


Each wine-gourd shaped calabash fruit can fetch from VND400,000-VND1.2 million.

Papayas are much sought after by customers buying for Tet.

Papayas are one of the essential fruits displayed in a five-fruit tray for Tet.



Vo Hoang Dieu, a farmer in Chau Thanh district, Hau Giang province, is taking special care of her yellow papaya garden to ensure it is ripe and ready in time for sale on Tet.

The rows of fruit laden papaya trees promise a bumper crop.

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