More than 3,600 tonnes of fresh lychees from the northern provinces of Hai Duong, Bac Giang and Vinh Phuc were exported to China via Lao Cai province’s Kim Thanh II international border gate from May 8 to 24.
fruit production region, has built a 7,400-ha dragon
fruit growing area for export in Cho Giao district, according to Secretary of Cho Giao district’s Party
Committee Ngo Huu The.
This is the largest specialised dragon fruit area in Tien Giang province, which
is expected to produce 188,000 tonnes of products per year.
Dragon fruit, one of the province’s key specialty fruits, has competitive
advantages and can adapt to climate change.
The district’s dragon fruit was awarded a collective brand name “Thanh long
Cho Gao” (Cho Gao dragon fruit) by the National Office of Intellectual
Property. This product has been exported to many markets, including the EU
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Boris Johnson at a past meeting. [Courtesy]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Boris Johnson signed off on a new shared roadmap during their virtual meeting that included measures to help limit global temperature rises and support the communities most vulnerable to the impact of climate change.
India and UK agreed on a joint roadmap including plans to combat climate change by 2030. It includes new collaboration on clean energy transition and protecting forests, and joint leadership to develop resilient infrastructure in climate-vulnerable countries.
The roadmap will support global efforts to limit global temperature rises and achieve an ambitious outcome at COP26.
London: The UK and India agreed on urgent action to tackle climate change through new, shared commitments during today’s leader-level call.Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed off on a new shared roadmap during their v