Danida Copenhagen of Denmark has decided to assist three projects on development of flower growing in Da Lat, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, through a programme on support of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to the Ministry of Trade.

Among the three projects with a total capital of 4.9 billion VND, the Dalat Hasfarm Company’s project will receive more than 2.9 billion VND to provide technical assistance to farmers in growing high-grade flowers, flower gathering, post-harvest protection as well as purchasing flowers for exports.

More than 600 million VND, meanwhile, will be provided to a Da Lat Flower Association, aimed at uniting flower growers in a professional organisation.

A project of the Mai Nguyen Co. Ltd will receive more than 1.3 billion VND to develop post-harvest services for flower growers and to build a model of high-grade flower production for export to Europe, the US and Japan.

The steering board for the programme on support of SMEs in Lam Dong province said that these projects, which will be implemented in two years, are a good start for change in flower production in Da Lat in the future, particularly in terms of farming technique and marketing.

Source: Vietnam Agency