
(binhthuan.gov.vn)
In response to the National Digital Transformation Day 2024 and to enhance
community agricultural extension activities, on October 10, 2024, the
Provincial Agricultural Extension Center organized an online training
conference on sustainable durian cultivation.
Attending
the conference were Mr. Phạm Kim Thành, Deputy Director of the Provincial
Agricultural Extension Center, and Dr. Huỳnh Thanh Lộc, an expert from the
Southern Fruit Institute, along with 100 delegates representing various
departments, agencies, and organizations in the province, as well as technical
staff from the provincial, district, and communal agricultural extension
centers, cooperatives, farms, businesses, and local durian growers.

View of the
Conference
At
the conference, the delegates listened to Dr. Huỳnh Thanh Lộc, an expert from
the Southern Fruit Institute, who reported on the current situation of durian cultivation
and consumption. He provided several recommendations for cooperatives,
businesses, and durian growers regarding new cultivation; outlined a
three-phase technical process for durian trees during the production period,
which includes recovery, flowering, and fruit care; and shared some
considerations for managing diseases affecting durian trees.
Through
the conference, agricultural extension staff at all levels, as well as
cooperatives and durian growers in Bình Thuận Province, were able to gain
deeper insights into market information, varieties, and technical measures for
cultivating durian safely, aiming for sustainability and integration.

Mr. Phạm Kim
Thành, Deputy Director of the Provincial Agricultural Extension Center at the
conference.
According
to the leadership of the Provincial Agricultural Extension Center, the Center
has recently applied digital transformation to enhance training and provide
valuable knowledge to farmers. At the same time, it has connected farmers with
leading agricultural experts, other farmers, and businesses. The Center is also
promoting comprehensive connectivity and socialization of agricultural
extension work while improving the quality of community agricultural extension
groups in local areas.
Nguyễn Phương