Ben Tre coconut

Dubbed the coconut capital of Vietnam, Ben Tre coconut groves vast green stretches untouched, coconut trees are planted everywhere from the isle, canal banks, roadsides until sandy coastal lands sea. For Ben Tre coconut trees have a special place in their hearts during the development of native coconut.
Ben Tre province in the Mekong Delta, is endowed with natural soil conditions are suitable so wrong here coconut oil laden and higher than other regions of the country. Here, hardly any crops worth using as coconut, coconut processing utilized a variety of features such as buildings, household items for the food, beverage and is now a in the enrichment plants to farmers.

With a total area of 51 535 ha of coconut reached, in which 41 553 ha are harvested fruit production reached 420 million / year. The province has about 70 businesses and 1,400 production facilities, processing of coconut products, used nearly 50,000 employees.

More than 40 products and accessories made from coconut products are exported to many countries around the world such as China, Taiwan, India, Cambodia, Laos, USA, France, Canada, Australia ... as desiccated coconut, coconut fiber, coconut candy, coconut jelly has constantly increased in volume and value of exports. 100 products handicrafts made from coconut, coconut, coconut shell, coconut stems, coconut scrub is also consumed. Every year, the coconut products accounted for 50% of exports.

Coconut trees are making farmers rich and Ben Tre is a major industrial plants generate economic development sustainable. Ben Tre striving 2020 increased to 53,500 hectares of coconut areas, bringing output to 500 million left over / year. Currently, the province is focusing investment in areas of materials and processing facilities in the future to coconut trees are recognized as major industrializing countries.