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Plenty of green bananas
  • | dtinews.vn | February 16, 2010 08:52 AM

Green bananas are a must-have for the altar during Tet. Traders rushed to Hanoi to supply the demand.

During Tet, areas near the Red River become busier with ferries carrying green bananas. Not many people know that the alluvial soil of the Red River is a crop land ideal for growing bananas.

Many farmers from Hung Yen, Thai Binh, Vinh Phuc and the outskirts of Hanoi have grown their fruits and crops to sell in Hanoi when the alluvial soil becomes less flooded during rainy seasons.

They don’t earn much money from planting bananas but it’s very easy to grow them because they don’t need much care and nursing.


Families are busy cutting their banana harvests



Bananas grown on alluvial are ideal



Many families sell bananas by themselves rather than through dealers so that they can more money



Houses become banana warehouses. In order to keep bananas fresh, they collect banana bunches gradually



Each family can earn VND7-15 million ($378-756) during Tet


When water levels go up, they carry bananas with ferries



There are two kinds of banana: one is green and other is pink. The green ones are more delicious



They handle the fruits very carefully to keep them intact and fresh

Traders come to buy bananas in the early morning


During Tet, banana ferries become busier



Farmers can’t make much profit



Vendors also come here to buy bananas



All farmers are happy because bananas are collected at the right time

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