Beautiful pineapple fields shine on Dong Giao Farm

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Dong Giao pineapple is famous for its huge size and great flavor with no fibre. Photo: Lâm Phan/Vietnam+

Dong Giao pineapple farm covers an area of over 3,500 hectares. Photo: Lâm Phan/Vietnam+

Currently, there are about 2,000 households in Ninh Binh participating in pineapple planting on Dong Giao farm. Photo: Lâm Phan/Vietnam+

Farmers are harvesting pineapple. Photo: Lâm Phan/Vietnam+

Dong Giao pineapple is a specialty of Ninh Binh Province, and is listed in the Top 50 most famous fruits of Vietnam. Photo: Lâm Phan/Vietnam+

The delicious pineapples were collected. Photo: Lâm Phan/Vietnam+

The soil in Ninh Binh has a high clay content in its mechanical composition, which helps retaining water and nutrition, satisfying the high water requirement of pineapple. Photo: Lam Phan/Vietnam+

Processing pineapple at the Dong Giao Company. Photo: Lâm Phan/Vietnam+

The pineapple are washed with clean water. Photo: Lâm Phan/Vietnam+

Not only the natural conditions, but the techniques in cultivation, production, harvesting and product preservation of the local producers also play a part in the formulation of Đồng Giao pineapple’s peculiarity. Photo: Lâm Phan/Vietnam+

Processing pineapple at the Dong Giao Company. Photo: Lâm Phan/Vietnam+

The pineapples are cut into pieces. Photo: Lâm Phan/Vietnam+

The pineapples are frozen. Photo: Lâm Phan/Vietnam+

Processing pineapple at the Dong Giao Company. Photo: Lâm Phan/Vietnam+