Orion Group cooperates to grow processed potatoes in Nghe An

In the winter crop of 2021 - 2022, the People's Committee of Thai Hoa town, Nghe An Province in collaboration with units and businesses implemented a trial of a potato growing model for processing.

The model has the association between units and businesses such as Orion Group ( a Korean snack producer); Nghe An Department of Science and Technology, Institute of Agricultural Biology (Vietnam Academy of Agriculture), Agricultural Service Centre of Thai Hoa Town, Thai Hoa Green Agriculture Cooperative. The model is deployed in Thai Hoa with an area of ​​20ha. Households participating in the model are completely supplied with seeds by Orion Group and receive technical support from stakeholders.

Up to now, after harvesting, the average yield is estimated at 21 tonnes per ha, generating a total income of VND147 million per ha, if excluding expenses, farmers get a net profit of nearly VND90 million per ha. The harvested products will be consumed by Orion Group as raw materials for the production of snacks.

At present, potato plants grow well on the soil in Thai Hoa, the yield is expected to reach 25 tonnes per ha. After being deployed in Tay Hieu, Quang Phong communes of Thai Hoa Town, the model will be expanded to other communes and wards in the area.

This is one of the typical models of production associated with consumption, serving for deep processing that Orion Group pays great attention to with nearly 300 hectares in localities of Nghe An. The initial positive signals from the model will be the basis and motivation for Orion Group and Thai Hoa Town to continue to develop concentrated material areas on a large scale.