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
