Received: 21-03-2023 / Accepted: 21-06-2023
This study useddescriptive and comparative statisticsandsurveyed6 officials and 60 households growing Meoapples to solve the following objectives: (i) to assess the current situation of Meo appledevelopmentand (ii)to propose solutions to enhance the development of Meoapple production in Thuan Chau district, Son La province. Research results show that before 2019, Meoapplesbroughtsignificant income forthe ethnic minorities in the highland communes of Thuan Chau district, but since the end of 2019, the selling price of apples has decreased significantly. Since then, income from apple cultivation has decreased from VND 40to 65 million/ha to nearly VND 2 million/ha. The development of Meoapple production has many advantages, but there are still many difficulties related to planning, development support policies, market connection, and trademark. In order to strengthen the development of Meoapples in Thuan Chau district, it is necessary to implement solutions related to strengthening market connections, increasing processing and diversifying processed products from fresh apples, supplementing support policies for apple growers.