Bac Giang supports cooperative to build frozen warehouse for farm product storage
Updated: 12:38, 15/04/2021
(BGO) – The Center of
Industrial Encouragement and Trade Promotion (Department of Industry and Trade)
has inked agreement to support Hong Xuan Agriculture Production and General
Service Cooperative in Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province to invest in
equipment and machine for farm produce preservation.
The Center will mobilize 300 million VND (12,900 USD) from the provincial capital for industrial encouragement to support the cooperative to build one frozen warehouse to store lychee, orange, pomelo, jujube...
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Now, the cooperative has 18 members who cultivate more than 10 ha of lychee, 12 ha of orange and pomelo. Annually, the cooperative also consumes about 400 tonnes of lychee, 100 tonnes of jujube and custard apple ...for the linked groups in the local area.
The warehouse construction helps reduce the loss of product quantity and quality in the peak harvest time to meet the demand for both domestic and export markets.
Minh Huong
Luc Ngan lychee and the story of GI protection in Japan
(BGO) -The fact that Luc Ngan lychee (Bac Giang) was the first product
officially granted a geographical indication (GI) certificate in Japan has
opened up many new opportunities for the export and consumption of the Vietnamese
fruit in many other markets. This also showed the role of intellectual
property, which is considered a supporting tool for Vietnamese products to have
more competitive advantages in export.
Nearly 2 billion VND spent to support lychee consumption
(BGO) – The People’s Committee in Luc Ngan district,
Bac Giang province has built a plan to implement various solutions to support the
farmers to harvest, process and consume the lychee under two situations.
Tan Yen expands GlobalGAP lychee growing area
(BGO) – This year, Tan Yen district (Bac Giang province) has
expanded 10 ha more of lychee with growing area code which meet Global GAP
standard and quality to export to Japan, mostly in Phuc Le village, Phuc Hoa
commune.
Further assistance to register geographical indication of Luc Ngan lychee at potential markets
(BGO) – On April 1,
Permanent Vice Chairman of the Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee (PPC)
Mai Son received and worked with working delegation from the Intellectual Property Office of Viet Nam
(IPOV) under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) led by Director
General Dinh Huu Phi.
Geographical indication registration affirms prestige of Luc Ngan lychee
(BGO) – Enhancing the protection of geographical indication (GI) was
a “hot” issue with due attention at the regular press conference in the first
quarter of 2021 held on March 31 by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) in
Hanoi.
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