To date, Bac Giang has been granted 1,174 brand registration certificates from IPOV including 2 geographical indications (GI), 4 certified brands, 60 collective brands and common brands.

Representatives at the meeting.

Recently, Luc Ngan lychee has received GI in Japan, which is a chance for the farm produce to enter Japanese markets as well as others to boost up the trade exchange.

8 enterprises have showed their interest of buying the product while one company conducted survey to select the suitable place to export lychee to Japan. In 2021 season, it is expected to export 1,000 tonnes of Luc Ngan lychee to this market.

At the event, IPOV Director General Dinh Huu Phi pressed on the positive result from the coordination between IPOV and the province, typically Luc Ngan lychee received GI in Japan.

Director General Dinh Huu Phi speaks at the event.

In the coming time, the IPOV will organize communication events to promote, introduce Luc Ngan lychee while creating favourable condition to support the tasks of training and providing knowledge on intellectual property to Bac Giang province; further instruct, complete and implement legal regulations that GI of Luc Ngan lychee must follow in Japan; assist to register protection of Luc Ngan lychee GI at other potential export markets.

Speaking at the meeting, PPC Permanent Vice Chairman Mai Son specified Bac Giang defined intellectual property having an active role as the driving force to accelerate the renovation and upgrade the technology level. It also helps protect the legitimate rights of the owners, enhance the competitiveness and boost up the local socio-economic growth.

PPC Permanent Vice Chairman Mai Son voices at the meeting. PPC Permanent Vice Chairman Mai Son voices at the meeting.

The provincial leader expressed on the important meaning of the GI issuance for Luc Ngan lychee in Japan, affirming that the farmers in Bac Giang province are capable of producing high quality farm produce to enter the most demanding markets and open up more prospect to conquer domestic and foreign customers while creating chance for other local products.

Bac Giang strongly conducts digital transformation at various fields attaching to producing, processing, consuming farm products to gradually introduce them to online trade platforms domestically and globally.

The province highly appreciates the role of businesses and cooperatives in developing and exploiting the products with protection of intellectual property. During this period, the province hoped to recieve further support from IPOV and press agencies.

Japanese GI certificate: "Passport" for Luc Ngan lychee to enter fastidious markets

(BGO) - Luc Ngan lychee is the first product of Vietnam that has been officially granted a geographical indication (GI) certificate in Japan. This event marks an important milestone and is a new opportunity for lychee exports to many different markets. On this occasion, Bac Giang Newspaper interviewed Nguyen Thanh Binh, Director of the provincial Department of Science and Technology, on this event.

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(BGO) – This year, Bac Giang province sees a flowering rate of about 90-95 percent for the early-ripening lychee and 85-90 percent for the main-crop lychee (over 95 percent in Luc Ngan district), 1.5 times higher than those of the lychee season 2020. The area of lychees grown under clean standards has expanded, according to provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Luc Ngan lychee granted GI certificate in Japan

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