Previously, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery of Japan (MAFF) sent a diplomatic note to announce that it was impossible to send experts to Vietnam to inspect and recognise the disinfection treatment system of fresh lychee due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, the export of Vietnam’s fresh lychee to the Japanese market for the first time would not be implemented in the 2020 lychee harvest.

The lychee growing area in Luc Ngan district for export to Japan.

Facing this situation, MoIT requested the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan to work with MAFF to persuade the Japanese side to consider other solutions instead of having to send experts to Vietnam to inspect disinfection facilities.

Particularly, giving temporary authority to independent inspection organisations in Vietnam to inspect disinfection facilities in the short term or coordinating with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam to implement remote inspection measures (checks on files and via livestream of disinfection facilities).

Besides, MoIT urged the provincial Department of Industry and Trade to grasp information and timely inform related units and enterprises this content. MoIT will continue closely collaborate with related agencies and localities of both countries to seek solutions to solve difficulties for export of Vietnam’s fresh lychee to Japan.

According to Tran Quang Tan, Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, lychee fruit gains good quality this year thanks to favourable weather conditions. 

In order to surmount difficulties for export of lychee, the province has constructed 3 scenarios for export of lychee in which the province will focus on consuming in domestic market in case lychee is impossible to be exported due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Bac Giang ensures smooth lychee production and consumption

(BGO) – The Permanent Vice Chairman of Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee (PPC) Lai Thanh Son on April 27 paid a field trip to inspect the lychee production and consumption in Luc Ngan district.

MARD Minister urges Bac Giang to focus on safe livestock recovery, lychee export

(BGO) - A working delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) headed by Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong on April 26 organized a field inspection to and meeting with Bac Giang province about livestock development and farm produce consumption. The delegation was welcomed by Bui Van Hai, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, and Chairman of the provincial People's Council.

Bac Giang estimates to harvest 45,000 tonnes of early ripen lychee

(BGO) – Bac Giang province grows more than 6,000 ha of early ripen lychee in the districts of Tan Yen, Yen The, Luc Ngan and Luc Nam. The favourable weather this year resulted in high flowering and fruit bearing rate, hence the province is expecting for a bumper harvest.

Bac Giang surmounts difficulties to support lychee consumption

(BGO)- Permanent Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee of Bac Giang province on 16 April had a meeting with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DoARD) and Department of Industry and Trade (DoIT) to check implementation progress of the Plan on fresh lychee production and consumption to export to Japan in 2020.

Bac Giang focuses on making lychee national product

(BGO) – The People’s Committee in Bac Giang province approved for the project “Developing lychee become national product” in late 2017 chaired by the Department of Science and Technology (DoCT). Though several criteria have been achieved, it needs further drastic measures to make Bac Giang’s lychee a national product. 

Hoang Phuong