Ba Ria-Vung Tau pepper brand launched

The brand “Ba Ria-Vung Tau pepper” was launched by the Sub-department of Rural Development of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on April 23.
The brand “Ba Ria-Vung Tau pepper” was launched by the Sub-department ofRural Development of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on April 23.

From March 2013 to October 2014, the sub-departmentworked with the Invenco Intellectual Property Company to build a brandfor Ba Ria-Vung Tau pepper, which was recently recognised by theMinistry of Science and Technology’s Department of IntellectualProperty, Standardisation and Metrology.

The brandcertification is meant to ensure quality control, enhance tradepromotion and augment the product’s economic value.

Ba Ria-Vung Tau is a key pepper grower and exporter of Vietnam. Itcurrently has nearly 9,050 hectares of pepper trees generating about 2tonnes of pepper every hectare, mostly in Tan Thanh, Chau Duc, and XuyenMoc districts.

Besides the pepper, three otherlocal products also have brands, the “nhan xuong com vang” (longanberries), soursop, and Ba Ria salt. The province is building geographicindicators for these products.

It is also working tobuild brands for “bun Long Kien” (Long Kien rice vermicelli) of Ba Riacity, “banh trang An Ngai” (An Ngai rice paper) of Long Dien district,and “cha ca Phuoc Hai” (Phuoc Hai fried fish) of Dat Do district.-VNA

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