Since obtaining a certificate of geographical indication (GI) from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) in March 2021, Thieu lychee grown in Luc Ngan district in the northern province of Bac Giang has seen its competitiveness and export volume significantly rising.
Various measures have been rolled out to boost Vietnam’s agricultural sector’s growth towards higher productivity, better quality, stronger competitiveness and sustainability.
Highways, roads, and laneways in the “Kingdom of Lychee” - Luc Ngan district in Bac Giang province - are bursting these days with the reddish colour of lychees. Hundreds of cars and motorbikes loaded with the fruit form an endless line heading out for sale.
Though there are more than 10 days left until the main harvest season, many Chinese traders have already made their way to the Luc Ngan lychee barn in Bac Giang province to seek purchase agreements.
Luc Ngan district in the northern province of Bac Giang is applying measures to improve the quality and effectiveness of its fruit farming zones so as to become a key fruit growing centre of Vietnam in the near future.
Geographical indication (GI) registration has an important role in helping Vietnamese products enter the global market, heard a regular press conference of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) held in Hanoi on March 31.
Thieu lychee grown in Luc Ngan district in the northern province of Bac Giang has been granted a certificate of geographical indication from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF), according to Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Anh Duong.
Bac Giang province has worked with the Plant Protection Department at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and exporting enterprises to prepare documents, conduct surveys, and issue codes for a planting area of 50 hectares of “thieu” litchi, for export to Japan.
This year, the output of Luc Ngan citrus trees is considered by the local authorities to be the highest ever, estimated at 60.000 - 70.000 tons, an increase of about 10.000 tons compared to 2019.
Many people now have access to an online market selling lychees thanks to the online programme “Support Vietnam’s Agriculture”. This is part of efforts to promote the consumption of local agriculture products and use contactless, non-cash payments, for greater convenience.
Farmers in Luc Ngan district in the northern province of Bac Giang are at their busiest during lychee season. Join us to find out more about their juicy trade.
The first batch of Vietnamese “Golden Lychee” which distinguishes itself from other varieties with yellowish skin and fresh sweetness has arrived in Australia and hit shelves in West Australia and South Australia.
Thieu lychee, a specialty of Luc Ngan district, northern Bac Giang province, is expected to soon be readily-found in one of the most choosy markets in the world - Japan - marking a major step in Vietnamese agricultural products reaching out to the globe.
Thieu lychee, a specialty fruit of Luc Ngan district in northern Bac Giang province, are expected to soon be readily-found in one of the most choosy markets in the world - Japan - marking a major step in Vietnamese agricultural products reaching out to the globe.
Central Retail Vietnam, a member of the Thai-based retail conglomerate the Central Group, said it plans to purchase 1,000 tonnes of lychee from the northern province of Bac Giang’s Luc Ngan district this year.
The northern province of Bac Giang is planning a series of promotional events as this year’s peak harvest season nears, to promote and boost the export of its specialty lychee amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The northern province of Bac Giang will host a teleconference on June 6 to promote the domestic consumption and export of lychee, a local specialty, as the harvest season has just come.
Being a mountainous district of the northern province of Bac Giang, Luc Ngan is home to over 26,000 hectares of fruit trees of all kinds, the largest area in the northern region.
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