Although Vietnam has many products with geographical indication (GI) certification, the country has failed to exploit the benefits, according to experts. Hung Yen longan is one example.
Ngoc Linh ginseng from the Central Highlands should leave a new historical hallmark in Vietnam’s pharmaceuticals industry and also become a permanent way for locals to earn their living, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on January 20.
Kon Tum is calling for capable investors and firms to run long-term business in the Central Highlands province and accompany local authorities in developing the green economy, protecting the environment and combating climate change, a local official said.
The brand of Ngoc Linh ginseng needs protection as a national one, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a conference on developing Ngoc Linh ginseng and other medicinal herbs in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on September 6.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum to sustainably develop forests with higher productivity in combination with growing medical herbs.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has emphasised the need to create Ngoc Linh ginseng products that are competitive with famous ginseng brands worldwide.
Promoting rapid and sustainable development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, and narrowing the development gap between them and other areas is the Party and State’s consistent policy in the national socio-economic development, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has said.
About 2,000 trees of Ngoc Linh ginseng will be planted at the Hon Ba Nature Reserve in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa under a scientific research project.
The Intellectual Property Agency of Vietnam, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, has expanded recognition of the Geographical Indication (GI) of Ngoc Linh for ginseng root products grown in 15 communes of Quang Nam and Kon Tum provinces.
The mountainous distirct of Nam Tra My in the central province of Quang Nam has launched a virtual reality photo portal to introduce eco-tourism services in the area.
VinGroup and TH True Milk have registered to invest 1.2 trillion VND (53 million USD) in ginseng and herbs farm projects in mountainous Nam Tra My district of Quang Nam province.
Nguyen Thi Hong Thuong, 33, runs a large ginseng garden with more than 600 plants and many other traditional herbal medicine plants in Tra Cang commune in Nam Tra My district in Quang Nam.
Local authorities of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum have approved a project to grow Ngoc Linh ginseng in Tu Mo Rong district, in a bid to preserve and develop the medicinal plant.
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