Binh Phuoc (VNA) – Four cashew processors havebeen given the right to use the geographical indication (GI) of “Binh Phuoc”for their cashew products, in a move to help them prove the legitimacy of theirproducts originating from the southern cashew hub of Vietnam.
The Binh Phuoc provincial Department of Scienceand Technology said it granted the certificates to the businesses on December17.
The approved “Binh Phuoc” firms consist of SonThanh Production-Trading-Import-Export JSC based in Dong Xoai city; Ha My JSCin Dong Phu district; My Le Co., Ltd., in Phu Rieng district; and Hoang PhuProduction Co., Ltd., in Loc Ninh district.
In March this year, the National Office ofIntellectual Property issued the GI certificate on Binh Phuoc cashew nuts forthe province.
Binh Phuoc, considered the “cashew capital” ofVietnam, has over 150,000ha of cashew farming, accounting for 50 percent of thecountry’s total cashew area.
It is currently home to over 200 cashewbusinesses and 400 cashew processing facilities. Local cashew products havebeen exported to 25 countries and territories. –VNA