Seminar promotes GI development for Binh Thuan dragon fruit

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Binh Thuan (VNA) – Measures on sustainable development of geographical indication (GI)for the dragon fruit – a fruit specialty of the southern central province of BinhThuan, were the main focuses of a seminar in the locality on December 13. 

Participants discussed issues related to the GIsystem for Binh Thuan dragon fruits and difficulties facing the locality ineffectively managing the system. 

Director of the provincial Department of Scienceand Technology said the locality’s relevant sectors has paid due attention toraising public awareness of the importance of intellectual property protectionfor the Binh Thuan dragon fruit trademark, contributing to improving theprestige of this product in the market. 

A total of 85 local organisations andindividuals have been so far granted GI protection for their dragon fruits witha combined area of 2,300 hectares. Up to now, 12 countries and territoriesworldwide have agreed to protect GI for Binh Thuan dragon fruits, including theUS, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan.

Participants stressed the need to build astrategy to promote GI registered products in domestic market and potentialmarkets. 

The local authorities should build a dragonfruit production value chain.

Binh Thuan boasts 26,500 ha of dragonfruit-farming land, producing about 500,000 tonnes per year. Up to 80 percentof the volume is sold abroad, mainly in China, the US, the Netherlands andthe Republic of Korea.-VNA

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