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A farmer in Vietnam’s Luc Ngan district harvests lychees for export to Japan. VIETNAM NEWS AGENCY
Vietnam lychee gets GI status in Japan
Wed, 17 March 2021
The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has granted a Geographical Indication (GI) certificate to lychees grown in Luc Ngan district in the northern Vietnamese province of Bac Giang, making it the first Vietnamese product to obtain the certificate in Japan, according to the provincial news portal.
Le Anh Duong, chairman of Bac Giang People’s Committee, said this was good news for local lychee farmers.
The GI certificate proves that the quality of Luc Ngan lychee is in accordance with international standards and paves the way for the fruits to be shipped in Japan and other markets with strict import standards, Duong told Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper.