VIETNAM ORGANIC AGRICULTURE An overview on current status and some success activities - Korea

Modern organic agriculture is new to Vietnam. Organic Information: Fewand scattered.Certified organic area and value (2010):€¢ 21.000 ha (0.2% of the total cropped area) of which 7000 ha was for aquaculture (mainly shrimp).€¢ Total export value: 12-14 million US$.Organic commodities: vegetables, tea, shrimp, and small amounts of specialty products, such as herbs, star anise, ginger, spices and essential oils for export to Europe.

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Title VIETNAM ORGANIC AGRICULTURE An overview on current status and some success activities - Korea
Description Modern organic agriculture is new to Vietnam. Organic Information: Fewand scattered.Certified organic area and value (2010):€¢ 21.000 ha (0.2% of the total cropped area) of which 7000 ha was for aquaculture (mainly shrimp).€¢ Total export value: 12-14 million US$.Organic commodities: vegetables, tea, shrimp, and small amounts of specialty products, such as herbs, star anise, ginger, spices and essential oils for export to Europe.
Agroecology Category
  • Integrated systems
  • Input reduction and recycling
  • Seed management
  • Economy and income
  • Sustainable food system
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate
Agroecology Keyword
  • Organic agriculture
  • Compost
  • Organic seed
  • Income
  • Certification
  • Participatory guarantee system
  • Food processing
  • Environmental protection
  • Climate change
Contributing organisations Field Crops Research Institute (FCRI); Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS)
Author Ngo Doan Dam
Year 2012
Type of document Practical how-to
Language English
Country Vietnam
Administrative Level 1
Administrative Level 2
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