On June 5, 2025, at Trung An High-Tech Farming Joint Stock Company (Can Tho City), the Vietnam Rice Sector Association (VIETRISA), in coordination with Trung An Company, will host the Export Ceremony of the first batch of "Vietnam Green and Low-Emission Rice" to Japan.
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PRESS RELEASE
EXPORT CEREMONY OF
THE FIRST BATCH
OF “VIETNAM GREEN
AND LOW-EMISSION RICE’ TO JAPAN
On June 5, 2025, at Trung An
High-Tech Farming Joint Stock Company (Can Tho City), the Vietnam Rice Sector
Association (VIETRISA), in coordination with Trung An Company, will host
the Export Ceremony of the first batch of "Vietnam Green and
Low-Emission Rice" to Japan. This event marks the introduction of rice
products developed under the Project "Sustainable development of one
million hectares specializing in high-quality and low-emission rice cultivation
associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta by 2030" (refered to as
the One Million Hectare Project) to the export market under the brand “Vietnam
Green and Low-Emission Rice".
Vietnam Green and Low-Emission
Rice Brand
To timely support the
implementation of the One Million Hectare Project, VIETRISA, encouraged by the
Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, has developed the "Vietnam Green
and Low-Emission Rice" brand with the coordination and support of the
Ministry’s agencies and international organizations including the International
Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the Netherlands Development Organization
(Transformation of Rice Value Chain Project - TRVC) and the World Bank
(WB). The Regulations on the use of the "Vietnam Green and Low-Emission
Rice” brand were promulgated by VIETRISA on April 16, 2025.
The "Vietnam Green and
Low-Emission Rice" brand is granted by VIETRISA to rice products produced
complying with the technical procedures of the One Million Hectare Project
which is verified by local authorities/agricultural agencies (at the commune
level) or by accredited international organizations, ensuring the traceability
(production location, rice variety, cropping season) and compliance with the
technical procedures of producing high-quality and low-emission rice of the the
One Million Hectare Project.
Following the issuance of the
Regulations on the use of the brand, VIETRISA, in coordination with the TRVC
Project, granted the Certificate of the right to use the “Vietnam Green and
Low-Emission Rice” brand to seven companies with a total volume of 19.2
thousand tons of rice. Trung An High-Tech Farming Joint Stock Company is one of
these companies, and notably, Trung An company, in collaboration with Japan’s
MURASE Corporation is the first to export a batch of rice under the
“Vietnam Green and Low-Emission” brand to Japan.
The Export Ceremony of the first
batch of low-emission rice from Vietnam will be held right at Trung An
Company's factory, where delegates will witness the ribbon-cutting ceremony to
launch the convoy from the factory carrying the batch of “Vietnam Green
and Low-Emission Rice" to the port for export and visit Trung An Company's
rice processing factory, witnessing the international standard production
process from receiving raw materials to packaging for export.
Vietnam pioneers in bringing
low-emission rice to the market
For the first time, the
introduction of a large volume of rice under the “Vietnam Green and
Low-Emission Rice” brand up to tens of thousands of tons into the market,
including the first batch of rice exported to Japan, proves that Vietnam is the
first country in the world to bring low-emission rice to the market, including
for export.
The One Million Hectare Project
has successfully implemented many pilot models in 2024. From 2025, the Project
will enter the expansion phase into production. High quality and low-emission
rice fields will spread more and more, in parallel, the beginning of the
“Vietnam Green and Low-Emission Rice” brand today will pave the way toward a
certified and national brand of Vietnam Low Carbon Rice according
to the goals of the One Million Hectare Project, for the sustainability
and prosperity of the rice sector and enhancing the position and image of
Vietnamese rice in the world.
Delegates attending the
Ceremony
Vice Chairman of the National
Assembly and former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Le Minh
Hoan, due to work commitments, was unable to attend the Ceremony in person, but
sent a congratulatory letter. In the letter, the Vice Chairman of the National
Assembly wrote:
Wishing the journey of “Vietnam Green Rice” to continue spreading deeply into every field, reaching to every market and leaving its mark in the hearts of those who love our country’s agriculture and love the rice grains imbued with the hardship of the farmers in the delta.
Distinguished delegates attending the Ceremony:
• Mr.
Tran Thanh Nam, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
• Mr.
Cao Duc Phat, Former Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,
Former Chairman of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
• Mr.
Nguyen Ngoc He, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Can Tho City
• Representatives
from international organizations: World Bank, IRRI, SNV (Netherlands)
• Officials
from government agencies in the agricultural sector
• Representatives
from businesses, cooperatives, and media agencies
Contact Information:
- VIETRISA: Phone: +84 918 537
093 (Mr. Le Thanh Tung), Email: tungctt@gmail.com
- Trung An High-Tech Farming
Joint Stock Company: Address: 649A, National Highway 91, Quy Thanh 1 Area,
Trung Kien Ward, Thot Not District, Can Tho City
VIETNAM RICE SECTOR ASSOCIATION
