10:11, 29/11/2022

Developing brand for Khanh Vinh green skin grapefruits

Coming to Khanh Vinh District, we noticed that grapefruit orchards are increasingly well cared for, cultivated on a larger scale, with improved quality.

Coming to Khanh Vinh District, we noticed that grapefruit orchards are increasingly well cared for, cultivated on a larger scale, with improved quality. With the collective brand of "Khanh Vinh green skin grapefruit" certified by the National Office of Intellectual Property (under the Ministry of Science and Technology), the grapefruits have brought higher economic efficiency to mountainous farmers.

In the current context of international integration and globalization, intellectual property has become an important tool not only to improve the competitiveness of products and goods, but also to create an environment to encourage innovation and promote economic, cultural and social development. From the results of the implementation of the Intellectual Property Development Program chaired and organized by the provincial Department of Science and Technology, the brand name "Khanh Vinh green skin grapefruit" is one of the nine typical local products that using the province's place names that have been built and registered for protection of intellectual property rights in the form of collective marks, and the unit assigned by the Provincial People's Committee to register the owner and manager of the mark is the Farmers' Association of Khanh Vinh district. The brand management model "Khanh Vinh green skin grapefruit " is one of the models that are being deployed to bring efficiency to the locality.

A VietGAP grapefruit garden in Khanh Phu commune, Khanh Vinh district
A VietGAP grapefruit garden in Khanh Phu commune, Khanh Vinh district

Coming to Dang Thai Luyen's VietGAP grapefruit garden (Khanh Phu commune), we saw more than 2,400 7-year-old pomelo trees (6ha) of his family in full strength. Favorable weather, regular fruit trees, and VietGAP farming have helped his green-skinned grapefruits well-known. This is also the address for many delegations to visit and learn production models. Luyen said, thanks to VietGAP-oriented production, along with the use of the collective trademark "Khanh Vinh green-skin grapefruit", when all the fruits reach consumers, supermarkets, or direct consumption points have full information and traceability, therefore, they are believed in the quality and safety, easier to consume and their price is also higher than others. Do Viet Cuong, owner of VietGAP grapefruit garden with an area of ​​18ha in Khanh Hiep commune said that he chose to grow green skin grapefruits as the main crop because of the suitable climate, soil and brand "Khanh Vinh green skin grapefruit".

Currently, the area planted with green skin grapefruits in Khanh Vinh district is about 600 ha, with an average yield of about 8 tons/ha. Each year, the locality supplies about 2,400 tons of fresh green-skin grapefruits to the market. Luong Nguyen Nhat Truong - Head of Agriculture and Rural Development Department of Khanh Vinh district said that, after being granted a certificate of registration of the collective trademark "Khanh Vinh green-skin grapefruit", from 2019 to now, green-skin grapefruits increased in both planted area and productivity, well-known in domestic and foreign markets. Sale and promotion are also much more convenient. Since then, it has created motivation for households to switch from the traditional farming model to VietGAP to improve the quality and be granted the right to use the collective trademark "Khanh Vinh green-skin grapefruit". Up to now, the district has about 141ha of pomelos cultivated in the direction of VietGAP in the communes: Khanh Phu, Khanh Dong, Khanh Hiep... have been granted the right to use the collective trademark of Khanh Vinh green-skin grapefruits.

Khanh Vinh green skin grapefruits
Khanh Vinh green skin grapefruits

In order to maintain the brand name "Khanh Vinh green skin grapefruit", over the past time, the district has implemented many solutions, such as promoting the brand promotion, developing the market and introducing affiliate businesses to participate in the chain of production links; supporting cooperatives and cooperative groups in the area in maintaining VietGAP certification... Besides, the district is carrying out procedures to be granted a planting area code for green-skin grapefruit trees. From there, there are enough facilities to connect and orient the export of green skin grapefruits.

In the coming time, implementing the intellectual property development program of Khanh Hoa province for the period of 2021 - 2025, with a vision to 2030, the provincial  Department of Science and Technology will continue to support the Association. Agriculture in Khanh Vinh district widely deploys management activities and grants rights to use trademarks, propaganda activities, and promotes the brand identity of the product "Khanh Vinh green skin grapefruit" to improve management efficiency, exploiting and developing the collective brand "Khanh Vinh green-skin grapefruit" and having activities to promote the research, investment and development of value-added products processed from green-skin grapefruits grown in Khanh Vinh.

Vinh Thanh

Translated by T.T