Solutions are needed regarding technology, productivity, quality standards, market... to turn Hue cajeput essential oil into a national product.

Implementing the National Product Development Program to 2030 in the province (now Hue city), on May 15, 2022, the Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 1133/QD-UBND on promulgating the list of key products belonging to the group of local specialties, traditional craft villages, rural industries, handicraft products and services in the period of 2022-2025 and solutions to support the development of key products in the city with 28 products. Also on the basis of the consultation workshop to select key products of the city to propose national products organized by the Department of Science and Technology in coordination with the Department of Science, Technology and Technology at the end of 2023, the Department of Science and Technology selected Hue cajuput oil products to propose national products.

Hue cajuput essential oil is not only consumed domestically but also exported to markets in Asia, Europe and America. The product is distributed through retail channels, supermarkets, shopping malls, and e-commerce. Hue cajuput essential oil was granted a Certificate of Geographical Indication in 2020 (Decision No. 4656/QD-SHTT), helping to affirm the origin of the product.
origin and product quality. Many OCOP certified products have created prestige in the market.

According to the national product development orientation until 2030, the locality's goal is to turn Hue cajuput essential oil into a national product representing the cultural value and quality of Vietnam, comparable to typical products of other localities. At the workshop, many opinions from departments, branches and experts said that it is necessary to synchronously implement solutions: Improving product quality; developing markets and brands; preserving and developing sustainably; cooperation and support policies.

Creating a stable and quality cajuput tree raw material area contributes to making Hue cajuput essential oil a national product.

To become a national product, the product must meet the following requirements: Produced on the basis of applying advanced technology, capable of registering for intellectual property protection; large-scale, high added value and competitiveness, capable of replacing imported goods or bringing export value, having a positive spillover effect on socio- economic development or national defense and security.

From the set criteria, the workshop also focused on discussing, analyzing and proposing a number of related contents such as: Applying solutions to improve productivity and quality and innovation to improve the quality of cajuput oil products, aiming to develop national products; the current situation of cajuput essential oil production and business in Hue city; applying advanced technology and production processes to standardize and improve the quality of Hue cajuput essential oil; the effectiveness of applying science and technology to build a model of linking production and consumption of high-value products from cajuput trees.

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