First export of “Low-emission Vietnamese Green Rice” to Japan

(CT) - On June 5, 2025, at Trung An High-tech Agriculture Joint Stock Company (Trung An Company), Can Tho City, Vietnam Rice Industry Association (VIETRISA) in collaboration with Trung An Company organized the Ceremony to export the first batch of "Low-emission green Vietnamese rice" to Japan. This is an event marking the rice products from the Project "Sustainable development of 1 million hectares of high-quality and low-emission rice cultivation associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta region by 2030" (1 million hectares Project) with the brand name "Low-emission green Vietnamese rice" to the export market.

Delegates cut the ribbon to launch the convoy carrying the first shipment of "Low-emission Vietnamese Green Rice" exported to Japan.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Thanh Nam, Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee Nguyen Ngoc He, representative of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat, representative of the Embassy of Japan, international organizations: WB, IRRI, SNV (Netherlands) and state agencies in the agricultural sector, enterprises, cooperatives... attended.

The convoy carrying the shipment of "Low emission green Vietnamese rice" departs and is transported to the export port.

The "Low emission green Vietnamese rice" brand was developed by VIETRISA with the encouragement of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the coordination and support of the Ministry's agencies and international organizations: the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the Netherlands Development Organization (Rice Value Chain Transformation Project) and the World Bank (WB). The brand is granted by VIETRISA to rice products produced according to the technical process of the 1 million hectare project, certified by the local government, agricultural sector, and specialized international organizations, ensuring the origin (place of rice production, rice variety name, crop season) and compliance with the technical process. VIETRISA has granted the Certificate of Right to Use the Brand to 7 enterprises, with a total rice volume of 19,200 tons. Trung An Company is one of these 7 enterprises. In particular, with the cooperation of MURASE Group (Japan), Trung An Company is the first enterprise to export a batch of goods branded "Low-emission Vietnamese Green Rice" to the Japanese market, with an output of 500 tons.

The above event proves that Vietnam is the first country in the world to bring low-emission rice to the market and export.

News and photos: HA VAN

Source: https://baocantho.com.vn/lan-dau-tien-xuat-khau-lo-hang-gao-viet-xanh-phat-thai-thap-sang-nhat-ban-a187207.html