Visiting high-tech ginseng growing project in Lai Chau province

This is a project that the Company cooperates with Sao Do Tay Bac Joint Stock Company and partners of the ABB fund of Singapore to implement.

Participating in the field trip were leaders of several departments and branches of Gia Lai province including: Department of Science and Technology, Department of Agriculture and Environment, Gia Lai Newspaper and Gia Lai Provincial Investment Promotion Center.

Leaders Leaders of Truong Sinh International Science Development Company Limited introduce the model of growing Ngoc Linh ginseng and Lai Chau ginseng using high technology. Photo: Doan Binh

The project to grow Ngoc Linh ginseng and Lai Chau ginseng will be implemented in Sa De Phin commune, Sin Ho district, Lai Chau province from 2022 on an area of ​​15,000m2 and use modern greenhouse and net house technology imported from Japan, thereby helping managers control suitable light and humidity for crops.

Leaders of Sao Do Tay Bac Joint Stock Company introduce Ngoc Linh ginseng and Lai Chau ginseng. Photo: Doan Binh

There are currently nearly 400,000 Ngoc Linh and Lai Chau ginseng plants from 1 to 4 years old being grown here to be selected as parent plants. In addition, dozens of Mong Hoa ethnic minority workers have been selected to work as workers to take care of the ginseng gardens.

Mong Hoa ethnic minority people take care of Ngoc Linh ginseng. Photo: Doan Binh

Mr. Le Quang Trung - Deputy General Director of Sao Do Tay Bac Joint Stock Company assessed: Sin Ho District, Lai Chau Province is a locality with suitable climate and land conditions for cultivating many rare medicinal plants, especially Ngoc Linh ginseng and Lai Chau ginseng.

“The Ngoc Linh ginseng variety grown here was selected from village 2, Tra Linh commune, Nam Tra My district, Quang Nam province. After nearly 4 years of planting, Ngoc Linh ginseng is currently growing very well, has flowered and the survival rate is over 90%. Through recent analysis and testing from the Institute of Medicinal Materials, Ministry of Health, it was shown that the total saponin content of 4-year-old Ngoc Linh ginseng plants achieved very high results, reaching nearly 21%; the majonosid-R2 content reached nearly 6%” - Mr. Le Quang Trung informed.

Mr. Le Quang Trung - Deputy General Director of Sao Do Tay Bac Joint Stock Company (right) introduces to Gia Lai Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Huynh Kien (left) about the high-tech ginseng growing process. Photo: Doan Binh

At the same time, Mr. Phan Thanh Thien - General Director of Truong Sinh International Science Development Company Limited said: "It is expected that in this area in 2025, we will develop from 800 thousand to 1 million Ngoc Linh ginseng and Lai Chau ginseng plants. With the initial results obtained, in the near future, we plan to bring this model to plant in Kbang district, Gia Lai province with a scale of several million plants to supply the Vietnamese ginseng market".

Leaders of units visited the model of growing Ngoc Linh ginseng and Lai Chau ginseng.
Photo: Doan Binh

Through field visits, many delegates said that the implementation of the project of growing Ngoc Linh ginseng and Lai Chau ginseng using modern greenhouse and membrane systems in Sin Ho district, Lai Chau province has initially received very positive signals. "Although more time is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of the model, the implementation of a similar model in Gia Lai is well-founded and appropriate, helping us to exploit rare medicinal resources to serve socio-economic development, creating jobs for local workers" - Mr. Nguyen Nam Hai - Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Gia Lai added.

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