Ben Tre green grapefruit is certified geographical indications

The National Office of Intellectual Property has just granted a certificate of registration of geographical indications for green grapefruit products in Ben Tre province, according to information from Ben Tre Provincial People's Committee in the afternoon of 28.2.

Geographical area of ​​Ben Tre green pomelo in Giong Trom, Cho Lach, Binh Dai, Chau Thanh, Mo Cay Bac, Mo Cay Nam and Ben Tre cities.

The characteristics of green grapefruit products are spherical, blue to greenish yellow; average weight from 1.3-1.4 kg / fruit; average diameter 150-160mm; Pale pink cloves ...

The registration to make an original document for checking, controlling, using geographical indications, quality, reputation of green pomelos ... made by Ben Tre People's Committee. Geographical indications are protected indefinitely throughout Vietnam.

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Ben Tre province said that green grapefruit is a specialty fruit of the locality originating from Thanh Tan commune (Mo Cay Bac district, Ben Tre province). After being favored by the domestic market and exported to Asia and Europe, the price of green grapefruit continued to rise and fluctuated at a high level of 35,000-50,000 VND / kg or more.

Due to the clear effect of green grapefruit, many districts in Ben Tre province are constantly expanding the area of ​​green grapefruit to more than 7,200 hectares with an output of 57,000 tons / year.