Title of document: VIETNAM ORGANIC AGRICULTURE An overview on current status and some success activities - Korea

Author: Ngo Doan Dam

Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Field Crops Research Institute (FCRI); Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS)

Year of publication: 2012

Geographic focus: Vietnam

Main issues / topics addressed: Presented at the 4th ANSOFT Workshop; Gwangju, Korea, 18-20 October 2012

School of agroecology: Organic Agriculture

Modern organic agriculture is new to Vietnam. Organic Information: Few

and scattered.

Certified organic area and value (2010):

• 21.000 ha (0.2% of the total cropped area) of which 7000 ha was for aquaculture (mainly shrimp).

• Total export value: 12-14 million US$.

Organic commodities: vegetables, tea, shrimp, and small amounts of specialty products, such as herbs, star anise, ginger, spices and essential oils… for export to Europe.