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.