Origin traceability stamps for Vinh oranges have decreased sharply.
(Baonghean.vn) - This year's orange crop, Vinh orange production and trading units in Nghe An have only registered to print nearly 33 thousand origin tracing stamps, much lower than the previous crop.
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| Vinh oranges have been labeled with traceability stamps since 2018. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
According to the Nghe An Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality, in October and November this year, 10 companies, cooperatives and orange growing households in the province registered to print nearly 33,000 traceability stamps to stick on Vinh orange products.
Meanwhile, in the same period of October and November 2019, orange production and trading units in the province registered to print nearly 126 thousand oranges.Vinh orange origin traceability stamp.
Thus, the number of stamps this year has decreased significantly compared to the 2019 orange crop.
The reason, according to research, is that this year many oranges fell off, the quality of the oranges was not good, so orange growers did not put origin traceability stamps.
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| Vinh oranges have been favored by the market because of their good quality and beautiful appearance. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
For example, Xuan Thanh Agricultural Company Limited in Quy Hop district printed more than 16 thousand stamps in October and November of 2019, but only printed 498 stamps in October and November of this year.
Some famous orange production and trading units in Quy Hop district in October and November have not registered to print traceability stamps for Vinh oranges.
Vinh oranges are harvested the most by farmers during a 3-month period, from October to December. Therefore, with the number of traceability stamps registered for printing by units in the past 2 months, it is predicted that in this whole orange crop, the number of oranges with traceability stamps will not be much.
Mr. Nguyen Viet Hung - Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology said that the purpose of affixing the traceability stamp on Vinh oranges is to introduce and promote Vinh orange products.Nghe An, and at the same time increase the value of Vinh oranges. Therefore, orange growers need to affix traceability stamps to Vinh oranges if their orange gardens meet the conditions. The Department of Science and Technology will conduct a survey to grasp the actual situation in the orange areas that have been certified to register geographical indications for Vinh oranges./.
