(HBO) – The mountainous district of Da Bac is now in the harvest time of the spring rice crop. Since this crop, farmers in the communes of Muong Chieng, Dong Chum, Doan Ket and Tan Pheo have gained more momentum as J02, the local rice speciality, was given the collective trademark certificate.

Farmers in Nhap hamlet of Dong Chum commune (Da Bac district) harvest the J02 spring rice crop, which generates 6 tonnes of paddy per ha.

The variety has been grown on a trial basis in Da Bac since 2015. Muong Chieng commune was the first locality to cultivate this Japanese-origin variety, which was imported and selected by the Agricultural Genetics Institute.

Right in the first crop, this variety showed outstanding strengths. In particular, though it is grown in various areas nationwide like Phu Tho, Hai Duong and Hai Phong, the J02 rice in Da Bac tastes much better than the one farmed in other localities, which is attributable to the local mountainous terrain that creates high day-night temperature difference – an ideal condition for the J02 variety that prefers cold weather.

J02 is currently cultivated on a large scale in the communes of Dong Chum (15ha), Muong Chieng (40ha), Tan Pheo (10ha), Giap Dat (10ha), and Doan Ket (25ha), with the annual farming area of over 250ha and an output of 6 tonnes per ha each crop.

In 2020, the Da Bac Farmers’ Union has provided the right to use the collective trademark for 11 farming households and production and business establishments in the district.

Consumers now can recognise the J02 rice of Da Bac via its specific package and logo. Local authorities are also stepping up advertising and expanding the distribution network for the speciality, including groceries, rice stores, traditional markets, and minimarts in densely populated areas in Hoa Binh province and Hanoi.

A recent survey showed that consumers have certain preference for the J02 rice of Da Bac. Up to 52.5 percent of the respondents in Hoa Binh city said they use this kind of rice. In Hanoi, this was also the opinion of 68 percent of the consumers interviewed in Hoang Mai district, 56 percent in Ha Dong district, 66 percent in Dong Da district, and 82 percent in Hai Ba Trung district./.

 


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