The Ministry of Science and Technology’s National Intellectual Property Office handed over a certificate to the People’s Committee of Ly Son island district recognising its specialty garlic with a geographical indication (GI) during a ceremony on July 5.
The GI certificate is presented to the administration of Ly Son island district on July 5 (Photo: VNA)
Quang Ngai (VNA) – The Ministry of Science andTechnology’s National Intellectual Property Office handed over a certificate tothe People’s Committee of Ly Son island district recognising its specialty garlic with ageographical indication (GI) during a ceremony on July 5.
The island, off the coast of the south-central province ofQuang Ngai, is renowned as the ’Kingdom of Garlic’ in Vietnam where a majorityof local people make their living from garlic farming.
The GI is expected to provide a legal basis for authoritiesto protect the specialty garlic grown in Ly Son, which has a distinctive flavorand is in high demand at home and abroad, and fight fake products.
It took Ly Son island district about two years to build thegeographical indication for its garlic, according to Vice Chairwoman of the LySon People’s Council Pham Thi Huong.
“The registration of a geographical indication trademark forLy Son garlic was very complicated and challenging,” said Dinh Huu Phi,director of the National Intellectual Property Office, “but it would be evenmore difficult to protect it.”
This requires the involvement of local authorities andfarmers who produce the spice to maintain the prestige of the product on themarket, he noted.
Ly Son currently grows over 300 hectares of garlic, whichgenerate around 3,000 tonnes per year./.
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The GI certificate is presented to the administration of Ly Son island district on July 5 (Photo: VNA) 
