Sixth Ngoc Linh ginseng festival to be held in Quang Nam
VOV.VN - The sixth Ngoc Linh ginseng festival is scheduled to take place from August 1 to 3 in the mountainous district of Nam Tra My in central Quang Nam province.
The event will feature a total of 60 booths of ginseng and signature farm produce from local mountainous districts.
Ho Quang Buu, chairman of the Nam Tra My district People’s Committee, shared that the festival aims to introduce a range of high-quality products to both domestic and foreign customers, seek investors, expand consumption markets and improve the overall value of local agricultural products.
A number of activities will also be held during the festival, such as a procession of Ngoc Linh ginseng symbols, a fair showcasing ginseng and signature farm produce from local mountainous districts, travel tours exploring Ngoc Linh ginseng farms, and the culture of minority ethnic groups in Nam Tra My which is the home of the valuable ginseng.
Ngoc Linh ginseng was first found on Ngoc Linh Mountain on the border between Quang Nam and Central Highlands Kon Tum province and in the late 1960s.
Vietnamese Ngoc Linh ginseng contains 52 saponins, with saponin being the main component of ginseng. Typically, the more saponins, the better.
Ngoc Linh ginseng is one of the world’s most precious ginsengs. It has been approved as a national product under the Prime Minister’s Decision 787/QD-TTg.
Quang Nam has zoned off over 15,000 hectares to plant the ginseng, featuring the participation of over 1,000 households in seven communes throughout Nam Tra My district.
In 2016, the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Intellectual Property Agency recognised the Geographical Indication (GI) of Ngoc Linh for ginseng root products.
