Vietnam ships first batch of low-emission rice to Japan

  • Chairman of Trung An High-Tech Agriculture JSC Pham Thai Binh speaks at the ceremony. VNA Photo: Thu Hiền
    Chairman of Trung An High-Tech Agriculture JSC Pham Thai Binh speaks at the ceremony. VNA Photo: Thu Hiền
  • 500 tonnes of Vietnam’s low-carbon footprint rice set sail for Japan. VNA Photo: Thu Hiền
    500 tonnes of Vietnam’s low-carbon footprint rice set sail for Japan. VNA Photo: Thu Hiền
  • Vietnam’s low-carbon footprint rice ready for Japan's shipment. VNA Photo: Thu Hiền
    Vietnam’s low-carbon footprint rice ready for Japan's shipment. VNA Photo: Thu Hiền
The first shipment of 500 tonnes of Vietnam’s low-carbon footprint rice set sail for Japan on June 5, marking the international debut of the rice produced under the initiative to cultivate one million hectares of low-emission and high-quality rice in the Mekong Delta (the one-million-hectare rice project). At a ceremony in Thot Not district, Can Tho city, on June 5, the Vietnam Rice Industry Association (Vietrisa) and Trung An High-Tech Agriculture JSC celebrated the export of Japonica rice bearing the new eco-label and priced at 820 USD per tonne. VNA Photo: Thu Hiền

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