The market to promote Ngoc Linh ginseng
According to Ho Quang Buu, chairman of Nam Tra My People's Committee, about 20 to 50kg of fresh ginseng will be sold at the market held at the district's centre. The first session will be held from October 1 to 3.
The ginseng will cost from VND55m (USD2,400) to VND90m a kilo. The ginseng leaves cost from VND5.5m to VND6.5m a kilo. Over 20 stalls will be opened to introduce ginseng and its products. Other 30 stalls will be used to introduce other agriculture and craft products.
Visitors not only can buy genuine ginseng with a certificate of origin but can also enjoy various activities such as exchanges with the farmers, manufacturing companies or exploring cultural and cuisine of ethnic people.
"A group of seasoned farmers, managers and state officials will evaluate the quality of the ginseng. The district will take responsibility if there is fake ginseng," Buu said.
The project to grow and make Ngoc Linh ginseng a major product costs about VND9trn (USD397m). Le Tri Thanh, vice chairman of Quang Nam Province said they wanted to make ginseng a key product to drive local economic development and erase poverty for ethnic people in mountainous areas.
Ginseng was first found on Ngoc Linh Mountain on the border between the Central Highlands Kon Tum Province and Quang Nam in the late 1960s. Last year, Ngọc Linh Ginseng was granted geographical indication in Quang Nam and Kon Tum provinces. It is regarded as one of the five best ginseng species in the world.
