(HBO) – Mai Chau purple garlic (Noong Luong garlic) has entered Top 100 gift specialties of Vietnam in 2021 - 2022 by Vietnam Record Organisation (VietKings), helping the product to get closer to consumers inside and outside the country.
People of Hoa Binh city use purple garlic for their
daily meals.
The garlic is cultivated in Noong Luong commune, which is Thanh Son commune of
Mai Chau district now, as well as a number of mountainous localities in Tan Lac
district.
The garlic's bulb is small withyellow cloves when they are unskinned. It
is juicy and fragrant, bold and spicy. Besides being used as seasoning for
common dishes, purple garlic is also used as a kind of herbal medicine.
Mai Chau purple garlic has received certificate of collective trademark by the
National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam under the Ministry of
Science and Technology following Decision No. 102266/QD-SHTT dated December 3,
2020. A ceremony to receive the certificate was held in Mai Chau in 2021.
Products covered by "Mai Chau Purple Garlic" trademark include garlic
products produced and processed from purple garlic bulbs grown in Thanh Son
commune and meeting the standards of prescribed characteristics and branded
services.
According to Chairman of the People’s Committee of Thanh Son commune Ha Van
Khiem, purple garlic has been cultivated in the locality for generations. To
date, the locality has about 21 hectares of purple garlic, mostly in Co Phay
and Noong Luong hamlets.
Currently, Mai Chau is designing the planning for purple garlic region and
seeking measures to support local farmers in varieties and fertiliser to expand
the product’s farming area./.
Ngoc Luong commune in Yen Thuy district is striving to reach the finish line in advanced new-style rural area building in 2024. By promoting the implementation of solutions, the commune has to date completed necessary criteria set for advanced new-style rural communes for the 2021 – 2025 period.
The Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board held a meeting on December 9 to look into some socio-economic development issues. The event was chaired by Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee.
As a gateway district adjacent to Hanoi and aiming for town status by 2025, Luong Son district has always paid attention to administrative procedure reform, focusing on cutting the number of procedures, reducing processing times, and lowering costs for citizens and businesses when carrying out administrative procedures.
Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hoa Binh Party Committee, visited and extended his congratulations to the staff at the Department of Education and Training of Hoa Binh on the occasion of the 42nd Vietnam Teachers’ Day (November 20, 1982-2024).
As part of the second Da River fish and shrimp festival in Hoa Binh province, the provincial People's Committee on November 15 held a fish worship ceremony and released lanterns on Da River.
The vibrant "Ruou Can (a kind of wine stored in a big jar and drunk with long bamboo straws) Festive Night”, was held on November 18 as part of the Hoa Binh Province Culture- Tourism Week 2024, attracting a large number of locals and visitors.
