Digitalizing Ngoc Linh ginseng data

03/12/2018 02:59

(QNO) - The project on Ngoc Linh ginseng conservation and development towards 2030 is a favorable condition for Quang Nam to preserve precious genetic resources, develop forests, reduce poverty in difficult areas in the locality.

A Ngoc Linh breeding garden in Quang Nam
A Ngoc Linh breeding garden in Quang Nam

The root of Ngoc Linh ginseng is considered as a national product. Therefore, Quang Nam province will apply the internet of thing (IoT) and blockchain technologies to digitize all monitoring data to control the quality and tracebility of Ngoc Linh ginseng. Electronic guarantee is also applied to all Ngoc Linh ginseng products. All these activities help Ngoc Linh ginseng products achieve the highest commercial value and have a trust in international pharmaceutical market.

Ngoc Linh ginseng sapling cultivation in Tra Linh, Nam Tra Mi district
Ngoc Linh ginseng sapling cultivation in Tra Linh, Nam Tra Mi district

At the same time, Quang Nam will promulgate regulations on stamps for traceability of ginseng roots and products made from ginseng. Breeding gardens will be built to preserve and store genetic resources. Equipment to control the quality of Ngoc Linh ginseng will be invested. Local ginseng growers will be mobilized to cooperate with businesses to establish production areas in accordance with its value chain.

Quang Nam will create favorable conditions to attract enterprises and research institutes to Quang Nam to preserve and develop Ngoc Linh ginseng.

The root of Ngoc Linh ginseng and products from the ginseng.
The root of Ngoc Linh ginseng and products from the ginseng.

Ngoc Linh is one of the four most valuable ginsengs in the world (along with American, South Korean and North Korean ginsengs). It not only has high economic value but also is used in health care.