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Overview: The lotus is Vietnam's national flower and a plant of both cultural and agricultural importance. All of the lotus flower, seeds (lotus seeds), root (lotus root), stem, and leaves are used for food, medicine, and decoration. In particular, lotus tea (Tra sen) is known as a premium tea representative of Vietnam, and lotus seeds are su...

Overview: Da Lat is known as Vietnam's "city of flowers" and is a major producing area for cut flowers and ornamental plants. About 3.5 billion cut flowers are produced a year, and a wide variety of blooms are grown—roses, chrysanthemums, carnations, lilies, orchids, and hydrangeas. Da Lat's floriculture industry...

Overview: Cassava is an important industrial raw-material crop in Vietnam, with annual production of about 11 million tonnes. It is used as a raw material for tapioca starch, bioethanol, and animal feed. Vietnam is the world's sixth-largest cassava producer and ranks second in the world (after Thailand) in tapioca-starch exports...

Overview: Vietnam's banana production is about 2.5 million tonnes a year, making it one of Southeast Asia's major producers. Domestically, besides the Cavendish variety, many native varieties are grown. Mainly for domestic consumption, but exports to China, South Korea, and Japan have been increasing, and commercial large-scale...

Overview: Macadamia is a relatively new crop in Vietnam, where full-scale cultivation began in the 2000s, and the cultivated area has reached about 20,000 hectares. Annual production is about 10,000 tonnes (in shell), and this Australia-native nut suits the climate of Vietnam's Central Highlands...

Overview: Pomelo is a citrus fruit that has long been grown in Vietnam, with an annual output of about 800,000 tonnes. Called 'buoi', it is an indispensable auspicious fruit at the Lunar New Year (Tet). There are many local varieties, such as Nam Roi, Da Xanh, and Dien...

Overview: Vietnam's cacao industry is relatively new, with full-scale cultivation beginning in the 2000s. Annual output is small, at about 3,000 to 5,000 tonnes of cacao beans, but it is internationally recognized as high-quality fine-flavor cacao. The 'bean-to-bar' chocolate boom has...

Overview: Vietnam is the world's seventh-largest tea producer, with annual production of about 180,000 tonnes of dried tea leaves. A variety of teas are produced—green tea, black tea, oolong, and lotus-flower tea—across a cultivated area of about 130,000 hectares. The history of Vietnamese tea goes back more than 1,000 years, and the northern mountain areas in particular have centuries-old tea...

Overview: Star anise is a specialty of northern Vietnam, which is the world's second-largest producer after China. Annual production is about 20,000–30,000 tonnes, and it is characterized by the strong, sweet aroma from its distinctive star-shaped fruit. Besides being a culinary spice, it is a source of shikimic acid, the raw material for the influenza drug Tamiflu...

Overview: Vietnam is the world's third-largest producer of cinnamon (cassia), with an annual output of about 40,000 tonnes of bark and about 20,000 tonnes of essential oil. Vietnamese cinnamon is known for its strong aroma and high essential-oil content, and is used worldwide as a raw material for spices, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The cultivation area is about 1...