From forest to field: Quang Ninh turns the medicinal root "dia lien," limited by wild harvesting, into a cultivated crop
In an ethnic-minority village on the border of Quang Ninh province, there is a move to turn the medicinal root "dia lien" into a growing area on 10 ha and aim for OCOP certification. We unpack the practical implications of growing-area formation for Japanese importers and agricultural professionals.