Functional materials– tag –

In Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam, the pharmaceutical company Ladophar produces artichokes in partnership with farmers, and we interpret, from the perspective of Japanese sourcing and ingredient development, its move to sort the leaves, buds, stems, and roots into tea, extracts, and foods and buy them to pharmaceutical specifications.

Ho Chi Minh City's Trang Linh established 35 hectares of noni production on the volcanic-ash soil of the former Xuyen Moc. Expecting USDA organic certification in August 2026, it is heading for South Korean and US exports. We read its design leaning toward processing across seven product lines, and the niche position it holds for Japanese functional-ingredient sourcing.