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Vinh Long Province plans a seed-and-seedling bank, registering and preserving 10,000 mother coconut trees
Vinh Long province, Vietnam, has unveiled a plan for an agricultural seed-and-seedling bank. By preserving local heirloom varieties such as more than 10,000 coconut mother trees and mangosteen, it aims for self-sufficiency in high-quality seedlings. We unpack the implications for Japanese sourcing and seed policy. -
Lam Dong province permits a research export of 23 potato seed varieties, 27,952 seeds, to India
The export that Lam Dong province approved in July was not harvested potatoes but "seed." According to Nong nghiep Moi truong (an agriculture-and-environment paper) dated July 25, 2026, the province's Department of Agriculture and Environment granted its subordinate "Potato, Vegetable and Flower Research Center" 23 varieties of potato seed, totaling 27,95...
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