Share A farmer in Vietnam’s Luc Ngan district harvests lychees for export to Japan. VIETNAM NEWS AGENCY Vietnam lychee gets GI status in Japan Wed, 17 March 2021 The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has granted a Geographical Indication (GI) certificate to lychees grown in Luc Ngan district in the northern Vietnamese province of Bac Giang, making it the first Vietnamese product to obtain the certificate in Japan, according to the provincial news portal. Le Anh Duong, chairman of Bac Giang People’s Committee, said this was good news for local lychee farmers. ...