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In recent years, Yen Bai province has focused on encouraging the development of advantageous goods of the province in various forms.

Encouraging registration of protection of geographical indications and appellations of origin for advantageous goods of the province is paid much attention and focused on implementation, which is integrated into the development programs for specialty products, featured, local agricultural products.

In 5 years (2015-2020), Yen Bai province organized 12 training workshops to raise awareness on intellectual property for nearly 600 delegates from businesses, organizations and individuals in the province to promote strongly establishing and protecting intellectual property rights, paying special attention, focusing on the protection of intellectual property for specialty agricultural products and key products of the province.

Building a brand for key agricultural products of the province is one of the key and necessary directions, contributing to the efficiency, helping to increase product value, increase competitiveness in the market, gradually changing the awareness of people and businesses from small-scale production to concentrated production, production along the value chain, especially when the province is implementing the Program of each commune with a product.

With that viewpoint, from 2015 to now, the province has implemented 18 scientific projects on intellectual property protection; of which, 8 projects have been completed and 10 projects are in the process of implementation with a total budget of over VND 8.7 billion from the province's scientific and non-business budget to establish intellectual property rights for key products and local specialties.

At the same time, 2 projects under the Program of Intellectual Property Development for the period of 2016 - 2020 including: The project of collective brand building "Mien Dao Giơi Phien" of Gioi Phien commune, Yen Bai city and the project of protection and management of geographical indications for the product "Van Chan turtle" has also been implemented.

Up to now, 17 provincial products have been protected by intellectual property; in which, Geographical indications of 3 products (Van Yen Cinamon, Muong Lo Rice, Bat Do Bamboo Shoots); The brand certifies 6 products (Suoi Giang Tea, Son Tra Mu Cang Chai, Dai Minh Pomelo - Yen Binh, Thac Ba Lake Fish, Mu Cang Chai Black Chicken, Lam Thuong Potting Duck); Collective brand of 8 products (Luc Yen orange, Van Chan orange, Bach Ha Rice- Yen Binh , Tu Le - Van Chan sticky rice, Mien Dao Gioi Phien, Huong Chiem rice - Dai Phu An, Mương Lo Bacon, Luc Yen seedless persimmon).

Along with encouraging registration of protection of geographical indications and appellations of origin, promoting the consumption of goods as a development advantage of the province is also given special attention through the distribution system in the domestic market.

Accordingly, the Department of Industry and Trade has collaborated with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and related units to actively implement information and propaganda activities, trade promotion activities in the domestic market such as taking part in participate in domestic and provincial fairs ...; organize a conference to connect supply and demand in the province to help businesses connect trade to expand markets.

Up to now, initially, some agricultural products of the province have been consumed in Big C, Vinmart and Hapro supermarkets in the North.

In addition to the domestic market, some agricultural products are also exported to the international market, such as black tea and green tea products; cinnamon stick products and cinnamon essential oil; Bat Do bamboo shoots; Cassava starch...

The promotion of the province's advantageous goods has boosted the branding and consumption of these products; at the same time, contributing to promoting the Trade Development Program in mountainous and remote areas in the period of 2015-2020 in the province.