Loc Troi 28 is honored as the best rice in Vietnam

Loc Troi 28 rice of Loc Troi Group has just won the First Prize of the Vietnamese Brand Delicious Rice Contest at the 5th Vietnam Rice Festival held in Vinh Long province.

Being the Best Rice in Vietnam in 2018, popular in the domestic market, and gradually conquering fastidious export markets, Loc Troi 28 - the exclusive specialty rice brand of Loc Troi Group officially became the Best Rice in Vietnam.

Granted a protection license by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in 2021, Loc Troi 28 is Loc Troi Group's exclusive product and the pride of Loc Troi Agricultural Research Institute. It is the cradle of farming processes, crop techniques, agricultural seed varieties, plant protection products, nutritious rice products. Scientists and experts of the Institute have spent a lot of effort and enthusiasm on this rice variety.

Being the "hybrid" of Loc Troi 1 - fragrant rice won the third prize in the World Delicious Rice Contest 2015 held in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), undergoing more than 2,000 continuous seeding and selection tests during ten consecutive crop years from 2014 to 2017, Loc Troi 28 inherits the essence from Loc Troi 1– long, thin, clear, sweet rice; The particular scent blends the scent of jasmine and glutinous leaf and is "upgraded" to adapt to the soil and climate conditions in Vietnam and local farmer's farming habits.

With a short growth period, it can be grown all year round, with a stable yield of 5-7 tonnes per hectare; Loc Troi 28 is grown on thousands of hectares and expanded in the Mekong Delta provinces.

Loc Troi 28 is also one of the selected rice varieties grown in some specific material areas according to the sustainable rice cultivation process SRP and product quality management from the field to the factory meeting BRC standards of Loc Troi Group's food.

When officially starting the production of finished rice, on June 30, 2021, Loc Troi 28 was selected as one of the first 20 products to achieve the national 5-star OCOP among more than 4,500 OCOP products, expected to receive a certificate of merit from the Prime Minister.

Previously, Loc Troi 28 was confirmed with DNA genetic information by Eurofins Sac Ky Hai Dang Company for protection and as a basis for proposing rice varieties to enjoy tax incentives under the EVFTA agreement.

Loc Troi 28 is one of the few current rice varieties that ensures traceability from seed genes, cultivation process to post-harvest quality, ensuring high safety for users, helping specialty fragrant rice adds opportunities to expand domestic market and export to high-end markets, including orders for 2022, with Loc Troi Group's premium rice brand to supermarket chains in Europe.

Mr. Huynh Van Thon, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Loc Troi Group, shared: "The first prize of the Best Rice Contest in Vietnam gives us confidence and motivation to promote Loc Troi 28 to domestic consumers and customers who love Vietnamese rice in the world.

We have prepared for Loc Troi 28 the necessary conditions for large-scale development opportunities in the future, including standardization of quality, production process, and gradual expansion of Loc Troi 28 rice-growing area in advanced cooperatives by way of association, ensuring profits for farmers and improving agricultural economic efficiency.

Our group is proud of the team of scientists from the Loc Troi Agricultural Research Institute, proud of their contributions over the years to seeding and developing Loc Troi 28 and others exclusive rice varieties".