ORGANIK O R G A N I K

ORGANIK O R G A N I K’ S S T O R Y A presentation about Vietnam’s premier vegetable company.

ORGANIK started out as a nursery providing seedling plants to farmers.

ORGANIK Today ORGANIK sows, grows, processes, and distributes more than eighty five varieties of vegetables. Grows Distributes Sows Processes To Vietnam and other parts of the world

ORGANIK For years vegetable growing has been associated with Dalat.

ORGANIK The climate is suited to growing “Western” style vegetables.

ORGANIK Dr. Nguyen Ba Hung is a key player in developing Dalat’s vegetable industry.

ORGANIK In 1997 he researched sustainable, organic vegetable production.

ORGANIK He concluded, “Farmers need improved seedling varieties. ”

ORGANIK So, he set up nurseries.

ORGANIK Now farmers could buy new tomato, cabbage, strawberry and potato seedlings.

ORGANIK Then foreign growers ordered wasabi, cabbage and spinach seedlings.

ORGANIK Later this nursery called “Hung Thien” began growing, processing and exporting romaine lettuce.

ORGANIK Thirteen containers of Romaine Hearts were shipped to Sogo, in Taiwan.

ORGANIK Hung Thien now had … • a nursery • contracted growing land • but no processing facility

ORGANIK So, in late 2004, a small but modern processing centre was built.

ORGANIK It included: a receiving area and a 6 tonne cold storage room a sanitized processing area a vacuum cooling unit capable of handling 5 T of product / day

ORGANIK The new facility enabled “Hung Thien”, now known as, ORGANIK, to develop a presence in the domestic market.

ORGANIK By late 2004 ORGANIK was supplying: Vietnam’s 5 star hotels from its 85 item product range. Saigon’s expatriate community via a “Home Delivery Service”.

ORGANIK guaranteed the safety of its vegetables.

ORGANIK To minimize residues biological fertilizers were used.

ORGANIK Sticky yellow bug catchers were put in the fields. Insect repelling flowers were planted at the edge of fields.

ORGANIK The customers deserved quality products. But … how could quality be achieved consistently? how could it be measured?

ORGANIK The International Marketing Organization (IMO) was asked to provide ORGANIK with a “quality” process.

ORGANIK IMO inspectors, from outside Vietnam, visited ORGANIK “ in June, 2005.

ORGANIK In August of 2005 ORGANIK was awarded a “EUREPGAP Certificate. ” This was the first EUREPGAP Certificate issued to a growing/processing company in Vietnam.

ORGANIK has recently bought 4 hectares of growing land.

ORGANIK The farm will: • help ORGANIK respond to the increasing demand for high value, organic vegetables. • become a learning centre where students can see modern agricultural practices in action. • act as a model for other farmers in Dalat.

ORGANIK The rough places are being made flat.

ORGANIK Who are ORGANIK’S key people?

ORGANIK There is the Director, Dr. Hung, with a Ph. D in plant genetics and breeding improvement from France. There is also his wife, the Financial and Processing Manager, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Phuong.

ORGANIK There is, the Foreign Relations and Seed Purchasing Manager, Mr. John Fast. As well as, the Home Delivery Manager, Mrs. Arlene Fast.

ORGANIK What are the next chapters in the ORGANIK Story?

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ORGANIK What are ORGANIK’S main products?

ORGANIK We Have Three Product Series: Baby Vegetables Regular Vegetables Herbs

ORGANIK Baby Flower Vegetables Baby Zucchini with Male Flowers

ORGANIK Baby Fruit Vegetables Baby Capsicum, Chocolate Baby Capsicum, Yellow Baby Capsicum, Red Baby Eggplant

ORGANIK Baby Fruit Vegetables Baby Scallop, Flying Saucer Baby Scallop, Ivory Baby Scallop, Green Baby Scallop, Jade

ORGANIK Baby Fruit Vegetables Baby Scallop, Yellow Baby Squash, Summer Baby Squash with Flowers Baby Zucchini with Flowers, Yellow

ORGANIK Baby Fruit Vegetables Baby Zucchini with Flowers Baby Zucchini, Bicolour Baby Zucchini, Green Baby Zucchini, Yellow

ORGANIK Baby Fruit Vegetables Cherry Tomatoes, Red Pear Cherry Tomatoes, Yellow (Round) Cherry Tomatoes, Red Cherry Tomatoes, Yellow

ORGANIK Baby Leaf Vegetables Miniature Brassica Roquette

ORGANIK Baby Root Vegetables Baby Beetroot, Candystripe Baby Beetroot, Red Baby Beetroot, Golden Baby Carrots

ORGANIK Baby Root Vegetables Baby Radish, Long Avignon Baby Radish, Pink

ORGANIK Series 2: Herbs

ORGANIK Herbs Basil, Cinnamon Chervil Basil, Purple Dill

ORGANIK Herbs Lavender Marjoram Mint Oregano

ORGANIK Herbs Parsley Curl Rosemary Parsley Flat Sage

ORGANIK Herbs Tarragon Chives Thyme

ORGANIK Series 3: Regular Vegetables • • • Fruit Vegetables Leaf Vegetables Root Vegetables

ORGANIK Regular Fruit Vegetables Beans, Purple Cauliflower, Orange Beans, Yellow Cauliflower, Purple

ORGANIK Regular Fruit Vegetables Fennel Tomato, Yellow

ORGANIK Regular Leaf Vegetables Long Chinese Cabbage, Red Radicchio Oakleaf Lettuce, Red

ORGANIK Regular Leaf Vegetables Mustard Swiss Chard Brussels Sprouts Lettuce, Oakleaf Green

ORGANIK Regular Leaf Vegetables Butterhead Lettuce, Red

ORGANIK Regular Root Vegetables Potatoes Carrots, Yellow Turnips, White Carrot, Purple

ORGANIK You can find out more about ORGANIK and its products by visiting our website at: www. organikvn. com

ORGANIK Our Dalat Office is located at: Hung Thien Co. , 46/2 Hung Vuong St. , Dalat, VIETNAM Phone/Fax: 063 549008 Mobile: 091 367 9163 Email: hung@organikvn. com

ORGANIK Our HCMC office is located at: Hung Thien Co. , 206 My Kim III, PMH, District 7 HCMC, VIETNAM Phone/Fax: 084 412 -0727 Mobile: 090 3355336 Email: john@organikvn. com

ORGANIK’S products are also described in: THE ORGANIK CATALOGUE

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