Option 1. Exploring Vietnam’s Forestry Value Chain: Tuyen Quang Field Visit

The field trip to Tuyen Quang Province offers participants a valuable opportunity to experience Vietnam’s forestry value chain in practice, from plantation forests to modern wood processing. The program includes visits to Woodsland Joint Stock Company, Yen Son Forestry Company, and selected smallholder plantations.

At Woodsland, participants will visit a state-of-the-art wood processing facility producing high-quality furniture and wood products for major international markets. The visit highlights advanced manufacturing technologies, strict quality control, and how plantation timber is transformed into value-added products within global supply chains.

At Yen Son Forestry Company, participants will gain insights into large-scale plantation forest management, including sustainable practices, certification-oriented production, and the role of forest enterprises in securing a reliable raw material base for the industry.

In addition, visits to household plantations will showcase practical plantation management at the farm level, illustrating how smallholders play a vital role in timber supply and are effectively integrated into Vietnam’s forestry sector.

Option 2. Ba Vi Field Visit: From Tree Breeding to Clonal Propagation and Deployment

The field visit to Ba Vi offers participants a unique opportunity to explore Vietnam’s advanced research in forest tree breeding and genetic improvement. The program includes visits to clonal trials of Acacia hybrids and Eucalyptus hybrids, triploid Acacia hybrid trials, demonstration plots of improved varieties, and seed orchards.

At the trial sites, participants will observe the performance of superior clones under field conditions, with a focus on growth, adaptability, and wood quality. The triploid Acacia trials highlight innovative breeding approaches, notably the production of seeds that are not capable of germination under natural conditions, supporting better control of regeneration and more sustainable plantation management.

Participants will also visit a tissue culture enterprise, where Acacia and Eucalyptus hybrids are propagated using in vitro techniques to produce rejuvenated planting materials for plantation establishment and for developing clonal hedge orchards.

This visit provides a comprehensive view of the tree improvement pipeline—from breeding and biotechnology to large-scale deployment in plantation forestry.