The Fruit and Vegetable Research Institute is one of 18 member institutions directly under Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Science (VAAS). FAVRI is specialized in research on fruits, vegetables and ornamentals for production in northern and middle central provinces in Vietnam. The institute’s headquarter is situated in Trau Quy, Gia Lam, Hanoi.

I. Development of the Institute

FAVRI was founded as decision 71 NN-TCCB/QĐ on March 3, 1990 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Technology (today known as Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development). 

As the decision of the Prime Minister No. 220/QD-TTg on September 9, 2005, FAVRI has considered one of 10 member institutes of VAAS (Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences). 

II. Organization structure and functions of FAVRI

1. Organization structure

2. Functions and tasks of FAVRI

2.1. Functions

FAVRI is an institution of science under VAAS, responsible for research on and transfer of technology on fruits, vegetables and flowers. The institute’s R&D activities are granted by the State and has its own stamp and account in Vietnam State Treasury under provisions of law.

2.2. Tasks of FAVRI

- Establish and implement programs, projects and scientific plans and transfer technology on vegetable, fruits and flowers for the development of the sector submitting to the responsible authorities to approve

- Breed and develop new cultivars of vegetables, fruits and flowers of high quality and economic value and suitable to the natural conditions of different ecologies 

- Develop protocols of intensive cultivation, pest management, harvest and postharvest management on fruit, vegetables and flowers

- Test quality of vegetables, fruits and flowers

- Conduct research on economy and markets of vegetables, fruits and flowers

- Transfer technology on vegetables, fruits and flowers

- Implement international cooperation tasks of science and technology research and transfer complying with provisions of law

- Cooperate with national and international organization in scientific research and developing technology, testing new techniques, human resource training complying with provisions of law

- Operate business and production activities complying with provisions of laws.

III. Infrastructure and Human resource

1. Infrastructure

Total area under the institute’s management is about 117 ha in which 86.5 ha is for the institute head office and 30.5 ha for the Center for Citrus Research and Development.
The institute has a system of experimental fields for research on breeding and cultural protocols of fruit, vegetables and flower. The institute has established 1.5 ha of net-house of modern equipment for research in which cultivation condition is required to be protected, quarantined or controlled. 

Besides, the modern lab system makes it easy to apply bio-technology into breeding and post-harvest processes as well as testing and analyzing quality of vegetables, fruits and flowers.

2. Human resource

The Institute has over 300 staff, including 156 permanent staff. There are 2 professors, 18 doctors, 85 masters and 92 bachelors/engineers.

III. Achievements

During over 20 years of development, generations of staff of the Institute have worked creatively and devoted to the cause of research on vegetables, fruits and flowers. Results of the research have been widely transferred and applied into production, contributing to the development of the agriculture industry in general and of the vegetables and fruits in particular increasing the income of farmers in the North and Middle Central. Furthermore, the Institute has cooperated closely with the provincial authorities and organizations who are concerned in its research fields, producing encouraging results. Contribution of the Institute to the development of the vegetable and fruit sector in the recent years has proved that its research orientation is suitable for the trend of the sector and has met requirements of production.

1. Recognized cultivars and technologies

In the recent 10 years, the Institute has selected and bred 17 cultivars of fruits, 24 of vegetable and spice crops, 19 flower and ornamental crops. The cultivars have been recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as cultivars for pilot production and/or official cultivars.

The Institute has developed 15 cultivation protocols for fruit crops, 13 for vegetable and spicy crops, 06 for flower and ornamental crops and 01 for post-harvest treatment. All of them have been recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and applied into the production.            

2. Achievements in technology

2009: won Golden Cup in ASEAN techmart +3 for Protocol of producing Butterfly Orchid at industrial scale (awarded by Ministry of Science and Technology)        

3. International Cooperation

The Institute has established a solid relationship with units, organizations in the world, such as: FAO, CIRAD, ACIAR, AVRDC, The International Biodiversity, Korean RDA, CARD, TFNet… The Institute has become a reliable partner for  international organizations and institutions to establish cooperation and conduct research on the field of fruits and vegetables. The Institute has determined that cooperating with international organizations and institutions is its direction to court the support of finance and technology as well as training completing the tasks which are assigned by the State and MARD.

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