Someone told him that "dose", others said he had "problems", he is also known deaf people are not afraid to dare give up the gun "organizations" that block doctor who is not dreaming of a disease renowned institutes. But all the comments that were quickly rejected by the incredible success he has brought Vietnam Gac fruit into the United States market than difficult ....
The doctor then called Power Nguyen, who is now Director of Processing of vegetable oils and food Vietnam VINAGA famous brand known worldwide.
Ten years of "sleeping" with Gac fruit
At the beginning of the story, he and Performance said: "I am a former physician specializing in digestive Military Hospital 108, the first time I had merely done professionally. Was not until 1990, I was involved as a project liver, related to Agent orange and this is the first turning point brings me to the Gac fruit ". At first, to treat the victims of dioxin, doctors have chosen to use the chemical-pharmaceutical products such as high-dose vitamin A, beta carotene, but these substances are at risk of toxicity is very high. Standing in front of that difficulty, GS. Dinh Ngoc Lam (Chairman of the Department of Pharmacy, Institute 108) and GS. Ha Van Mao (specialist in digestive industry) has proposed to the Commission 10-80 (a remedial agency Agent Orange dioxin) trial for the treatment Gac oil. It was during this time, as the team collected information on tree Gac, he noticed so far have had 20 doctoral dissertation research on Gac fruit, all admitted Gac more use, works well. But a strange thing is, no one to continue the research and production of a specific product.
Therefore, in 1992 he decided himself working in research and production of a certain product from Gac fruit. "Back then, after successful studies and good results, I have set up pilot production project and go" knocking on doors "of pharmaceutical companies hope to receive cooperation. Yet, the answers received just as the cold denial with reason: Gac only nine months in the last 2 years, if you spend a lot of money to invest in machinery and equipment that they have "mash." He seems to fall in absolute expectations.
Abandoning the white blouse to do business
At the end of 2001, beginning of 2002 was a major turning point in his life when he decided a rate that the outsiders are said to be "stupid", the house is crying, objected. It is not resigning as army doctors in 108 hospitals out again and set up a private company. UK Output, said: "At first I was worried, at the same time a lot of pressure to bear, his wife and children to test different objections, did not know the money was not borrowed, so do not have assets as collateral for bank goods., but if not find how to make beet tons Gac dozens of farmers in Hai Duong ago, which is the raw material of said Committee 10-80 sales go? ". No bank loan, he had run vạy everywhere, mostly borrowed from older patients, the less it is a few tens of millions, many are 300-400 million people, there are people who are lending in "urban "with 40,000-50,000 USD. Gather forever, he finally do get back 2 billion in capital and to early 2002, the company name of vegetable oil processing and food Vietnam (VNPOFOOD) appearing on the official market.
The entire capital of 2 billion won him over was to buy 3 machine Gac oil processing factories and construction Noi Bai Airport (Soc Son District, Hanoi). And just a few months later, the plot Gac oil products have been successfully produced. Immediately, a team of American scientists, along with his research team have previously purchased whole and try to bring about consumption in the United States. He Productivity said: "In the market, not to worry, because all production shipments are anywhere from enterprises to enter the United States to that end, then I only worry is not enough material to produce ". After nearly one year of production of crude oil sold to the United States, with the assistance of the Ministry of Health experts, he was transferred to the processing Gac Gac oil capsule and rebranded as VINAGA (ie Gac Vietnam ). As soon as put on the market, the market VINAGA was received quickly, because there are so many uses VINAGA as prevention and treatment of hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, colon, dry eyes, eye strain, night blindness, increased mechanical resistance can, dry skin treatment, skin appears, anti-aging and even can be used as cosmetics for women ... In addition, this product also works as functional foods for kids, skin children always rosy, youthful. The Health Ministry has also decided to license this product, and the Ministry of Science and Technology certification Vietnam High Quality Goods, consistent standards. From this initial success, he has continued to invest in a new line of high technology imported from abroad, worth $ 10 billion, with production capacity reaches 1,000 tons of fruit / year. However, there was not enough material, so his initial line only operating at 50% capacity and this is a further concern of his.
"Gold Mine" for farmers
Currently, his company has built Gac material areas in some provinces, such as northern Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Thai Binh, Hung Yen ... But do not be planted focus, so materials to produce still very lacking. According to him Output, Gac is very easy to grow plants that can adapt to any terrain, from the banks of ponds and canals in the area next to the wall, the investment cost is not great, so no need to use fertilizer and pesticides, crop once harvested the next 10-15 years. On average, each clump Gac a year for fruit harvested from 200-300 (equivalent to 300 kg), with a purchase price of 2,000-2,500 VND / kg as now, a clump Gac has brought value to 600-750 thousand VND / years. He said that rate continued, "I also want to establish the concentrated material produced in large quantities, but may be due to people still worry about the output, so not ready., But I am going to say, when the building materials, the company will sign the contract-all products to people regardless of how prices go up and down. "The main difficulty is that according to him, in every area of materials (may require a 1 district) to have a clue who stand as collection and built a primary processing plant Gac (from fresh to dried for easy transport transfer, storage).
As expected, he was going to invest another 20 billion to expand the plant and build a chain Gac oil processing capacity of 5,000 tons of fruit / year. So, he said: "the next time I will continue to expand the raw material in many northern provinces, even the central provinces, especially provinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri where there are many difficulties due to the arid lands, not grow crops other values ".
Gac dream brought back to Vietnam
So far, most of the products from Gac fruit he had been exported to the American market with the number of thousands of liters of oil per year and has been used on a lot of American products such as flour confectionery is the Gac , Gac oil used to cook fried, VINAGA capsules taken daily. Another trend is that, they really Name- development towards disease prevention drugs, they even use fresh Gac intestinal juice mixed with water to consumers Gac consumption is strong. Reportedly, each year, the Company VNPOFOOD processed and exported to the United States was 3,000 liters of crude oil, millions VINAGA capsules. Looking ahead he expects, will develop additional markets in Europe, Japan, Korea ... However, one thing that he has a headache so long, it is a question of two medical professionals "Why VINAGA many uses and so good that he does not sell in the domestic market, which themselves forever exported abroad, do so just wasted, because I sell them, and then having to import drugs them to treat people in the country for more than a dozen times more expensive. "that question makes me wonder even until this day. And he was determined to bring order back to Vietnam Gac ...

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