Mai Thanh roll a Hung village

Thanh Hung roll Craft Village (Giong Rieng) formation and development of nearly 50 years, has become a familiar brand of consumer. However, in recent years, due to counterfeiting and Piracy should appear many traditional villages are at risk of oblivion.

Nguyen Nhu Strong - group leaders co-owners roll Manh Tai - said the commune was only 26 active ovens (down 124 compared with the previous oven), but only moderately active. The amount of consumption of rice paper in the market fell by more than 50% compared to the previous. Cause every day, at the bus stop of the average district has more than 1 ton roll of unknown origin from other places to sell to traders Giong Rieng market. For ease of consumption and confusing for consumers, these objects packing buy preprinted "knockoff" brands Manh Tai Thanh Hung roll and cut prices to win market.

Thanh Hung Rice Paper has many years of trademarks, but so far has not been functional industry certification "exclusive brand". No other choice, the production facilities have to print labels in the form manually. Capital extension of support to restore traditional craft villages have not assure investors should near 95% still producing handmade stove, small. Thanh Hung commune provincial industrial, but the investment and development of production technology very "drip". Ms. Thai Kim Thang - own a handmade rice paper production - said the day her family do only about 1,500 loaves, productivity fell more than 50% compared to before. Cost increasingly team up, consume more slowly than before, but because of the traditional crafts should try to keep. Local labor force earlier live mainly of rice paper, so far more unemployed workers to work in remote provinces ...

Previously, this village had been the support from the province's deals, but investment is still too modest and producers are difficult to access capital. Therefore, investment in expansion of these facilities are not many and difficult.