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HAGA Agarwood: 50 hectares of Aquilaria in La Gi, and the rule of "leaving one metre of trunk so the tree lives on"

Agarwood used to be a story of forest-goers, of hunting down and felling Aquilaria (dó bầu) trees that had formed resin on their own. HAGA chose another path: plant the trees, inoculate them to induce the resin, and harvest in a way that keeps them alive. "It is the story of a species, a seedling, a child of Mother Nature," the company writes of itself.

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Hoàng Giang Agarwood Co., Ltd. (HAGA Oud) · La Gi, Lâm Đồng (formerly Bình Thuận) – Ho Chi Minh City · tramhuonghaga.com

It began as a small family operation with about ten years in the agarwood trade. In 2014, Hoàng Giang Agarwood Co., Ltd. was founded and built a factory in Hiệp Cường hamlet, La Gi, under the HAGA brand. In 2015–2016 its essential-oil distillation line came on stream; in 2017 Market Research Future ranked HAGA among the top ten exporters of agarwood oil; in 2018 the factory expanded; in April 2019 it was certified to ISO 9001:2015.

Plant once, harvest forever

HAGA's plantation covers around 50 hectares of Aquilaria (dó bầu) trees in La Gi, with 20,000 saplings and a published inoculation success rate of over 80 percent. The harvesting rule is what sets it apart: when the agarwood is taken, one metre of trunk is left standing so the tree can regenerate, and for every hectare harvested, 10 to 11 hectares must be replanted, in rolling succession. The company limits fertiliser and chemicals because they affect the purity of the oil, uses paper packaging and rope in place of plastic, and works with smallholders through technology transfer and guaranteed purchase. The operating principle it has set itself is "honesty".

HAGA's range runs from tree to oil: incense sticks, cones and powder, agarwood chips and slices, prayer beads and essential oil, exported to Dubai, Qatar and the Gulf states, India, China, Taiwan, the United States, Italy and France. In 2025, HAGA exhibited at Beautyworld Middle East in Dubai.

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For Indian partners, where agarwood (oud, agar) is bound up with culture, religion and the perfume industry, HAGA's story of agarwood from planted forest is one of those with the readiest audience at Lumi Hub on the morning of 04.11.2026.

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