Dec 30 2011 --- Stevia Corp. a farm management company focused on the economic development of stevia, the fastest growing product in the alternative sweetener sector, is pleased to announce a cooperative agreement with Asia Stevia Investment Development JSC (" SV Group"), a grower partner based in the city of Vinh, Vietnam, and the Agricultural Science Institute of Northern Central Vietnam ("ASINCV") to research and develop long term advanced agricultural techniques for large scale crop production of stevia.

ASINCV is a non-profit scientific institute that operates under the direct administration of the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences and is responsible for the research activities in the field of agricultural sciences and technologies in terms of crops, farming and extension systems to motivate the socio-economic development of Northern Central Vietnam.

With five research departments, two functional units and three related satellite research centers, ASINCV conducts extensive research into selection and breeding of high yield crops, research and development of high profit farming systems alongside technological processes and innovations as well as the development of extended goals in education and training programs.

SV Group is a local grower partner that has entered into a Supply Agreement with Stevia Corp. to supply stevia leaf. Stevia Corp. also provides farm management services and technical support to SV Group under a Farm Management agreement and Stevia Corp. has signed an agreement to provide technical support for the cooperative agreement with ASINCV and for the parties to mutually share the benefits derived from the cooperative research.

ASINCV has made available certain land, buildings, equipment and staff for the purpose of conducting stevia research, which provides valuable infrastructure and support for Stevia Corp.'s technology partner, Agro Genesis, to carry out their scientific research.

Mr. George Blankenbaker, Stevia Corp. President, comments, "We are very pleased by this arrangement with ASINCV and SV Group, as they are very supportive of our stevia activities and share a common goal to make stevia a major economic contributor for the agricultural industry in Vietnam. It is difficult to quantify the value of having such local support at all levels working to achieve economic success for a new high yield crop in Vietnam."