Insiders talk climate, integration-adapted coffee industry
Developing Vietnam’s coffee industry in response to climate change and international integration was discussed at a recent workshop in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.
DakLak (VNA) – Developing Vietnam’s coffee industry in response toclimate change and international integration was discussed at a workshop inBuon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, on March 12.
Le Van Duc, Deputy Director of the Department ofCrop Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, saidthe coffee farming area needs to be kept at about 600,000ha to develop theindustry sustainably.
The Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak, LamDong, Gia Lai, and Dak Nong should be designated as the key cultivation regionwith 530,000ha. The remaining area should be concentrated in Dong Nai, BinhPhuoc, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Kon Tum, Quang Tri, Son La, and Dien Bien provinces.
He called for more investment in research todevelop high-quality coffee varieties which are productive and are resilient todiseases and climate change.
Existing policies need to be implemented moreeffectively to develop agricultural and forestry plant varieties, minimise lossesin production, expand large-scale fields, and encourage cooperation inagricultural production.
Duc also underscored the need for manpowertraining to ensure a high-quality workforce for the industry.
Meanwhile, Truong Hong, Acting Director of theCentral Highlands Agriculture and Forestry Science Institute, said aside fromplanning and technical solutions, the State should launch commercial treeinsurance programmes and complete coffee-related policies such as those oninfrastructure development, providing soft loans for coffee farmers, and applyingscience-technology in coffee production.
Vietnam has about 643,160ha of land for coffeetrees at present. Coffee productivity reached 2.43 tonnes per ha in the2015-2016 crop, generating an output of almost 1.46 million tonnes of coffeebeans, up 5,500 tonnes from the previous crop.-VNA
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Spraying pesticide at a coffee farm (Photo: VNA) 
