Luong Van Tu, Chairman of the Vietnam Coffee-Cocoa Association (VICOFA), released the information at a press conference held in Hanoi on November 23. Addressing the press conference, Mr Tu emphasized the rapid developments that Vietnam’s coffee industry has undergone in recent times, with export turnover accounting for 10% of the agro-forestry-fishery sector’s turnover. In particular, several Vietnamese coffee brands have become well known to consumers, with brands such as Vinacafe, Trung Nguyen, Me Trang, Thang Loi and Minh Tien becoming household names for many Vietnamese people. However, the sharp decline in prices on coffee across the world has significantly affected the country’s coffee export turnover, Mr Tu noted. This year’s event is seen as one of the most important trade promotion activities for the coffee sector. The scale of the event has helped to attract the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture and … [Read more...] about Second Vietnam Coffee Day set for Dec.9 in Dak Nong
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Nestlé Vietnam helps coffee farmers improve productivity, income
General Director of Nestlé Vietnam Ganesan Ampalavanar speaks at the forum (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Nestlé Vietnam has helped over 20,000 households of coffee growers improve productivity and income through applying new technology from the NESCAFÉ Plan project, said the firm’s General Director Ganesan Ampalavanar. Ganesan Ampalavanar revealed this information at the World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2018 (WEF ASEAN 2018) from September 11 - 13 in Hanoi. Ganesan Ampalavanar delivered a presentation at the panel session “Food Systems: Innovative ASEAN” and opened the session “Accelerating Trade and Investment in Asia Pacific”. At the session on Food Systems - ASEAN Reform, Ganesan Ampalavanar emphasised the need to shift the food system on the threat of supply shortage, saying that the application of technologies in agricultural production as well as change of business models are innovative ways to overcome the situation. He … [Read more...] about Nestlé Vietnam helps coffee farmers improve productivity, income
Good weather set to bring cheer to Vietnam coffee farmers
Le Tien Hung, the general director of Simexco Dak Lak, one of the country’s largest coffee exporters, told Bloomberg this would be a record. He was very hopeful since Dak Lak Province, the nation’s coffee capital, has been blessed with lots of rain this year, he said. Favorable rains and plantings of new high-yielding varieties in multiple farms in Vietnam’s “coffee capital” of Dak Lak helps explain the higher output, he said. But some analysts were less sanguine about the bumper crop, saying since Vietnam is one of the world’s largest robusta producers, a record harvest would create a supply overhang and drag global prices down. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development had reported in June that coffee prices were decreasing in the Central Highlands, Vietnam’s largest coffee-producing region, which also produces much of the country’s black pepper, since the beginning of the year, and were unlikely to recover soon. … [Read more...] about Good weather set to bring cheer to Vietnam coffee farmers
Good weather set to bring cheer to Vietnam coffee farmers (sent to Radha)
By Dang Khoa  August 3, 2018 | 11:00 am GMT+7 Vietnam could break coffee crop record in next season. Favourable weather conditions could see Vietnam produce 1.8 million metric tons of coffee this year, industry insiders have said. Le Tien Hung, the general director of Simexco Dak Lak, one of the country’s largest coffee exporters, told news agency Bloomberg this would be a record. He was very hopeful since Dak Lak Province, the nation’s coffee capital, has been blessed with lots of rain this year, he said. Farmers in the Central Highlands province have begun planting (huh, begun? When? You don’t plant coffee every season. The tree fruits for around 20 years) high-yield varieties and this would also contribute to the high output, he said. But some analysts were less sanguine about the bumper crop, saying since Vietnam is one of the world’s largest robusta producers, a record harvest would create a supply overhang and drag global prices … [Read more...] about Good weather set to bring cheer to Vietnam coffee farmers (sent to Radha)
Sustainability project to benefit coffee farmers
Sustainability project to benefit coffee farmersBy Ngoc Hung HCMC - Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has launched a coffee sustainability project, which will benefit some 3,000 farmers in the Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Gia Lai. The three-year project, worth US$1 million, will train farmers in climate change resilience techniques, agro-chemical management and work safety. The project is a collaboration of LDC with global coffee and tea company Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) and leading agricultural solutions company Syngenta. Hidde Eikelboom, LDC Vietnam CEO and Country Head of Coffee, said the project reaffirmed LDC’s commitment to increasing Vietnam’s production of sustainably grown coffee, while improving long-term profitability for the farmers who grow it. LDC has been present in Vietnam since 1998, with coffee merchandizing, processing and agronomy as its main operating activities. “We will work with Vietnamese coffee farmers to meet the … [Read more...] about Sustainability project to benefit coffee farmers