Central Highlands provinces adopt sustainable coffee production practices hinh anh 1Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh speaks at the meeting held in Buon Ma Thuot city of Dak Lak province on January 4 (Photo: VNA)
Dak Lak (VNA) – Up to 49,083ha of coffee in the Central Highlands, the coffee cultivation hub of Vietnam, have been cultivated following all the sustainable production criteria thanks to Vietnam Sustainable Agriculture Transformation (VnSAT) project.

The VnSAT project, implemented from 2015 to June 30, 2022, consists of four components, namely enhancement of institutional capacity to serve agricultural restructuring, sustainable rice development, sustainable coffee development, and project management. It covers the five Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, and Lam Dong, along with An Giang, Can Tho, Dong Thap, Hau Giang, Kien Giang, Long An, Soc Trang, and Tien Giang in the Mekong Delta.

Since 2015, 52,461 farming households in the Central Highlands have been trained in coffee production process. As a result, all the sustainable coffee production criteria have been applied to 49,083ha, heard a meeting held in Buon Ma Thuot city of Dak Lak province on January 4.

Besides, the project supported the development of seedling nurseries, drip irrigation, spay irrigation, and production infrastructure.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh said thanks to the project, Vietnam has managed to develop drought-resistant and high-yield coffee varieties that can be grown in different points of time. Though prices have fallen sharply over the past years, coffee farms remain strong and have rising productivity.

He asked the provinces to speed up all the parts of the project to ensure it is completed by June 30 this year with quality and effectiveness guaranteed./.
VNA