Lam Dong subsidises coffee production cost for needy farmers

Disadvantaged households in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong will have up to 80 percent of their coffee strain cost covered by the local People’s Committee.

Disadvantaged households in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dongwill have up to 80 percent of their coffee strain cost covered by thelocal People’s Committee.

The supported families alllive below the poverty line or members of the ethnic groups spreadacross ten localities, including the cities of Da Lat and Bao Loc, andthe districts of Lac Duong and Don Duong.

The agricultural subsidies they will receive amount to 10.3 billion VND (480,000 USD).

More than 1.5 billion VND (69,904 USD) of the sum will come to LacDuong, where coffee plantations suffered serious frost damage recently.The money will cover 100 percent of the cost to plant over 118hectares.-VNA

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