On the evening of March 10, in Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province, the opening ceremony of the 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival 2023 was held.
Opening of the 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival
Although the opening ceremony did not take place until 8 p.m., tens of thousands of people and tourists had packed into 10-3 Square in Buon Ma Thuot City since the evening. The opening ceremony of the 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival was truly a "party" of sound and light with many unique performances by famous artists, MCs and singers.
Mr. Pham Ngoc Nghi, Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee, delivered the opening speech.
In his opening speech, Mr. Pham Ngoc Nghi, Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee, said that with an area of over 200,000 hectares and an output of over 500,000 tons/year, Dak Lak is known as the coffee capital of Vietnam. The Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival is a festival honoring the Vietnamese coffee industry, a place to gather and honor coffee growers, producers, processors and traders of the country in general and Dak Lak province in particular.
Opening night is a "party" of sound and light
The festival held this time, in addition to brand promotion activities, product introduction, trade promotion, there is also an international trade connection conference and many cultural activities, exhibitions, and attractive and unique art performances of the Central Highlands. Especially the continuation of success, focusing on developing high-quality coffee, Vietnamese specialty coffee, with the determination to make Buon Ma Thuot - Dak Lak become "the destination of world coffee"...
Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival is a place to gather and honor coffee growers, producers, processors and traders.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang said that in 2022, Vietnam's coffee exports will rank second in the world with nearly 1.8 million tons, with an export value of about 4 billion USD, making a very important contribution to the total export turnover of the agricultural sector. Of which, Dak Lak accounts for over 30% of the country's coffee output. Buon Ma Thuot coffee is famous and is present in more than 70 countries and territories.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang speaks at the opening ceremony
Despite the encouraging results, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang also noted that the Vietnamese coffee industry is facing major challenges that must be overcome to maintain and develop in the coming time. Currently, Vietnamese coffee is still mainly exported in raw form, produced on a small scale, with uneven quality and limited deep processing technology.
"To sustainably develop the coffee industry, I propose that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and localities continue to promote the structure of the agricultural and coffee industries. Effectively replant coffee trees, produce large-scale, modern goods, associated with deep processing and consumption markets. Do a good job of planning, building growing areas, building sustainable coffee value chains, associated with cultural and tourism development..." - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang emphasized.
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