Workshop “Farmers and sustainable coffee development”

On the morning of March 13, Dak Lak Farmers' Association organized the Workshop "Farmers and sustainable coffee development".

Attending the workshop were Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Farmers' Union Dinh Khac Dinh; Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Truong Cong Thai; representatives of leaders of departments, branches, sectors; Farmers' Unions of districts, towns, cities, enterprises, cooperatives, cooperative groups, professional associations, professional associations, association groups, and good farmer households in the area.

Conference scene.

Speaking at the workshop, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Truong Cong Thai emphasized that Dak Lak is known as the "Coffee Capital of the country" and according to the province's socio-economic development orientation, coffee is identified as a strong and key crop. In 2024, the province's total coffee output will reach more than 535,000 tons; exports will reach 264,404 tons, contributing more than 55% of the province's export turnover. In particular, the province's coffee industry has been creating stable jobs for about 300,000 people directly involved in production and nearly 200,000 people related to processing and consuming coffee products.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Truong Cong Thai spoke at the workshop.

In addition to the achieved results, the province's coffee industry still has some shortcomings such as: coffee production has many potential risks due to the impact of climate change and unstable consumption markets; fragmented and small-scale production accounts for the majority; the value chain of the coffee industry from production, purchasing, processing, preservation and consumption is still not closely linked and popular; the rate of deeply processed coffee and added value is still low...

The workshop is an opportunity for farmers, scientists, managers, coffee production and trading enterprises to participate, exchange, discuss, find out factors affecting sustainable coffee development and propose solutions to remove difficulties and obstacles affecting sustainable coffee development, create a breakthrough in the conversion of varieties, help improve productivity and quality of commercial coffee, help the coffee production industry of the country in general and Dak Lak in particular to develop more and more sustainably.

Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Association Ya Toan Enuol spoke at the workshop.

At the workshop, delegates listened to leading experts, representatives of farmers' associations at all levels, cooperatives, coffee production and processing enterprises discuss the goals, tasks and solutions in sustainable coffee development in the province such as: propaganda, dissemination, and mobilization of farmer members to develop sustainable coffee; linking production, developing OCOP-certified coffee products; current situation, advantages and difficulties in sustainable coffee development in the area; varieties and some technical solutions in sustainable coffee production; coffee quality management during production, harvesting, processing and consumption; popular coffee certifications in the world currently applied in Dak Lak province - opportunities and challenges; connecting Dak Lak coffee trade towards sustainable development...

Deputy General Director of Simexco Dak Lak Nguyen Tien Dung spoke at the workshop.

In addition, representatives of farmer members, cooperatives, and production and business cooperatives also expressed their opinions and recommendations and, together with representatives of departments, branches, experts, and managers in the coffee sector, exchanged, discussed, and found factors affecting sustainable coffee development, thereby proposing effective solutions on how to manage nurseries to have good varieties to meet farmers' growing needs; solutions to minimize risks caused by climate change affecting coffee trees; guiding farmers to apply new varieties and post-harvest processing methods to improve productivity, quality, and meet the increasing demands of the market...

Vice President of Vietnam Farmers' Union Dinh Khac Dinh spoke at the workshop.

Speaking at the workshop, Vice President of the Vietnam Farmers' Union Dinh Khac Dinh suggested that the Provincial Farmers' Union should continue to promote its role as a subject in supporting farmers in developing sustainable coffee in the coming time. In particular, it is necessary to focus on guiding and supporting the establishment and development of cooperatives and cooperatives for coffee farmers; organizing diverse and practical activities to attract coffee farmers to participate; coordinating training in science, technology, and forming production chains... At the same time, it is hoped that provincial authorities at all levels will continue to pay attention, create mechanisms, and allocate resources for the Farmers' Union to effectively implement the contents and tasks of sustainable coffee development.

The workshop is one of the practical activities in response to the 9th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival in 2025, thereby introducing and promoting the province's coffee products; assessing the production, processing and consumption of the province's coffee products in the past time; continuing to build the coffee industry in the province to develop more and more, meeting the requirements of the current export market and stabilizing and sustainably in the future.

Source: https://daklak.gov.vn/-/hoi-thao-nong-dan-voi-phat-trien-ca-phe-ben-vung-