(kontumtv.vn) – On the afternoon of March 18, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Duong Van Trang chaired a working session with the Provincial Party Committee and People's Committee, departments, branches and localities on the development of cold-weather coffee and Ngoc Linh Ginseng in the province. Attending were Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of U Huan Province; Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Tuan, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Duc Tuy.

In 2025, the Provincial People's Committee assigned the target of planting 1,000 hectares of new cold-climate coffee to localities; of which, Kon Plong and Tu Mo Rong districts were assigned to develop an additional 700 hectares, and Dak Glei district 300 hectares. The goal is to increase the total area of ​​cold-climate coffee in the whole area to more than 5,300 hectares, achieving a yield of 18 - 20 quintals/ha. Up to now, the Department of Agriculture and Environment, localities as well as a number of nurseries in the province have self-cultivated more than 5 million cold-climate coffee seedlings, ready for planting in the rainy season this year. Regarding the development of Ngoc Linh Ginseng, by the end of 2024, the whole province will have planted more than 2,900 hectares, reaching nearly 65% ​​of the target of the Resolution of the 16th Provincial Party Congress. In 2025, the province strives to plant nearly 1,580 hectares, of which the people will plant about 60 hectares and the remaining nearly 1,520 hectares will belong to enterprises.

At the meeting, representatives of localities that have been developing Ngoc Linh Ginseng and cold-climate coffee proposed a number of solutions to expand the geographical indication area of ​​Ngoc Linh Ginseng, build a value chain to develop a sustainable cold-climate coffee brand in the area, and request approval to establish the Kon Tum Cold-climate Coffee Association, etc.

Speaking at the meeting, Party Central Committee member, Provincial Party Secretary, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Duong Van Trang requested that in 2025, localities, departments and branches ensure the implementation of the target of planting 1,000 hectares of new cold-climate coffee and nearly 1,580 hectares of Ngoc Linh ginseng; continue to put into operation the Ngoc Linh ginseng inspection system, especially promulgating a suitable inspection and testing price frame so that individuals, organizations and businesses can easily access this system of machinery as well as actively support the police force in investigating and filing cases related to fake or poor quality Ngoc Linh ginseng. To build and develop the Kon Tum Ngoc Linh Ginseng brand, Provincial Party Secretary Duong Van Trang assigned the Department of Science and Technology, the Department of Agriculture and Environment and related localities to continue working with experts and scientists to identify and specifically announce the saponin compounds in Kon Tum Ngoc Linh Ginseng so that the public and consumers can clearly understand the medicinal properties and medicinal value of Ngoc Linh Ginseng./.

Thu Trang g – Van Hien