Certified coffee farming improves local income in Dak Lak
The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak currently records 44,000 households producing certified coffee on a total coverage of 64,107ha with an output of 226,100 tonnes of coffee beans.
Dak Lak (VNA) – TheCentral Highlands province of Dak Lak currently records 44,000 householdsproducing certified coffee on a total coverage of 64,107ha with an output of226,100 tonnes of coffee beans, said Director of the provincial Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoai Duong.
Their coffee cultivation meets UTZ(sustainable farming of coffee, cocoa and tea), 4C Code of Conduct for CoffeeSector standards. Several others meet Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) and FairtradeLabelling Organisations International requirements.
Cu M’gar district is home to 10,000households with 15,000ha of UTZ and 4C certified coffee, accounting for 45percent of the total coffee coverage in the district.
Notably, all 10 units gainingBuon Me Thuot coffee geographical indication recognition involve in growingcoffee meeting UTZ, 4C and RFA standards.
However, Duong admitted that certifiedcoffee farming in the district remains limited with only 64,107ha out of203,356ha in the province.
The province is encouragingbusinesses and farming households to expand certified coffee cultivation inorder to improve their income and protect ecological environment in coffee-growingareas, he said.-VNA
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