Arabica coffee in Son La and Dien Bien

VIETNAM ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURE SCIENCES

NORTHERN MOUNTAINOUS AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY SCIENCE INSTITUTE

(NOMAFSI)

WORKSHOP PRESENTATION

Some information about Arabica coffee

in Son La and Dien Bien

Hanoi, September 12th 2017

Production of coffee bean of Son La and Dien Bien

(Metric tons)

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12000

14000

16000

18000

20000

2001 2006 2011 2016

Son La

Dien Bien

Sum

Source: The statistics of Son La and Dien Bien DARD

Coffee plantation areas of Son La and Dien

Bien (ha)

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18000

2001 2006 2011 2016

Son La

Dien Bien

Sum

Source: The statistics of Son La and Dien Bien DARD

Source: fieldwork 2014

Financial Flow in Arabica Coffee Chain

Information Flows in Arabica Coffee Chain

Costs and gross margin for coffee farmers

Threats• Frost has been an important threat to the coffee farmers, especially in Son

La, as it damaged more than 1000 ha in late 2013.

• Increasing coffee plantation to sloping area (of more than 20o) heightens

without planning and sustainable farming practices on slopes, the risk to

deforestation, and increases the severe impacts from frost, strong winds,

water conservation and soil erosion.

• Limitation in scale of production require to increase in the output

productivity, and quality improvement.

• Old traditional and small-scale production of coffee in Son La and Dien

Bien without compliance with technical requirements as well as

requirements for sustainable production is the biggest challenge in

building and protecting brand reputation of local coffee to enhance

product value.

• The fluctuation of export price reduces incentive to farmers to continue

their investment in coffee fields.