Attending the conference were comrade Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of provincial departments, branches and sectors; Mai Son, Thuan Chau districts, the City and representatives of members of the Son La Coffee Association.

Overview of the Conference.

Currently, Son La province has over 21,000 hectares of coffee, mainly concentrated in Mai Son, Thuan Chau and City districts, with an estimated output of 35,000 - 45,000 tons of coffee beans/year, worth 4,500 - 5,000 billion VND. Currently, the coffee area granted sustainable certifications (RA, 4C, VietGAP) and equivalent to over 19,100 hectares; there are over 1,120 hectares of specialty coffee; there are 2 coffee production areas approved by the Provincial People's Committee for high-tech production areas...

On May 11, 2023, the Provincial Party Standing Committee issued Conclusion No. 863-KL/TU on high-tech coffee production, processing and consumption in Son La province by 2030. The goal is that in the 2023 - 2025 period, the value of coffee production will account for 6-8% of the total production value of the crop sector; by 2025, the whole province will replant 8,000 hectares of coffee; develop 3,900 hectares of specialty coffee; export over 25,000 tons of coffee beans/year; coffee export value reaches nearly 100 million USD... creating jobs and stabilizing income for over 18,000 coffee-growing households. Protecting the water and air environment in coffee growing, preliminary processing and processing areas.

Chairman of Son La Coffee Association delivered opening speech at the Conference.

Through review, currently, many coffee areas in the province are old and need to be replanted with new varieties; small-scale processing facilities have not implemented measures to treat wastewater and waste, causing environmental pollution; the linkage between farmers and businesses in production, processing, quality control and trade still has many shortcomings, especially the linkage to develop raw material areas... which has affected the productivity and quality of Son La coffee products.

Vice Chairman of Mai Son District People's Committee spoke at the conference.

Cat Que Production and Trading Company Limited spoke at the Conference.

At the conference, delegates focused on discussing and proposing solutions for coffee production to adapt to the European Union's deforestation regulations effective from January 2025; solutions to develop coffee production and processing according to a green and sustainable circular economic chain; coffee production that meets domestic and international sustainability certification standards...

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the Conference.

Speaking at the conference, comrade Nguyen Thanh Cong emphasized: In order to improve coffee productivity and quality, adapt to the European Union's regulations on deforestation-free production, in the coming time, the provincial departments, branches, districts and cities will promote propaganda activities, mobilizing people to apply sustainable farming according to international standards. At the same time, promote coffee replanting and improvement and introduce high-yield, high-quality varieties that adapt to climate change into production; promote the application of scientific and technical advances in planting, caring, harvesting, preliminary processing, processing, and preservation according to the sustainable and safe coffee chain, associated with environmental protection, contributing to maintaining the Son La coffee brand and affirming the position of Son La coffee on the world coffee map.

High quality coffee growing area in Chieng Ban commune, Mai Son district.

Processing Honey Coffee in greenhouse.

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