Identifying coffee as a key crop with high economic value, promoting socio-economic development,Mai Son districthas focused on implementing the Project on developing coffee material areas associated with processing and environmental protection; planning and building concentrated high-tech coffee growing areas, attracting businesses, cooperatives, and farmers to participate in the production chain, sustainable consumption for mutual benefit.

Currently, Mai Son district has 8,569 hectares of coffee trees, of which the harvested area is about 7,600 hectares (Photo: XTTM)

Currently, Mai Son district has 8,569 hectares of coffee trees, of which the harvested area is about 7,600 hectares, an increase of 19.1% compared to 2023. Mai Son District People's Committee has issued a plan to implement the coffee tree replanting project.coffeeIn the period of 2021-2025, with the goal of replanting, grafting, and pruning 2,300 hectares by 2025, concentrated in 11 communes. To date, farmers in coffee-growing communes have replanted, grafted, and pruned 1,400 hectares of coffee, reaching 60% of the plan.

The district also builds stable and sustainable production chains between enterprises, cooperatives and coffee producing households, improving the quality and value of coffee in the market.

In addition, Mai Son district also implemented the project "Supporting the development of coffee production linked to the value chain on an inter-commune scale under the National Target Program on New Rural Development". It has supported 291 households in 6 villages in 2 communes of Chieng Ban and Chieng Chung, with a total support budget of over 1.7 billion VND; established 6 cooperatives operating in the field of coffee production, proactively linking with member households and farmers to expand production scale; promoted trade promotion, advertised and introduced products, and built OCOP products.

Ms. Cam Thi Mon, Director of Aratay Coffee Cooperative, Chieng Chung Commune, said: The Cooperative has 14 members, growing more than 200 hectares of coffee. In addition, the Cooperative has recruited more than 100 satellite households in Chieng Chung and Muong Chanh communes, providing fresh coffee beans, with a total area of ​​over 300 hectares. Currently, Aratay Coffee Cooperative has 4 high-quality coffee products, including: Natural green coffee beans, Honey green coffee beans, Natural coffee powder and beans, Honey coffee powder and beans. The Cooperative's specialty coffee lines are always highly appreciated by partners for their product design and quality.

Currently, Mai Son is continuing to propose many solutions to support farmers and cooperatives in developing coffee production and processing, establishing cooperatives to link production in a concentrated value chain, contributing to promoting economic development and increasing income for coffee growers, gradually bringing Mai Son coffee in particular and Son La coffee to a higher position on the Vietnamese coffee map.

According to: Industry and Trade Newspaper