Coffee cultivation in the Central Highlands is slow

The Standing Board of the Central Highlands said that the Central Highlands provinces have planted more than 57,420 hectares of reforestation and mainly concentrated in two provinces of Lam Dong and Dak Lak.

Farmers, producers and traders of coffee in the Central Highlands have used new varieties of coffee such as TR4, TR5, TR6, TR7, TR8, TR9, TR11, TR12 and TR13 and planted on most of the area.

A coffee garden in Lam Dong. Photo: Tran Viet - VNA

These are resistant to pests, high resistance to rust, adapted to soil conditions, climatic conditions, large coffee beans (with a capacity of 100 coffee beans per 20 g), for energy High quality, good drinking water quality. As a result, the competitiveness of coffee exports in the world market.

The Central Highlands provinces have also propagandized, guided and mobilized farmers and businesses to borrow money from banks to invest in replanting coffee. The Vietnam Coca-Cola Company (PPP), Nestle Vietnam Co., Ltd. also supported hybrid seeds and coffee seedlings for farmers in the Central Highlands provinces. replenishment of coffee.

In Dak Lak, from 2012 to the end of 2015, the Vietnam Cocoa Coffee Association has provided support for coffee farmers to produce 6,255 kg of seeds and 111,400 new varieties of coffee. elective. Through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) program, Nestle Vietnam Co., Ltd. also provided 50% of the cost of seedlings to farmers who need to replant.

However, according to the Standing Board of the Central Highlands Steering Committee, the re-planting of coffee trees is still too slow while the target set for 2020 to re-plant 200,000 ha.

Cause not only at the stage of production organization, lack of investment capital but also due to limitations on technical solutions, not meet the actual demand. Coffee production in the Central Highlands is still small, with more than 85% of production being directly managed by farmers.

Therefore, the review, re-evaluation of the quality of the garden, statistical area of ​​garden is not enough. The majority of coffee needs to re-farm mainly in the household, the main source of income of the family. According to the re-cultivation process of 2 years of land improvement, 3 years of basic construction will affect the income and livelihood of the household for a long time. Therefore, farm households in the Central Highlands are not brave enough to re-farm coffee.

According to the regulations of the State Bank of Vietnam, one of the conditions for borrowing capital for re-cultivation of coffee is the organizations and individuals named in the list of re-cultivation of coffee certified by the local authority as the basis for the organization of the examination. lending. Until now, the compilation of the list is still slow, even some districts in the provinces with coffee in the Central Highlands have not been deployed.

The credit loan program for coffee re-introduction is still not attractive due to low loan limit, loan disbursement progress according to the progress of implementation does not meet the needs of farmers to invest in re-cultivation, Create coffee gardens (the maximum loan is only 150 million VND / ha, disbursement is 2 to 3 times).

Many places have not yet been issued with a certificate of ownership resulting in the determination of the value of the collateral and the performance of the mortgage contract is very difficult.

In the Central Highlands provinces, there is a need for a specific mechanism for re-loaning coffee trees in accordance with the actual situation of each locality as well as setting up a coffee price stabilization fund to ensure profit for growers.

The State Bank of Vietnam also needs to adjust and supplement the loan modalities of reforestation and coffee moderation in line with the actual needs of coffee farmers in each area. Consider and settle both re-lending and livelihood lending simultaneously to help the households stabilize their lives.

In particular, the disbursement of capital by two to three times does not meet the needs of the household. Therefore, the State Bank should soon adjust the disbursement process accordingly ... so that the production and business of coffee "salty but" with the loan to invest in the cultivation of coffee, to contribute to development Sustainable coffee in the Central Highlands.