The fifth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival has wrapped up in the CentralHighlands province of Dak Lak, having successfully promoted thecoffee trademark of Buon Ma Thuot and Vietnam in general.
The biennial event contributed to expanding and developing economicand trade partnership in coffee production, processing and export, said YDham Enuol, Standing Vice Chairman of the Dak Lak People’s Committeeduring the closing ceremony on March 12.
Outstandingbusinesses and farmers were honoured and the unique culture of CentralHighlands ethnic minority groups was featured during the festival, hesaid.
Conferences reviewing the growth of the coffeesector also provided in-depth analysis on current realities of andprospects for the sector and suggested sustainable developmentstrategies.
Various exhibitions were organised forthe festival, highlighting the history of Buon Ma Thuot development andintroducing high-quality coffee products to tens of thousands ofvisitors.
The four-day festival also created aplayground for local farmers to host games and events, a highlight ofwhich was an elephant race among ethnic minority mahouts.
With 203,000 hectares of coffee plants with an annual output of atleast 450,000 tonnes of beans, Dak Lak is known as Vietnam’s coffeecapital and features the famous Buon Ma Thuot brand.
In 2014, Vietnam produced over 1.37 million tonnes of coffee, of which Dak Lak contributed over 450,000 tonnes.
Vietnam is now the second largest coffee exporter in the world.The country shipped 1.73 million tonnes of coffee beans abroad in 2014,earning 3.62 billion USD in revenue.
The sixth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival is scheduled to take place in 2017 in Buon Ma Thuot city.-VNA
The biennial event contributed to expanding and developing economicand trade partnership in coffee production, processing and export, said YDham Enuol, Standing Vice Chairman of the Dak Lak People’s Committeeduring the closing ceremony on March 12.
Outstandingbusinesses and farmers were honoured and the unique culture of CentralHighlands ethnic minority groups was featured during the festival, hesaid.
Conferences reviewing the growth of the coffeesector also provided in-depth analysis on current realities of andprospects for the sector and suggested sustainable developmentstrategies.
Various exhibitions were organised forthe festival, highlighting the history of Buon Ma Thuot development andintroducing high-quality coffee products to tens of thousands ofvisitors.
The four-day festival also created aplayground for local farmers to host games and events, a highlight ofwhich was an elephant race among ethnic minority mahouts.
With 203,000 hectares of coffee plants with an annual output of atleast 450,000 tonnes of beans, Dak Lak is known as Vietnam’s coffeecapital and features the famous Buon Ma Thuot brand.
In 2014, Vietnam produced over 1.37 million tonnes of coffee, of which Dak Lak contributed over 450,000 tonnes.
Vietnam is now the second largest coffee exporter in the world.The country shipped 1.73 million tonnes of coffee beans abroad in 2014,earning 3.62 billion USD in revenue.
The sixth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival is scheduled to take place in 2017 in Buon Ma Thuot city.-VNA
