Vietnam's Tây Nguyên region eyes sustainable coffee cultivation, higher export value

Harvesting the 2020 – 21 coffee season in Gia Lai Province. The Tây Nguyên province is entering the peak coffee harvest season. — VNA/VNS

GIA LAI (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) provinces should work together to develop coffee brand names and large-scale cultivation, Lê Minh Hoan, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has said.

Speaking at a seminar held in Gia Lai Province on Sunday (Dec 19), Hoan said to further develop coffee exports, the provinces should rethink the cultivation, harvest and processing of coffee to adapt to climate change and the demand for "green" consumption.