HANOI, Feb 4 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam will host a coffee festival in the central highlands, Dak Lak province, its largest coffee grower, from Mar 10 to 14, local media reported, yesterday.
The Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival, to be held for the eighth time, will feature a range of events including a specialty coffee-making competition, a coffee culture exhibition, a conference on trade promotion in the coffee industry, and other cultural activities, the event’s organiser, Dak Lak’s People’s Committee was quoted as saying.
The festival, which will be held in Buon Ma Thuot city and other localities of Dak Lak, aims to promote the local coffee brand and develop Vietnam’s specialty coffee, with the target to turn the city into a global coffee centre, said H’Yim Kdoh, vice chairperson of the provincial People’s Committee.
Dak Lak has the largest farming area of around 210,000 hectares, with an annual output of more than 520,000 tonnes. Its Buon Ma Thuot is home to some of the finest coffee in Vietnam, according to a report.
Coffee is Vietnam’s second biggest export product after rice. In 2022, the country exported 1.68 million tonnes of coffee, reaping 3.9 billion U.S. dollars, local newspaper Tuoi Tre (Youth) reported.– NNN-VNA
