2017, Volume 20, Paper 5

ISSN: 1442-6951

Describing the Coffee Value Chain in the Central Highlands of Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Thuy Hanh – University of Danang, Viet Nam.

Mai Thi Thuy Diem – University of Danang, Viet Nam.

Abstract

Coffee is one of the leading agricultural product exports from Vietnam and the main crop of the Central Highlands. However, little is known of the value chain that connects these farmers to world markets. Therefore, the main objective of this exploratory study was to identify the actors in the coffee value chain in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. This research was conducted in 2016 by interviewing coffee farmers and coffee buyers, using open and closed questions. The number of respondents was 200 people, including 150 coffee farmers, 30 traders, 10 pre-processing companies and 10 processing companies. The survey results were assessed using the ValueLinks and M4P value chain approachs. The study also proposed some improvements for this coffee value chain.

Key words: coffee, value chain, Vietnam, Central Highlands, actors.

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