{"id":20500,"date":"2024-06-04T13:38:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T13:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=20500"},"modified":"2024-06-04T13:38:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T13:38:13","slug":"vietnams-coffee-sector-prepares-for-eus-anti-deforestation-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2024\/06\/04\/vietnams-coffee-sector-prepares-for-eus-anti-deforestation-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam\u2019s coffee sector prepares for EU\u2019s anti-deforestation law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Vietnam\u2019s coffee<\/u><\/a> stakeholders have begun tracking 0.5 million small-scale farmers, months before the industry-affecting EU Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR) materializes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a June 1, 2024 report on The Star Malaysia, Vietnam cannot delay certifications as it exports 40% <\/u><\/a>of its coffee to Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luckily, the country has been promoting sustainable plantation agriculture since August 2023, which means that farmer traceability will be easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On June 29, 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development had even organized a \u201cDeforestation-free coffee production\u201d<\/u><\/a> conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the conference, Vietnam pledged to survey the coffee belt in the Central Highlands and register growers at the farm level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anti-deforestation Law\u2019s Preparedness<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The regulation will likely spur searches for new export markets by countries with low preparedness or that lack traceability systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike Vietnam, most tropical sources of coffee have no farm-level systems in place to trace sustainable cultivation. One of these is Peru whose portion of the Mayan forest<\/u><\/a> is among the world\u2019s top deforested zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, EUDR requires the proof of deforestation-free origins of coffee, cocoa, rubber, beef and other commodities in the European market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The regulation passed into law in April 2023 and it will come into effect on December 30, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Processors of products that the regulation covers must trace them to sustainable origins before they can sell inside the EU.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Europe 2nd Biggest Deforestation \u201cImporter\u201d<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Though Europe grows very little coffee in Canary Islands, it is nevertheless the second biggest contributor of tropical deforestation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Europe led to 16% <\/u><\/a>of deforestation in the tropics in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2017, the EU contributed to 203,000 hectares of tropical forest encroachment and 116 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soybean, palm and beef production activities lead in Western-affiliated deforestation, followed by cocoa and coffee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hence, the EU launched the hashtag \u201cTogether4Forests\u201d  in 2020, which drew 1.2 million members worldwide and helped hatch EUDR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coffee Production Down 20% in Vietnam<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Even as Europe is cutting its share in deforestation, Vietnam is dealing with a production dip due to climate change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A May 29, 2024 ministerial report indicated that Vietnam\u2019s 2023-24 coffee production fell by 20% and brought a price hike<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The south-east Asia nation produces most of its coffee through small-scale farmers who produce 85% of its coffee beans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the following statistics show, registering these farmers is important as they contribute to growing export revenue from coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vietnam Coffee Statistics<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Vietnam is the world\u2019s second biggest coffee-producing nation, producing between 1.75 and 1.85 million tonnes<\/u><\/a> per year.  In 2022, the country ranked third after Brazil and Colombia in total coffee bean exports worth $3.3 billion<\/u><\/a>. As a whole, coffee exports account for 10% of the total export income by the south-east Asia country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the total plantation area of coffee in Vietnam?<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vietnam had the world\u2019s 8th<\/sup> biggest harvested coffee area in 2022 at 655,920 hectares<\/u><\/a>. It trailed Guinea, Uganda, Ethiopia, the Central African Republic, Colombia, Indonesia and Brazil in ascending order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the main coffee variety in Vietnam?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robusta is Vietnam\u2019s main coffee variety and it accounts for\u00a097%<\/u><\/a>\u00a0of production. \u00a0It grows in the Central Highlands in Lam Dong, Dak Lak and Dak Nong, among other districts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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