Webinar #7: Coffee production adapted to climate change

On August 31, 2022, IWCA Vietnam continued to collaborate with Global Coffee Platform (GCP), International Labor Organization (ILO) and IDH The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) and other experts to organize the 7th webinar on the theme of “Coffee production adapted to climate change.”

Climate change has many negative impacts on coffee production in Vietnam.

The most typical are two extreme phenomena, La Nina and El Nino, which result in severe floods and droughts.

Mr. Mai Xuan Thong – Representative of GCP Vietnam and Mr. Nguyen Phi Hung – Expert on climate change impacts and adaptation in agricultural production offered solutions to adapt coffee production to climate change presented IDH’s solutions for adapting coffee production to climate change, including:

• Regenerative Agriculture and Natural Farming
• Agroforestry and Agricultural Diversification

In addition, Mr. Tran Minh Tri – National Project Coordinator from Vision Zero Fund, ILO pointed out 3 main activities in disaster risk management at the local level:

• Make disaster risk maps of local villages and communes
• Establish seasonal and disaster calendars to anticipate and assess seasonal risks
• Build institutions and improve disaster risk management capacity

The experts also analyzed coffee production models that are effectively using methods to adapt to climate change.

The case of Mori Coffee, who has earned specialty coffee certification for 3 consecutive years at the Vietnam Specialty Coffee Competition, has been chosen as a good example.

Ms. Tran Thi Bich Ngoc – Founder of Mori Coffee shared several measures to minimize the impact of climate change:

• Planting candle bush to block the wind
• Limit the use of chemical products and avoid cutting grass too short to improve soil humus.

The presentations of this webinar are available to download here: Download