HISTORY OF VIETNAM COFFEE

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Coffee farm at Vietnam in the 19th century

Coffee farm at Vietnam in the 21th century

The French carried coffee seeds to cultivate at Vietnam in the 19th century.

Arabica coffee variety was first imported in Vietnam in 1857 by a French missionary priest. It was firstly planted in the Catholic Church in some provinces in northern areas such as Ha Nam, Phu Ly. Then, the coffee was grown in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh. Then it was spreaded to the central provinces of Quang Tri, Quang Binh. After the war, the coffee plantations here were continued to be maintained. Therefore, the distribution of Arabica coffee trees in this area is very high. Finally coffee trees were planted in Southern Highlands and the South East and people began to realize that the Highland is the most suitable place to plant coffee.

Arabica coffee variety was introduced to Vietnam in 1857. Then, in 1908, French introduced another 2 varieties of coffee in Vietnam. That is robusta coffee (robusta) coffee and jackfruit coffee (liberica). After some time, the colonialists thought that arabica coffee does not bring high economic efficiency so they brought robusta coffee variety from Congo to grow in the Central Highlands. Here, coffee grew strongly, coffee planting area was expanded quickly. Highlands then became the largest and the most popular area in planting robusta coffee. There is no place in Vietnam famous for coffee both nationally and internationally, as in Buon Ma Thuot, Central Highlands.

Throughout a historical period of coffee growing in Vietnam, the Central Highlands last is proved to have all the advantages in terms of ecology and land suitable for coffee growing and developing. The robusta coffee has become a symbol and pride of the Highlands in general, of Buon Ma Thuot in particular.