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Two Lam Dong women quit legal careers to make cacao: after South Korea, now toward exports to Japan
In Cat Tien 2 commune (Xa Cat Tien 2), Lam Dong province, the cacao-manufacturing company Ban Ca cao, run by two women born in 1993, has, after exporting to South Korea, begun the procedures to export to Japan. A small OCOP three-star maker that finishes chocolate bars and pure cacao powder in-house, with 2.5 tonnes a week... -
What 17,000 cacao seedlings tell us: Dak Lak's "control the upstream" confectionery sourcing
Cacao beans, the raw material for chocolate, come about 70% of world supply from just two countries, Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana. With those two major producing regions cutting output due to erratic weather and disease, international cacao prices have stayed stuck in a historically high range. At a moment when procurement managers are unanimous in saying they "want to diversify growing regions,"... -
A coffee country bets on "low-emission cacao": a demonstration across 23 Dak Lak farms
A low-emission cacao demonstration of 23 farms and 18.5 hectares has begun in Dak Lak province, Vietnam. We interpret, from the perspective of Japanese chocolate-ingredient sourcing, this move to target Europe, the US, and Japan through ESG and integrated processing in the growing region. -
Cacao
Overview: Vietnam's cacao industry is relatively new, with full-scale cultivation beginning in the 2000s. Annual output is small, at about 3,000 to 5,000 tonnes of cacao beans, but it is internationally recognized as high-quality fine-flavor cacao. The 'bean-to-bar' chocolate boom has... -
Ben Tre province
Vietnamese name Ben Tre Area 2,394 km2 Population about 1.3 million Provincial capital / main city Ben Tre City Climate tropical monsoon climate. Made up of three islands of the Mekong River. Overview: Ben Tre province is nicknamed the "land of coconut" (Xu dua) and is Vietnam's largest coconut-producing area... -
Ba Ria–Vung Tau Province
Vietnamese name Ba Ria - Vung Tau Area 1,982 km² Population about 1.2 million Climate tropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 27°C. Main port / logistics hub Cai Mep–Thi Vai deep-water port (Vietnam's largest deep-water port) Overview Ba Ria–Vung Tau Province is known for its petroleum industry and the Cai Mep–Thi V... -
Dong Nai province
Vietnamese name Dong Nai Area 5,907 km² Population about 3.2 million Climate tropical monsoon climate. Annual average temperature 26–27°C. Overview Dong Nai Province is located east of Ho Chi Minh City, a province where industry and agriculture coexist. Known for diverse fruit cultivation making use of the fertile soil of the Dong Nai River basin, especially... -
Dak Lak province
Vietnamese name Dak Lak Area 13,125 km² Population about 2 million Provincial capital / central city Buon Ma Thuot City Climate tropical highland climate. Annual average temperature 24°C. Altitude about 500 m. Access from HCMC about 1 hour by plane from Ho Chi Minh, about 6 hours by car Overview Dak Lak Province is Vietnam's largest cof... -
The Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen)
Vietnamese name Tay Nguyen Area about 54,500 km² Population about 6 million Climate tropical highland climate. Altitude 600–1,500 m. The dry season (November to April) and rainy season (May to October) are distinct. Overview The Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen) is Vietnam's coffee belt, and as the world's second-largest coffee producer, Vietnam's... -
Vietnamese cacao and the bean-to-bar chocolate industry
A thorough explanation of Vietnam's cacao cultivation and chocolate industry. We clearly convey, for agriculture and food professionals, the bean-to-bar movement centered on the Mekong Delta, success stories of craft-chocolate brands such as Maison Marou, and even the possibility of importing to Japan and OEM sourcing.
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