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Son La province in northern Vietnam has begun a full review of all the coffee gardens in the province. Over two days, September 23 and 24, the provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment held meetings to inventory coffee sitting on forestry land and to build cultivation-plot data in line with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). Those taking part were coffee...

The steep slopes of Son La province in northwestern Vietnam are changing from fields of maize and cassava into a growing area for coffee and fruit trees. The Vietnamese newspaper Dan Viet took up the transformation of the Na San plateau in Chieng Mung district, formerly Mai Son district, reporting how the cultivation value of the sloped land has jumped...

Carrying the Arabica of Son La province in northern Vietnam, a 25-year-old barista heads to the Brewers Cup world championship. We unpack the growing area's move into specialty coffee and the implications for Japanese roasters and importers.

On the Moc Chau plateau in Son La province, 35-year-old Vu Van Hieu realized greenhouse bell-pepper cultivation using a "next-generation smart farming" project backed by the FAO and the South Korean government. He harvested 18 tonnes from 1,836 square meters, securing a gross profit of about 20 million yen in three months.

Vietnamese name Son La Area 14,174 km² Population about 1.3 million Provincial capital / central city Son La City Climate highland subtropical climate. Annual average temperature 21°C. Large day-night temperature differences. Access from HCMC about 5 to 6 hours by car from Hanoi (about 300 km) Overview Son La Province is located in the mountainous region of northwestern Vietnam...