{"id":25359,"date":"2025-10-16T10:29:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T08:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/news\/south-south-cooperation-vietnam-ethiopia-on-the-journey-towards-deforestation-free-legal-and-sustainable-coffee-value-chains\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T15:52:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T13:52:42","slug":"south-south-cooperation-vietnam-ethiopia-on-the-journey-towards-deforestation-free-legal-and-sustainable-coffee-value-chains","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/es\/news\/south-south-cooperation-vietnam-ethiopia-on-the-journey-towards-deforestation-free-legal-and-sustainable-coffee-value-chains\/","title":{"rendered":"South-south Cooperation: Vietnam \u2013 Ethiopia on the Journey towards Deforestation-free, Legal and Sustainable Coffee Value Chains"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25359\" class=\"elementor elementor-25359 elementor-24913\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee9ffb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ee9ffb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252a731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"252a731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From <strong>September 15-18<\/strong>, two projects &#8211; \u00abSustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems (SAFE)\u00bb in Vietnam and \u201cSustainability and Value Added in Agricultural Supply Chains in Ethiopia (SUVASE)\u00bb &#8211; jointly hosted an exposure visit to <strong>Vietnam for the Ethiopian delegation<\/strong>. Marking a key milestone in <strong>South-South cooperation<\/strong>, the visit brought together Vietnam &#8211; the world&#8217;s second-largest coffee exporter &#8211; and Ethiopia &#8211; the birthplace of Arabica coffee &#8211; share practical experiences in meeting requirements of the European Union Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR), with a focus on coffee value chain.<\/p><p>The Ethiopian delegation&#8217;s journey in Vietnam unfolded across two key locations: <strong>Son La and Hanoi<\/strong>. The visit commenced with a sharing and discussion session with the Son La Provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment to understand the province&#8217;s strategic direction in <strong>developing a<\/strong> <strong>sustainable coffee sector aligned with the EUDR<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-959e515 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"959e515\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71f5ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c71f5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/DSC01469-scaled-rd8hyvwuw3brt9juse96cqyq8y0u923llle5ghtzt4.jpg\" title=\"DSC01469\" alt=\"DSC01469\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 SAFE Vietnam<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b2e82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4b2e82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a84f50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a84f50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Following this, the delegation conducted site visits and held discussions with the <strong>Aratay Coffee Cooperative<\/strong> and <strong>Phuc Sinh Son La Coffee Joint Stock Company<\/strong> on their operational methods and EUDR-response practices.<\/p><p>Working with these provincial entities, the delegation gained <strong>insights into the assignment of GPS coordinating to each coffee plot for traceability<\/strong>, the application of sustainable farming practices (such as intercropping with shade trees and soil and water management), and the provision of EUDR training.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-317e31c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"317e31c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1aa5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d1aa5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/DSC01893-scaled-rd8hzctyb3yxm8va1lkglmp0xvpg3lyrnx4w3h4wp4.jpg\" title=\"DSC01893\" alt=\"DSC01893\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 SAFE Vietnam<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf7e1c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf7e1c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06cfc2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06cfc2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Furthermore, the delegation was introduced to a <strong>centralized data management system<\/strong>, the maintenance and expansion of <strong>international certifications<\/strong> (e.g. 4C, Rainforest Alliance), and a<strong> partnership model<\/strong> linking enterprises with smallholder farmers through offtake agreements, provision of seeds, technical support, and the promotion of regenerative agriculture.<\/p><p>All these practical experiences were synthesized and explored in further detail at the <strong>Dialogue Forum on the EUDR<\/strong>, hosted by the Department of International Cooperation (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) <strong>in Hanoi on September 18<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a1863 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10a1863\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-182fddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"182fddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/DSC02131-1-scaled-rd8hyngb6l06wrw55slj8b3kwh6jbs60kfis506jd4.jpg\" title=\"DSC02131 (1)\" alt=\"DSC02131 (1)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 SAFE Vietnam<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8295a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f8295a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e70d352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e70d352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More than just an occasion for knowledge sharing, the visit was a vibrant, <strong>bilateral exchange that embodied the spirit of South-South 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