Lam Dong Subsidizes Coffee Production Cost for Needy Farmers

Disadvantaged households in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong will have up to 80% of their coffee strain cost covered by the local People’s Committee. The supported families all live below the poverty line or members of the ethnic groups spread across ten localities, including the cities of Da Lat and Bao Loc, and the districts of Lac Duong and Don Duong. The agricultural subsidies they will receive amount to VND10.3 billion ($480,000). More than VND1.5 billion of the sum will come to Lac Duong, where coffee plantations suffered serious frost damage recently. The money will cover 100% of the cost to plant over 118 hectares. (vietnamplus.vn May 6)