The Utz Kapeh-certified coffee is often traded at higher prices in the international market, as the standard helps buyers to trace the history of their coffee and proves the social and environmental responsibilities of coffee growers.

AGC’s coffee processing plant in the province with annual capacity of 50,000 tons has also been awarded with the international certificate.

There have been 10,000 households in Vietnam growing coffee under Utz Kapeh standard on areas of over 28,000 hectares.

Coffee grower in the Central Highlands provinces of Daklak, Lam Dong, Gia Lai, Dak Nong and Quang Tri provinces are adapting their coffee farming activities to this standard, according to Utz Kapeh’s representative in Vietnam.

Those bracing for the standard know that their infection-free produce, grown professionally, must discharge no pollutants and no harm to the environment and the society.

Farmers taking part in the program will enjoy free-of-charge consulting service and only have to pay US$1.8 per hectare to the independent assessor of Vietnam’s Cafecontrol.

Utz Kapeh is financed by foreign importers who buy coffee licensed with its standard.