NGUYEN THI ANH HONG VICE CHAIRWOMAN VIETNAM TEA ASSOCIATION VIETNAM TEA OVERVIEW

A. VIETNAM TEA OVERVIEW 1. Production (Thousand ton)

2. Domestic consumption (Thousand ton)

3. Export volume (Thousand ton)

4. Export turnover (Million USD)

5. Export products ratio (%)

6. Tea growing areas (Est.) (ha)

7. Total tea growing area (ha) According to “the restructure master plan for agriculture ”, total tea growing area until 2020 is ha

8. Top 10 export market in 2013 Pakistan Taiwan China Russia Indonesia Afganistan USA Iran Poland The United Arab Emirates

9. Agricultural production Old areas reduce faster than the development of new tea area - reduction in tea land significant. Production of tea leave materials decreased by 25% in 2014 due to bad weather, less re-invested in tea cultivation and machine harvesting. Tea farmers increase spontaneous tea growing acreage but there is no exact statistic. Control of plant protection chemicals The new varieties have not been grown. Sustainable program/ PPP task force from Government.

10. Processing, Trading, Exporting Processing capacity continues to exceed the ability supplying of fresh tea leaf. The number of small and mini processing facilities continue to increase (over 350 mini facilities/455 facilities with the basis of capacity of 1 ton/day) The examination of food hygiene, safety standards and regulations for medium and large factories are regularly conducted. The shortage of skilled workers – turn to other industries There are more exporters, export markets up to 61 A slight swap shows the trend of the products, green tea increases faster with better price.

B. VIETNAM TEA OUTLOOK 1. Reorganize Vietnam tea industry by establishing a State Management Agency, tentatively called “Coordinating Committee" to consistently and effectively manage the tea production industry. 2. Conduct planning of tea growing regions in order to improve productivity, quality and safety of fresh tea material. Set up new “ A team” to control pesticide ‘s use. 3. Rearrange, consolidate and reduce processing plants so that the processing plants must have the raw material areas and must strictly apply the good manufacturing practice (GMP) process. Announcing the list on the official website of the Association. 4. Developing and promoting domestic consumption. 5. Keep the quantity and increase quality, focus on special tea.

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