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Chairman, who is MARD Vice Minister added value, economic efficiency, and
in charge of crop production; two Vice- socially and environmentally sustainable
Chairpersons are the Director General of development;
the Crop Production Department (CPD) and (ii) Assist the Minister in implementing
the Director General of the Institute of Policy policies, strategies and programs for the
and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural development of the coffee industry and
Development (IPSARD); members of the planning for the sustainable development of
Coordination Board are from the Departments coffee;
of Planning, International Cooperation, (iii) Advise and propose the Minister to
Agricultural Product Processing and Market direct, regulate and coordinate activities
Development, Leaders of Dak Lak and Lam and resources of agencies and units under
Dong Provincial People’s Committees, Viet the Ministry and relevant organizations and
Nam Coffee - Cocoa Association (VICOFA), individuals in performing the tasks related to
domestic and foreign coffee enterprises, the planning of the production, processing,
representatives of coffee producers in Dak trade, consumption and doing business of
Lak and Lam Dong provinces. The VCCB coffee following legal regulations;
has three supporting sub-boards: Production, (iv) Provide, share information, organize
Processing and Trade, and Policy and trade promotion, promote public-private
Sustainability. cooperation and build capacity for partners
Mandates of the VCCB: in the coffee industry as assigned by the
(i) Research and propose to the Minister Minister;
policies, strategies, master plans, and plans (v) Join the International Coffee
to develop Viet Nam’s coffee industry in the Organization (ICO) as assigned by the
direction of improving competitiveness, Minister.
ensuring food quality and safety, improving

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