Investment in The Coconut Industry by Nancy Cheruiyot
Olam Vietnam Limited: An Introduction
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Olam Vietnam Limited
An Introduction
2. Olam Vietnam portfolio
Large Primary Origination Presence
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• Largest
exporter of
Cashew from
Vietnam
• Largest
Global
Supplier of
Organic
Cashew
• Green: Large
primary
infrastructure +
FOB sourcing
• Soluble: Freeze
/ Spray / Agglo
• Largest Pepper
exporter from
Vietnam
• Main product in
our Tropical
Spices portfolio
• Others –
Ginger,
Cinnamon,
Nutmeg
• Buying FOB
Vietnam
• Import products
under OIL Rep
Office
• Cotton
• Wheat
• Dairy
• Wood Products
Cashew Coffee Pepper Rice Others
3. 3
Coffee Business Operational footprint
Procurement
• 4 Branches. Lamdong, Gialai,
Daklak&Daknong, Son La
Processing
•Lamdong, Daklak, Gialai, Dong Nai
•Storage
•Son La, Lamdong, Gialai, Daklak,
Daknong Nong & Dong Nai
People
• Staff: 213
• Casual labor: 300+
BR
BR
BR
PR
HQ
WH
Full Branch Operations
Only Procurement / WH
WM
Pleiku
Buon Ma Thout
Me Linh
Di Linh
Daknong
HCM Office
Song May
Cover 87% of
Rob & 70% of
Ara Prod Areas
Mkt Share ~8%
Input: 2.4k MT
p.d.
Throughput:
15k MT p.m.
209 Local Staff
4. Olam’s purpose
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Our Purpose of ‘Growing
Responsibly’ describes how
we do business.
We ensure profitable growth
is achieved in an ethical,
socially responsible and
environmentally sustainable
manner.
This is integral to our
business model and is quite
simply the right thing to do.
Olam is actively
supporting these
5 UN
Sustainable
Development
Goals
5. Vietnam Coffee Value Chain Challenges
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Aging coffee areas
More 300,000ha above 20years old
Another 40,000ha under poor cultivation, low production
Imbalanced Fertilization
Imbalance in N/P/K usage
Soils are not analyzed for right use of fertilizers
Irrigation/water use due to climate change
30 – 40% exceeding required water amount
Unbalanced availability of water sources
Mono-culture farms
Lamdong, Gialai
High demand of irrigation, higher soil temperature causing environmental issues
Pest & Disease Management
Harvest & Post – Harvest Handling
Harvest of Un-ripened beans
High defect beans due to wet weather, storage conditions
Youth generation
Not many young people want to work in coffee farm
Labor cost is increasing
6. New shoots of hope!!
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Better farming Practice
Certifications & Sustainability Programs have educated people for better practices and awareness
Use of water has decreased to the advised levels
More composts are used to reduce chemical fertilizers. Less banned chemicals used
Increase of Arabica in northern areas
Dien Bien & Son La
Intercropping
Fruit trees, pepper, shading trees.
Diversifying incomes for farmers
Soil improvement
Water use effeciency
New varieties/clones of coffee trees give higher yields and bigger sizes.
Increasing domestic consumption
Local R&G industry growing
More Soluble coffee plants erecting