Second Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival to kick off

The second Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival will open in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak on the evening of December 10.

The even is expected to promote the image of  Dak Lak and help turn Vietnam ’s coffee into a famous trademark in the world.

During the festival, a number of activities, including seminars on coffee cultivation and contests to select best coffee famers, will also take place.

Trung Nguyen, the Vietnam ’s leading coffee company, will introduce its valuable weasel coffee to the festival while Nescafe Viet will display a large Vietnamese map made from coffee beans to honour Vietnam as the second coffee producer in the world.

The coffee festival will last until December 14.

VNA

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