29/09/2026
During our HARVEST week in Da Lat, we had the opportunity to visit La Viet Coffee, one of HARVEST's associated partners, and later travel to the Là Việt Coffee Garden in Trạm Hành to learn more about coffee cultivation, care and harvesting.
The visit started at Là Việt Coffee, where we learned more about the company and its approach to coffee. Founded by Trần Nhật Quang, who moved from teaching at Da Lat University into coffee and agriculture, Là Việt has developed its work around creating added value along the coffee chain, from coffee production and processing to roasting, products and the relationship with consumers.
We walked through the growing area and heard about the cultivation and harvesting process. The farmer explained how the Arabica plants are grown together with the pine trees that form part of the existing forest. The combination creates an agroforestry system in which coffee production takes place within a more diverse landscape instead of replacing it. Keeping trees within the production system can help moderate heat and water stress, protect soils and support biodiversity, making agroforestry an important approach to building resilience in coffee farming as the climate changes.
Là Việt places the Vietnamese market at the centre of its business, with a focus on serving local consumers and developing products that respond to Vietnamese tastes and coffee culture. The company also exports to international markets, including Japan, Germany and Australia. For Quang, this international dimension is connected to a wider ambition for Vietnamese coffee to stand alongside the world's recognised coffee-producing countries in terms of quality, while sharing Vietnam's coffee culture with consumers in Vietnam and abroad.
Thank you to the Là Việt team for welcoming us and for showing us the coffee production process from the cup back to the place where the coffee is grown.
Universidad de Sevilla Trường Đại học Đà Lạt Universitas Lampung Office of International Affairs UKI VNUF - Vietnam National University Of Forestry Svay Rieng University Uniwersytet Rolniczy w Krakowie
Prek Leap National Institute of Agriculture (NIA)
https://institucional.us.es/harvest/