Research on development of

coordination board for coffee sector in

Vietnam

Trần Thị Quỳnh Chi - IPSARD

Vietnam

Research objectives

Enhance coordination and linkages among different actors; provide assistance in the process of development,supervison and implementation of strategies and policies in the coffee sub-sector through: • Surveying on the existing organizational structure of the cofee sub-sector; • Finding and summarizing successful organization structures of some sectors in the world; • Propose policies on improvements of the coffee sub-sector organizational structure in Vietnam;

Assumptions • Vietnam Coffee Sub-sector faces with challenges relating to quality

and competitiveness in domestic and international markets, which is in need of interventions at national level.

• Key institutional set- up related issues are (i) interventions in research, development and implementation of policies and strategies; (ii) Vertical linkages between the sub-sector actors for value added to the produce; (iii) Linkage between the central and local levels...

• In order to gain the above-mentioned targets, it is necessary to form a coffee sub-sector coordination organization and a coffee fund with a view on coordinating activities of different actors’ groups; providing advisory services to development and implementation of strategies and policies on the sub-sector, based on the participation of the actors; providing related public services and carrying out other activities.

Analysis Framework

Existing situation of Vietnam’s Sub-sector

Existing situation of sub-sectors in the world

Theories in sub-sector organization

Worldwide experiences in organization and coordination of sub-sector

Worldwide experiences in sub-sector funds

Step 2: PRA, actors’ perceptions

analyzed

Central level: MARD, MOF, MOIT, Banks

Local authorities

Sub-sector actors: farmers, businesses

Step 3: Proposals on establishment of

coordination org. and fund

Step 1: Overall

Consultative workshops

Report Structure • Theories and experiences of different countries in development

of organizations in agro-product and coffee sectors– Concepts, roles and functions of sub-sector organizations – Overall about coffee sub-sector in some key coffee producing countries; – Overall about international organizational models of coffee sub-sector

(National Coordination Committee and Coffee Fund) – General intruduction about experiences in some domestic sub-sector

models• Existing situation of the Vietnam’s Coffee Sub-sector

– Existing situation of the Vietnam’s Coffee Sub-sector- Problems need to be solved with institutional organizations

– Existing situation about legal environment for organizations and their activities in the coffee sub-sector;

– Existing situation of the organzation and activities of the VICOFA• Propose the coffee sub-sector organizational model;

organizational structure, functions and duties of the National Coffee Coordination Committee; management and capital mechanisms of the coffee fund;

Some problems raised :

Sub-sector organization – Existing Situation

(VASS) IPSARD

Regional & Provincial Research Institutes

DARD, Provincial Extension Center

Non-professional , no representative

No output and demand oriented Admin

linkage

No frequent linkages ; no feedback

VICOFA

Trading & Processing Businesses

Collectors+Mediators

Farmers Consumers

Commercial Relationship

Less consultative

No frequent linkages ; no feedback

No close and frequent linkages ; no feedback

MARD(Planting; Processing Dept.

NAFEC

Tổ chức ngành hàng cà phê Brazil

National Coffee Coordination Committee

Research institutes

Tech.

research Socio-

economic & Policy research

Producers’ organization

Co.op Small h/h

groups

Domestic traders’

organization

Exporters’ organization

Market and Marketing Board

Policy and Strategy Board

Training, research and technology transfer board

Committee Office

Consumers’ representative

MARD

Representative

Proposed organization of the sub-sector

Coordination Committee of the Vietnam’s Coffee Sub-sector

Coordination Committee of Vietnam Coffee Sub-sector has the following duties and functions:

• Formulation of and participation in formulation of policies and strategies related to the coffee sub-sector;

• Training, research and transfer: (i) Participating in development of research plans; coordinating research activities; (ii) Coordinating, participating in and directly transferring research results to farmers and related stakeholders; (iii) Coordinating the coffee quality control

Coordination Committee of the Vietnam’s Coffee Sub-sector

• Dissemination of market information: monitoring, analyzing, forecasting, disseminating national and international market information;

• Market promotion: Coordinating domestic demand, organizing trade fairs; advertising and publishing ad documents…

• Designing and coordinating the implementation of the institutional reform program for the sub-sector ( establishment of associations., cooperatives and farmers’ organizations ...)

• Coordination of international activities providing supports to the sub-sector

Research questions • What challenges the Vietnam’s Coffee Sub-sector is facing with

in terms of quality and competitiveness in domestic and international markets and other aspects?

• Will the interventions in institutional arrangement at national level be able to address the above-mentioned problems?

• The importance (positions, roles and functions) of the National Coordination Committee and Coffee Fund to the development of the sub-sector and the economy;

• Experiences in organization and operation of similar organizations in the world;

• What is the current institutional set-up of the coffee sub-sector? How about its effectiveness ? Constrains / difficulties?

• What is the best organizational model of the Vietnam Coffee Sub-sector? What are organizational structure, duties and functions of the National Coffee Coordination Committee? What are the management and capital mobilization machanism?

Many thanks for your kind attention!