Pepper & Spices PPP Taskforce

Flavio CorsinIDH VN Manager

Background

• Vietnam top producer of pepper• Area 2014: 50,000 Ha• Output 2014: 130,000 tonnes  (estimated)• Exports

– 2013: USD 890 Million– 2014:  USD 1 Billion (estimated)– 2020 Goal:  USD 1.3 Billion

Source: VPA

Background

• IDH set up a Sustainable Spices Initiative (SSI)– Key private/non-profit players in spices globally

• Including: Euroma, Jayanti/HarrisFreeman, Nedspice, Olam

– Support to develop Local Interpretation Guidelines for Rainforest Alliance

• Several sustainability projects linked to SSI– Euroma/Simexco/SNV/IDH– Nedspice/SNV/IDH– Olam/SNV

• Several other sustainability efforts

Current situation

• Good prices• Some sustainability challenges

– Diseases– Need Good Agri Practices (soil nutrition, food safety…)

• Need a sector wide approach: PPP!• MARD approached IDH and VPA to set up a Task Force• Several key companies approached

Taskforce Structure

• Co-Chairs– MARD: DIC or DCP– Vietnam Pepper Association– IDH

• Members (private)– Harris Freeman– Nedspice– Olam– Simexco

• Members (non-profit)– SNV Other companies contacted

• Fuchs• Haprosimex• Phuc Sinh• PITCO• Unilever

Next steps

• Set:– Targets/Objectives– Activities/Action plan– Roles and responsibilities…

• Agree on taskforce financing– IDH can co-finance private sector pre-competitive

• Encourage more members to join

Thank you