40 years is a long enough time for Dalat Agri Foods Company to make spectacular growth in production and business operations, confidently establish a solid branding foundation in the agricultural sector of Lam Dong province in particular and of Vietnam in general. The company has helped boost the position of Vietnamese agricultural products and foods in the international market.
Currently, Dalat Agri Foods mainly processes and exports food crops such as vegetables, fruits, potatoes, spinach, red capsicums, carrots, pumpkins, sweet potatoes and chingensai. With its large capacity, Dalat Agri Foods consumes a large volume of local food crops. The company also plays an important role in export growth and social and economic development of Lam Dong province.
Being clearly aware that “prestige and quality are the foundation of existence and development,” Dalat Agri Foods always pays attention to improving product quality and ensuring food safety to meet import requirements in foreign markets. The company has implemented consistent solutions to upgrade production and processing capacity and expand markets, with particular emphasis placed on technological solutions and production equipment. With this approach, Dalat Agri Foods continuously invests in new production equipment, technological innovation, factory upgrading, product development and expertise building to enter more deeply into supply chains. The company at all times ensures quality control, volume and delivery for customers.
To ensure sufficient input supply for export processing facilities, Dalat Agri Foods has effectively carried out a cooperation model with farmers with the aim of boosting sustainable production and consumption of agricultural products. The firm signed purchase contracts with farmers in Da Lat, Don Duong and Duc Trong. To become input suppliers for Dalat Agri Foods, farmers must comply with organic farming processes to ensure that products grown and supplied meet international standards such as Global Gap and HACCP. Especially, Dalat Agri Foods always requires farmers to tightly control residues of plant protection medicines and other quality and safety conditions in order to pass quality checks in import markets. The company resolutely rejects disqualified products. With the company’s serious attitude and action towards product quality, farmers have accumulated valuable experience in organic vegetable farming. Mr Nguyen Bon, CEO of Dalat Agri Foods, said that "Previously, farmers planted and tended vegetables with their empirical traditions and old farming practices. They get used to new organic farming methods and techniques after signing contracts with Dalat Agri Foods. The new farming techniques and practices not only ensure quality but also help minimise unnecessary costs.”
With guaranteed prestige and quality, the company’s agricultural products are always trusted and chosen by partners and customers. Currently, Dalat Agri Foods Company’s products have made presence in many markets in the world such as Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia and Malaysia. Japan now accounts for 85 percent of the company’s exports, mainly chingensai.
He said the company hoped Lam Dong provincial government will provide more support for agricultural companies and farmers and boost the cooperation among companies, farmers, scientists and government. The province also needs to build large-scaled specialised farming areas to support farmers to apply advanced technologies, thus earning maximum profits.”
Han Luong
Vietnamese
