Report Feasibility study organic bitter tea Cao Bang - Helvetas

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Feasibility Study Organic Bitter Tea in Cao Bang: 2007
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND NAMES v
SUMMARY vi
1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. BACKGROUND 1
2.1. Context of Cao Bang Province 1
2.2. Background information on bitter tea 1
2.3. Current status of organic agriculture in Vietnam 3
3. WHY ORGANIC BITTER TEA FROM CAO BANG 3
3.1. Assessment of the Bitter Tea Market 3
3.2. Feasibility study 4
4. BITTER TEA VALUE CHAIN 5
4.1. Supply Chain 5
4.1.1. Producers 5
4.1.2. Input supply 6
4.1.3. Collectors 6
4.1.4. Bitter tea company (BTC) 6
4.2. Inputs 6
4.2.1. Variety and planting material (including nursery management) 6
4.2.2. Fertilizers 7
4.2.3. Pesticides 7
4.3. Production 8
4.3.1. Field selection and preparation 8
4.3.2. Collecting, yield, timing, etc. 9
4.3.3. Biodiversity 9
4.4. Collection and transport 10
4.5. Processing 10
4.6. Marketing 11
5. ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND MARKETING REQUIREMENTS 16
5.1. What regulations to follow when exporting? 16
5.1.1. Food Safety Regulations 16
5.1.2. Product traceability 17
5.2. Organic regulation and procedures 17
5.2.1. EU organic regulations and procedures 17
5.2.2. Japanese organic regulations and procedures 18
5.2.3. Korean organic regulations and procedures 18
5.2.4. Group Certification 19
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