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7.4. Conclusions Feasibility Study Organic Bitter Tea in Cao Bang: 2007 The key conclusion from the feasibility study is that there is excellent potential for the production of organically certified bitter tea in Cao Bang. BTC management and local authorities, through the DOST, appear to be very supportive to organic production. The DOST also indicated that the province could support the conversion to organic provided that it can be demonstrated that organic production will bring benefit to the farmers. To achieve organic certification the bitter tea and any other crops should be grown to comply with organic standards. The use of fertilizer and pesticide inputs is relatively minimal and could be substituted with acceptable organic inputs and farming practices. In many cases the bitter tea and other crops are grown in such close proximity that the risk of contamination from the other crop to the tea is too great. If it is not possible to convert the entire farms to organic, appropriate measures should be taken (in the form of buffer zones) to avoid contamination of the organic bitter tea from chemicals used in the other crops. The most cost effective way to organize organic certification for small holders is through a group certification programme that requires all the farmers in a group to be farming all their crops organically. It is most practical to set up a unit that will only process organic bitter tea. All the farmers supplying to this unit must be certified organic. Otherwise a parallel production issue will arise which is difficult to manage in an ICS. Costs for external certification are relatively high when three certificates are needed. However, it seems possible to recover the investment through a reasonable increase in the export price for the bitter tea (20%). Volumes of bitter tea required to recover the cost of certification are between 1000 - 1150 kg based on the number of certificates needed and the Euro - US dollar exchange rate. Since the demand for organic bitter tea from the BTC is not very clear, it may be good to start with a trial on organic bitter tea production. Key aspects of the trial would be to test the use of organic fertilisers, particularly compost and green manure cover crops, and organic pest and disease management. It would also be worthwhile to test whether bitter tea would grow well under shade. - 23 -
8. ADDITIONAL LITERATURE USED Feasibility Study Organic Bitter Tea in Cao Bang: 2007 Bui Thi Bang and Bui Thi Dieu An (2006). Nghiên cứu về hoá học, độc tính và sản phẩm mới từ lá chè đắng Cao Bằng”, Dec. 2006. (This research was presented in the National Workshop on medical materials held on 26 th October 2007 in HCM city and published as workshop material (page 131-140).) Dharmananda, Subhuti (2002). KU DING CHA. Itmonline article retrieved November 23, 2007 (www.itmonline.org/arts/kudingcha.htm). IFOAM (2004). Smallholder Group Certification: Training Curriculum for Producer Organizations. International Federation of Agricultural Movements, Bonn, Germany. 2004. Landry consulting (2004). OTA Market Overview South Korean Organic Market. Landry consulting, llc., April 2004. Pham Tuan Khuong (2006). Rapid Market Appraisal on Cao Bang Bitter Tea Product. Cao Bang Bitter Tea Company and Helvetas Cao Bang. October 2006. Rundgren, Gunnar (2001). Organic Standards in importing countries: differences and similarities. FAO conference on Organic Horticulture, Trinidad and Tobago 8-10 October, 2001. USDA (2004). Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Republic of Korea, Country Report. GAIN Report - KS4039, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. July 2004. Willer, Helga and Minou Yussefi (2006). The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2006. International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), Bonn Germany & Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Frick, Switzerland. WSDA (2006). European Organic Verification Program Producer Additional Requirements. Washington State Department of Agriculture Organic Food Program, document AGR 2204 R/4/06 retrieved November 30, 2007 (http://agr.wa.gov) - 24 -
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