On March 3rd, 2019, In Dak Lak Provinces ShiningSun in cooperation with Vietnam Macadamia Association has organized the “Annual Meeting of Vietnam Macadamia Association in 2019”
The Conference has summed – up the achievements of Vietnam Macadamia Association: Up to now, the Vietnam Macadamia Association has had 986 official members. For nearly 3 years, the Vietnam Macadamia Association has organized many delegations to survey in the Central Highlands, Northwest, Northeast and mountainous areas of central provinces to identify areas that may be suitable for the development of macadamia trees. The Association has continuously worked with the Government, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and provincial leaders to provide information, take counsel and provide policies to support the development of macadamia trees. The Association has also organized many seminars with the participation of leaders of state agencies, experts, media agencies, and farmers; has sent many delegations to visit and study macadamia-growing regions in Vietnam and abroad; organized many seminars at gardens in the Central Highlands, Northwest, and other provinces to train farmers in methods of planting, caring, harvesting and preserving macadamia nuts; cooperated with Lien Viet Post Bank to build a loan program for macadamia plantation, care, and processing to provide finance for farmers and businesses to breed, grow and process macadamia.
According to the association’s statistics, by the end of 2018, there are more than 4 million macadamia trees planted and this rate would increase rapidly in the coming years. After 2021, Vietnam is projected to plant more than 3 million macadamia trees each year. In addition to expanding the area of cultivation of macadamias, Association will have to focus on researching processing technology, creating product value chains, reducing raw exports.