Lam Dong enterprises increase processing to increase agricultural product value

Lam Dong enterprises are making efforts to invest in deep processing and preservation to improve the quality of agricultural products, helping to expand export markets.

Lam Dong is one of the localities with great potential for agricultural production with many key agricultural products such as durian, macadamia, coffee, pepper, cashew, avocado... In recent times, the province has implemented many programs to support modern machinery and technology for enterprises in the field of agricultural processing. In addition, enterprises and companies also promote their internal resources to invest in machinery and technology.

An Phat Trading and Service Company Limited, Bac Gia Nghia Ward invests in processing machinery to improve the quality of agricultural products.

One of the typical examples is An Phat Trading and Service Company Limited, Bac Gia Nghia Ward, with Ms. Tran Thi Diu as director. Established in 2017, the company started with macadamia products. However, due to limited capital, Ms. Diu encountered many difficulties when she wanted to expand her scale and diversify her products. In 2023, thanks to the support of 290 million VND from the Provincial Center for Industrial Promotion, An Phat boldly invested an additional 1 billion VND in a modern production line, including an automatic cutting and rolling machine and a bar running machine for the production of cakes from agricultural products.

Ms. Diu shared: “Thanks to investing in new technology, the company's production capacity has increased 10 times compared to before, while product quality has been significantly improved. Products such as brown rice floss bars and freeze-dried durian are not only beautiful, but also meet hygiene and food safety standards, suitable for modern consumer tastes”. Not stopping there, the company also invested in a freeze dryer - the most modern technology today - to process freeze-dried durian cereal products, which have been highly appreciated by the market and won First Prize at the 2023 Rural Youth Startup Project Competition.

Macca Sachi Thinh Phat Import Export Trading Co., Ltd., Dong Gia Nghia ward invested in freeze dryers for many agricultural products.

Similarly, Macca Sachi Thinh Phat Import-Export Trading Co., Ltd., Dong Gia Nghia Ward, run by Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Huong, also enjoys many support policies from the province. With a total budget of more than 1 billion VND from the authorities, the company has invested in many modern processing machines such as freeze dryers, kernel separator machines, tea processing machines, etc. Not only that, Thinh Phat Company also invested over 10 billion VND to install freeze dryers, serving the processing of typical agricultural products such as avocado, jackfruit, mangosteen, pepper, etc. Ms. Huong said: “Freeze drying technology is a modern technology. Thanks to this technology, agricultural products after processing retain up to 90% of their original quality, can be preserved for a long time and ensure export meets international standards”.

Toan Hang Private Enterprise, Nhan Co Commune, invests in improving product quality for coffee export.

Not stopping at domestic production, many enterprises in Lam Dong are gradually affirming their position in the agricultural export market. For example, Toan Hang Private Enterprise, Nhan Co Commune with coffee products meeting international standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 22000, HACCP, UTZ... Each year, the enterprise supplies about 30,000 tons of coffee to major markets such as the US, Germany, Spain...

In the cashew sector, Hong Duc Company Limited, Nhan Co Commune, has also built a reputation for its high-quality “Salted Roasted Cashews” product, currently exporting 99% of its output, mainly to China. The company always focuses on every stage of production, from raw material selection to modern preservation processes, contributing to increasing the value of local cashews.

Lam Dong currently has thousands of businesses operating effectively in the field of agricultural processing, creating jobs for tens of thousands of workers. Strong and synchronous steps from the province's support policies to the initiative of businesses have been creating important leverage for Lam Dong agricultural products to go further in the international market, affirming their position and value in the local supply chain.

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/doanh-nghiep-lam-dong-tang-che-bien-de-nang-gia-tri-nong-san-382452.html