Launching the contest "Innovative solutions to adapt to climate change for the coffee industry"

The competition “Innovative solutions to adapt to climate change for the coffee industry” was launched on July 2 in Dak Lak, encouraging initiatives from women, ethnic minorities, youth and vulnerable groups.

The event marks the beginning of a series of activities promoting technology application initiatives to protect the Vietnamese coffee industry from the increasingly serious impacts of climate change.

The coffee industry is currently one of the economic pillars of Vietnam, providing livelihoods for more than 2.6 million farmers. However, extreme weather events such as droughts and floods, along with erratic fluctuations in temperature and rainfall have been seriously affecting coffee productivity, quality as well as farmers' lives.

Faced with that situation, the competition is expected to find creative, practical and sustainable solutions, contributing to improving the adaptability of the Vietnamese coffee industry to increasingly harsh climate conditions.

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Associate Professor Dr. Le Duc Niem, Vice Rector of Tay Nguyen University, Head of the competition organizing committee, said: Vietnam has great potential in the field of innovation. We hope that through this competition, we will arouse and spread the spirit of creativity in the community, especially encouraging the participation of small and medium enterprises, cooperatives, women, youth, ethnic minorities and vulnerable groups.

The competition not only focuses on climate change adaptation, but also emphasizes innovation, originality, replicability and collaboration within the solution design and implementation process.

Finalists will have the opportunity to present their ideas to a jury of leading experts in the fields of agriculture , climate, technology and sustainable development. Outstanding solutions will be awarded cash prizes, support for pilot implementation as well as connections with investors.

The competition was officially launched by Tay Nguyen University and the Coffee Industry Innovation Cluster and will accept applications from July 2 to September 10, 2025. Detailed information and registration instructions are posted on the Tay Nguyen University website/or contact Ms. Thanh Ha at 0979.178.998.

The Coffee Innovation Cluster is a collaborative initiative between the Australian National Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Tay Nguyen University, implemented under the Aus4Innovation Program funded by the Australian Government . The initiative aims to promote connectivity and collaboration between researchers, managers, businesses and farmers.

Source: https://phunuvietnam.vn/phat-dong-cuoc-thi-giai-phap-doi-moi-sang-tao-thich-ung-voi-bien-doi-khi-hau-cho-nganh-coffee-2025070300054693.htm