Lavazza chairman visits Gia Lai organic coffee farm, praises farmer partnerships

Gia Lai completed 18 trade promotion programmes and events in the first nine months of 2026, meeting its planned targets and helping local agricultural producers connect with retailers, overseas buyers and online customers.

Gia Lai authorities have called for faster investment approvals and greater business investment in technology to help the province achieve double-digit economic growth.

The Gia Lai Young Entrepreneurs Association plans to launch a supply-chain pilot for businesses serving the wood processing and export sector, aiming to help five to 10 companies secure new orders or contracts in its first year.

Gia Lai province has approved an ethanol plant investment by Quang Ngai Sugar Joint Stock Company (QNS) worth VND 1,741.844 billion (approximately US$69.7 million, using an indicative rate of VND 25,000 per US$1), with operations scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2028.

Thinh Phat–Muyuan Gia Lai Co. Ltd. began construction on a VND 3.615 trillion ($144.6 million) pig farming and animal feed complex in Po To commune on October 11, as Gia Lai province seeks to expand industrial livestock production.

Gia Lai province held a training workshop on October 6 to help businesses develop exports and strengthen trade with Cambodia, as infrastructure gaps and limited business participation continue to constrain cross-border commerce.

Gia Lai province has approved an investment policy for a commercial and service complex in An Nhon Dong Ward, with total investment exceeding VND 12.718 billion. The investor will be selected through a land use rights auction.

Gia Lai attracted 218 new investment projects with total registered capital exceeding VND192.719 trillion ($7.41 billion) in the first nine months of 2026, setting a new record for the province, according to the provincial Investment Promotion and Support Task Force.

Gia Lai province is standardising data on coffee and durian growing areas across 61 communes and wards to improve traceability and meet export market requirements as new rules simplify the issuance of growing-area codes.

Gia Lai province recorded 2,739 newly established enterprises in the first nine months of 2026, up about 19.13% from the same period last year, with total registered capital reaching VND 40,154 billion (about US$1.52 billion), an increase of approximately 135%.

Gia Lai is exploring cooperation opportunities with French partners in education, sports, renewable energy and high-tech agriculture following a meeting between Professor Co Minh Duc and the Gia Lai Provincial Business Association on September 28.

Gia Lai coffee brands are gaining a foothold in the United States as producers shift from exporting raw beans to processed, branded products aimed at a demanding consumer market.

Gia Lai Urban Works Joint Stock Company on September 22 broke ground on a construction waste treatment and recycling plant with an investment of more than VND 57.5 billion (about US$2.18 million), designed to process 480 tonnes of waste a day.

(GLO) – Green transformation, digitalization, enhanced connectivity, and the development of logistics chains are emerging as key requirements for Vietnam’s seaport industry. These topics are the focus of discussion at the 2026 Annual VPA Conference held in Gia Lai.

Gia Lai is stepping up efforts to attract foreign direct investment by improving infrastructure, streamlining administrative procedures and providing direct support to investors, while facilitating projects that have already received investment approval.

Import-export turnover through Le Thanh International Border Gate reached $264.362 million as of September 18, up 69% from the same period last year, according to the Provincial Economic Zone Management Board.

The People’s Committee of Gia Lai Province has approved the investment policy for a sustainable agricultural development project by Thaco Agri, with total investment capital of nearly VND 3.82 trillion ($145 million), in Po To Commune.

Gia Lai Province aims to increase annual e-commerce sales of priority products by 15-20% under a new plan designed to expand market access and narrow the digital divide in border and mountainous areas.

Gia Lai aims to expand medicinal plant cultivation from nearly 1,500 hectares currently to more than 7,486 hectares by 2030, with a focus on growing herbs under forest canopies while conserving natural resources and supporting local livelihoods.

Gia Lai Province is seeking to expand investment, trade and tourism cooperation with Portuguese businesses, as it stepped up economic engagement with the city of Guarda following the signing of a cooperation agreement between the two local authorities.

Localities across Gia Lai province are turning to livestreaming to promote specialty and OCOP products, helping producers reach wider markets while building skills in online marketing, sales and customer engagement.

Gia Lai province is seeking to expand investment and trade cooperation with Taiwanese businesses, with a focus on manufacturing, technology, agriculture, renewable energy, logistics and tourism.

Gia Lai is stepping up efforts to expand markets for agricultural products and build stable production-processing-consumption chains, as authorities seek to reduce reliance on seasonal sales across nearly 977,000 hectares of agricultural land.

Gia Lai Province and France’s Normandy region have agreed to explore stronger cooperation in investment, trade, tourism, renewable energy, education, science and technology during a working visit by a Gia Lai delegation.