The provincial Party leader inspected the preparation of conditions to welcome the government delegations to the coffee growing area in Hoang Van Thu hamlet, Hua La commune, Son La city, which is also the expected location for the fruit picking contest as part of the Competition for Excellent Farmers.

The delegation inspected the preparation for the inauguration of the coffee processing factory of the Son La Coffee Processing Joint Stock Company in Muong Bon commune, Mai Son district. The factory has a total annual capacity of 50,000 tons of fresh coffee cherries (equivalent to 12,500 tons of green coffee per year).

Covering an area of 40,178sq.m, it includes a control house; a processing factory; a finished product warehouse; an operation center; a wastewater treatment tank system; drying yards and other auxiliary works.

Dong requested the Son La Coffee Festival Organizing Committee to direct members to coordinate with localities to well perform assigned tasks, continue to review and well implement the organization plan, making the festival a success. The Son La Coffee Processing Joint Stock Company must develop a detailed programme for the inauguration ceremony, he added.