Of the district’s total 48,000 hectares of crops, coffee covers more than 41,000 hectares. A significant portion of these coffee plantations are old and planted with non-selected, low-yielding varieties.
To address this, the district set an initial target of renovating or replanting 12,000 hectares using high-yield coffee varieties, with an estimated investment cost of nearly 70 billion VND. According to the district’s Agriculture Office, over the past six years (2006–2011) only about 1,000 hectares have been converted, with just 5.7 billion VND provided for seedlings and fertilizer support—far too slow compared to the target.
Continuing the conversion plan, Di Linh aims to renovate more than 11,000 hectares of coffee by 2015, including 2,500 hectares in 2012. Most of the replanting costs are expected to be financed by the farmers themselves. The district will provide only partial support for ethnic minority households and poor families. However, the biggest challenge at present remains the shortage of funding.