On 22 – 25 November 2023, Tea and Coffee Institute at Mae Fah Luang University led by Asst. Prof. Dr. Piyaporn Chueamchaitrakun, Head of Tea and Coffee Institute in collaboration with Faculty of Engineering and Agro-Industry, Maejo University and Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs organised the training programme “Tea Processing in Vietnam” under the Project on Sustainable Community Development Model based on the Application of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in Dong Bang village, Thai Nguyen province, Vietnam.
The training programme consisted of a visit to the Northern Mountainous Agriculture and Forestry Science Institute (NOMAFSI) and Tea Cooperative in Thai Nguyen province as well as the knowledge transfer sessions on tea blending workshop, tea testing, and how to improve the quality of tea quality and production by Asst. Prof. Dr. Piyaporn Chueamchaitrakun. Also, experts from Faculty of Engineering and Agro-Industry, Maejo University presented the quality control of ingredients and production in align with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
Furthermore, the delegates from Thailand attended the tea festival in Phu Luong district which provided a good opportunity for meeting and exchanging best practices with farmers and government officers in Thai Nguyen province. Altogether, this training programme is a part of University-Government-Industry-Community (UGIC) collaboration project of Mae Fah Luang University.
