DACE BRINGING VIETNAMESE SPICES TO CONQUER THE WORLD TABLES
On 9 September 2013, Developing Agriculture and Consulting Environment Co., Ltd (DACE CO.,LTD) was founded by two co-founders who graduated from Vietnam National University of Agriculture I. DACE is a company specializing in the production of organic spices. As a new member, DACE has always actively participated in the Association’s activities, although small in size, yet with good skills, good attitude, prestige, dynamism and kindness, DACE has become a reputable supplier to Korean, Japanese, European and American markets.
The main growth area for the company’s products is located in Cao Bang province with an available acreage of over 300 hectares. Here DACE cooperates with local farmers and with the support of local authorities, the company invests in building the agricultural value chain of organic spices and has been certified organic by Europe, America and Japan.
Thanks to the development of raw material areas and a system of production plants that meet HACCP standards, DACE’s products are not only of high value but are also strictly quality controlled, contributing to the realization of the mission “Bringing Vietnamese spices to conquer the world’s dining table”.
In its almost 10 year journey of establishment and development, DACE has not only expanded in scale and product range, but also brought multiple benefits for the community and the environment. And so, DACE has been highly appreciated by the Association for our social impacts on domestic organic production.
1. Social Impact: DACE is a company that does business with low-income people. DACE’s business model is people-centered, the company’s values and interests will be shared in the most equitable
2. Poverty reduction: DACE is currently linking the production of 300 hectares of organic spices with more than 3000 ethnic minority households (H’Mong, Tay, and Nung people) in remote areas. In 5 years of association, the income of people participating in the linkage model was 6 times higher than previously, the number of poor households decreased from 96% in 2016 to 65% in 2020.
3. Education quality: DACE regularly organizes humanity activities to donate shoes for 100% of primary school children and warm clothes for preschool children to encourage their
4. Gender equality and empowerment: In 2020, DACE signed a cooperation agreement with the District Women’s Union in propagating and training on organic agricultural production for women in the Accordingly, 458 meetings/training sessions for women on production planning and organic production knowledge was conducted.
5. Hygiene – environment: 100% of village roads and lanes are cleaned, 78% of households compost manure, which helps to reduce environmental pollution and bad odors. The production of organic agricultural products also requires all participating households not to use chemicals, which helps to reduce adverse impacts on the air, soil, micro- organisms and help the ecosystem develop in a natural and sustainable way.
6. Sustainable, comprehensive and continuous economic growth: In 2018, DACE signed a cooperation agreement with Ha Quang District People’s Committee on the planning of organic agricultural areas in Ha Quang district with its own This is Vietnam’s first organic agricultural production area planning model, with the goal of planning 500 hectares of organic production area by 2025.
7. Climate change response/adaptation: DACE has started its cooperation with Vietnam Academy of
8. Sustainable production and consumption: Organic farming on DACE’s farm is based on traditional methods, combined with research on biotechnology, applying microbiological technology to increase productivity and protect plants in raw material
9. Forest protection and development, biodiversity conservation: Thanks to the cooperation and linkage in organic spice production with DACE, 56% of households in Luc Khu, Ha Quang district have focused on producing spices, not relying on forests, nor damaging the forest ecosystem by acts of burning forests, collecting forest products or catching wild animals. In addition, the development of indigenous spices such as ginger, turmeric, chili, garlic, and lemongrass helps to preserve indigenous varieties, which are of high quality and highly appreciated by international customers.
10. Strengthening implementation methods and promoting global partnerships for sustainable development: With the transformation of cooperation and business, DACE has acted as a bridge for many large customers, research organizations, and NGOs to visit, research, and support people and localities in building an effective linkage model for organic agricultural
