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The Bolaven (or Boloven) Plateau is an elevated region in
Champasak Province in the southern part of Laos. It is located
between the Annamite Mountain Range, along which runs Laos’
eastern border with Vietnam, and the Mekong River to the west..
Coffee in Laos is cultivated almost exclusively on the Boloven
Plateau. The climate of the Plateau, with its cooler
temperatures and abundant rainfalls, makes it the perfect place
for coffee production.
It was not until the French introduced
farming to the region in the early 20th century, that the
residents of the Boloven Plateau made the area an agricultural
sector. The French planted coffee and experimented with rubber,
and the plateau has remained an important agricultural area
growing a wide variety of fruit and vegetables, as well as cash
crops.
Most farming families that make up a variety of
minority groups are highly dependent on the coffee
industry as their source of income. Currently, the Lao coffee
harvest generates about 15-20,000 tons a year, 80% of which is
Robusta.
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Paksong |
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15.18102, 106.39745 |
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