GlobalG.A.P. IFA v6
Good agricultural practice — coffee, cashew, dragon fruit
- Issuer
- Control Union
- Certificate
- GGN-4059883100294
- Valid until
- Nov 2026
Production
From plot to sealed container, without breaking the chain.
We do not use third-party processing. Every stage happens on our own line, which is the only reason the traceability record holds together.
1,240ha
Under management
14
Export markets
9,800MT
Shipped
The land
Where it starts
Three provinces, one estate, 340 smallholder partners. Records are held per plot, not per farm — that distinction is what makes the rest possible.
- Total land under management
- 1,240haTotal land under management
- Estate altitude, Cau Dat
- 1,450mEstate altitude, Cau Dat
- Varieties in production
- 11Varieties in production
- Smallholder partners
- 340Smallholder partners
- Cau Dat estate at 1,450–1,650 m — the altitude the cupping score depends on
- Soil tested annually per plot, with the analysis on the plot record
- Variety, planting date, and input records held per plot
- Smallholder partners on three-year agreements at a published floor price
The five stages
What happens to a lot
Each stage has a duration and produces a record. The records are what an auditor actually examines.
- 1
Plantation
Plots mapped and soil-tested annually. Variety, planting date, and input records held per plot, not per farm.
- Duration
- Year-round
- Deliverable
- Plot record and soil analysis
- 2
Harvest
Selective picking in three passes so only ripe fruit enters the lot. Each pass is logged against its plot.
- Duration
- Oct–Feb
- Deliverable
- Harvest lot with plot lineage
- 3
Processing
Washing, fermentation, drying, and hulling on our own line — no third-party processing, so the chain stays unbroken.
- Duration
- 12–18 days
- Deliverable
- Processed lot with batch record
- 4
Quality control
Moisture, defect count, screen size, and cupping on every lot. Results attach to the lot code, not to a shipment average.
- Duration
- 2 days per lot
- Deliverable
- Lab report per lot
- 5
Packing & export
Packed to your specification, sealed, and documented. Container number joins the same lot code before it leaves.
- Duration
- 3–5 days
- Deliverable
- Sealed container with document set
Lot separation
The discipline that everything else depends on
Traceability is not a software feature. It is a physical discipline: lots stay separated through drying, hulling, grading, and packing, which costs throughput and floor space.
Most suppliers blend at some point, usually at drying, because it is cheaper. Once you blend, "which plot did this come from" has no answer, and every downstream record becomes an approximation.
We built the line around separation from the start. That is why an auditor can pick a bag at random and get an answer in under five minutes.
- Separate drying beds per harvest pass, not per day
- Hulling line cleaned and recorded between lots
- Organic lots on separated lines with their own cleaning record
- Lot code carried on the physical bag, not just in the system
Quality control
What we measure, and what we will not ship
Tested per lot in our own laboratory, with third-party verification on request. Out-of-tolerance lots are rejected, not blended into an average.
Checkpoints
- Intake: moisture and foreign matter at the weighbridge
- Post-drying: moisture and water activity before hulling
- Post-hulling: screen size distribution and defect count
- Pre-shipment: cupping against the SCA protocol, three cups per lot
- Container: seal number recorded and photographed against the lot code
Specification per lot
| Parameter | Target | Unit | Tolerance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moisture content | 12.0–12.5 | % | ± 0.3 |
| Screen size | 16+ | screen | min 90% retention |
| Defect count | ≤ 5 | per 300 g | full defect equivalent |
| Cupping score | ≥ 84 | points | SCA protocol |
| Foreign matter | ≤ 0.1 | % | by weight |
| Water activity | ≤ 0.60 | aw | ± 0.02 |
Results attach to the lot code, not to a shipment average.
Food safety
HACCP in practice, not on paper
The HACCP plan identifies seven critical control points across our two facilities. Each has a monitoring procedure, a tolerance, a corrective action, and a named person — and each is verified by internal audit against the same checklist we hand to buyers.
The recall procedure has been tested twice in mock exercises. Both times we resolved a hypothetical affected lot to its plots and its containers within forty minutes.
- Seven critical control points, monitored and recorded per shift
- Mock recall exercises twice a year, results retained
- Pest control and hygiene records held per facility
- Staff food-safety training refreshed annually, attendance recorded
Audited
Certifications covering these processes
HACCP
Hazard analysis and critical control points — both facilities
- Issuer
- SGS Vietnam
- Certificate
- HC-VN-33107
- Valid until
- Feb 2027
ISO 22000:2018
Food safety management system — processing and packing
- Issuer
- SGS Vietnam
- Certificate
- FS-VN-90224
- Valid until
- Feb 2027
EU Organic
Certified organic plots and separated processing lines
- Issuer
- Control Union
- Certificate
- CU-865512-2024
- Valid until
- Dec 2026
1,240ha
Under management
across 3 provinces
14
Export markets
9,800MT
Shipped
2025
100%
Lots traceable to plot
Next step
Come and look at the line.
Visitors are welcome at Da Lat without advance notice beyond arranging transport. Bring your own checklist.
No advance notice required. Bring your QA team.