For this project, Đom Đóm partnered with RegenX to create and implement a plan for transitioning to regenerative farming practices for coffee farmers in the Central Highlands, Vietnam.

Farmers in this region typically use large amounts ammonium-based synthetic fertilizers, which over time has lead to severe soil acidification in a region with naturally acidic soils. These fertilizers also come with a major cost to the environment, requiring large amounts of energy to produce, as well as polluting the atmosphere and water systems during application due to nitrogen volatilization and leaching.

Our plan was to educate farmers around the need to reduce applications of mineral fertilizers, whilst simultaneously building soil health through regenerative practices such as compost applications, mulching, cover cropping, intercropping, micronutrient applications and the use of indigenous microbial inputs.