Over 95% of the Lao coffee production originates from the Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos. The land available on the Plateau is limited, so is the area suitable for agriculture, respectively coffee planting, and the land pressure is rising. Thus the future perspective to increase the coffee production on the Bolaven Plateau should be sought after in ways to optimise the existing production rather than expanding acreage, without resulting in overuse of fertilizers and biocides as is happening in Vietnam.