Project promotes sustainable livelihood for farmers
Farmers in Son La province have benefited from an Australian project to produce safe vegetable. Thanks to this, many ethnic families have escaped from poverty and earned a good income.
Trained in safe vegetable production model initiated by the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) 'Improving livelihoods in Myanmar and Vietnam through vegetable value chains', ethnic people in Van Ho district, Son La, are now using new cultivation methods which help raise their income from farming (Photo: VNA)
The project develops a channel for supplying vegetables farmers grew to modern retail markets in Hanoi. This project will make sure the new vegetable chains are reliable, inclusive, sustainable, and scalable (Photo: VNA)
Many families in Van Ho have increased their incomes from growing vegetables according to VietGAP standards (Photo: VNA)
Farmers receive technical assistance from the project staff (Photo: VNA)
The safe vegetable production model is increasingly attracting local farmers (Photo: VNA)
Improving the livelihoods for rural and ethnic people is being implemented by many localities and international organizations (Photo: VNA)
A New Zealand funded project to produce safe vegetables is underway in an area of nearly 4,000 hectares covering four districts in the central province of Binh Dinh.
The outcomes of a project to increase incomes for farmers via agricultural restructuring in mountainous areas (SFIRIA) was reviewed at Tay Bac University in Son La on March 20.
More investment in processing and post-harvest preservation is needed to create added value for the export of fruit and vegetable products, experts said at a forum on the fruit and vegetable industry in HCM City on March 13.