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)

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