The ASEAN Secretariat has hosted an online conference to strengthen efforts, coordination and preparation for tackling transboundary haze pollution, which is predicted to peak in August and September.
Nearly 81 billion VND (3.48 million USD) has been disbursed by the climate change adaptation co-sponsoring fund (CCA) to support poor and near-poor households in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh in developing climate change adaptation production models during the 2014-2019 period.
Cambodia’s agriculture sector is unlikely to be able to substantially absorb laid-off workers from the garment and tourism industries, according to a World Bank report.
Having grown up with ancient tea trees, generations of family of Dao ethnic man Hoang Tinh Kiem in Cao Bo commune, Vi Xuyen district, Ha Giang province have lived on processing and selling tea.
The project for adaptation to climate change in the Mekong Delta (AMD project) funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has helped create sustainable livelihood models in Tra Vinh province.
A workshop was held in Hanoi on July 16 to launch a regional project to improve cooperation in policy research, implementation and advocacy in agriculture and rural development in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
A conference was held in the central province of Quang Binh on June 21 to review the Sustainable Rural Development Project (SPRD) for the poor during the 2014-2018 period.
Ambassador Nguyen Thi Bich Hue, Vietnamese Permanent Representative to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has lauded the fund’s support to Vietnam over the years and affirmed the Vietnamese Government wants to strengthen cooperation with and contribute more to the fund’s activities.
The IFAD and Myanmar signed a financial agreement to improve income of 62,400 poor rural households living on small agricultural production, agro-forestry and seasonal jobs in Kayin and Shan states.
The “Adaptation in the Mekong Delta” project will splash out 35 billion VND from the climate change adaptation co-sponsoring fund to support households and cooperative groups in Tra Vinh in climate change adaptation.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Director of Debt Management and External Finance under the Ministry of Finance Hoang Hai attended the 41st Session of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome, Italy on February 13-14.
Nearly 143 billion VND (6.2 million USD) will be spent to help farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh promote production models against climate change in 2018 in the framework of the on-going project Adaptation to Climate Change in the Mekong Delta (AMD).
The northern province of Tuyen Quang on January 30 reviewed the implementation of the Agriculture, Farmers and Rural Areas Support Project (TNSP) in the province in 2011-2017.
The project for adaptation to climate change in the Mekong Delta has produced positive results in Tra Vinh province, said Director of the project’s provincial coordinating board Huynh Nghia Tho.
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh introduced its standout agricultural production models adapting to climate change carried out under the “Adaptation in the Mekong Delta” (AMD) project at a conference held in the locality on September 8.
Vietnam is working towards achieving higher levels of food security. The country has adopted various measures to boost agricultural product exports, filling gaps in the global food market.
The International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) will provide Vietnam 43 million USD in soft loan to sustainably improve income and reduce climate vulnerability of farm households in northeastern Vietnam.
The project Adaptation to Climate Change in the Mekong Delta (AMD) plans to spend more than 130 billion VND to help local farmers in Tra Vinh province switch to sustainable production models in 2017.
Vietnam proposed the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) continue supporting Vietnam, particularly in rural development, poverty reduction and climate change adaptation.
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