Title of document: Organic Directory in Vietnam Authors: Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Year of publication: Geographic focus: Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example:…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary:   Read More

Title of document: Participatory Guarantee System Learning Series - Case Study 1 “PGS organic in Thanh Xuan, Hanoi – An example of sustainability” Authors: VECO Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: VECO, ALiSEA Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example: PGS organic in Thanh Xuan, Hanoi –  An example of sustainability; Context; PGS operational model; PGS’ performance in Thanh Xuan…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) is a low-cost quality assurance mechanism that guarantees the quality of agricultural products and has the potential to regain consumers’ trust. Implemented in 66 countries worldwide, it has been used in Vietnam for over 10 years. As part of the project “Capitalisation of Participatory Guarantee System experiences in Vietnam for upscaling & institutionalisation”, Vietnam National University of Agriculture and Rikolto investigated all the existing PGS in Vietnam to assess their strengths and weaknesses and come up with recommendations on how to improve PGS in the Vietnamese context. This case study investigates the factors that made PGS Thanh Xuan the most successful PGS model in Vietnam and identifies some of the features that should be replicated by other PGS to improve their sustainability   Read More

Normal 0 false false false FR X-NONE TH /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-ansi-language:FR; mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;} Title of document: Building trust in safe and organic vegetable chains through Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) Authors: VECO Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: VECO, ALiSEA Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Context; What is PGS?; How does PGS work? What results have PGSs achieved in Vietnam?; What are current challenges?…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: A Policy Brief ²Building trust in safe and organic vegetable chains through Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS)²   Read More

Title of document: Participatory Guarantee System Learning Series - Case Study 2 “When PGS falters: key lessons for the improvement of PGS in Vietnam” Authors: VECO Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: VECO, ALiSEA Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example: When PGS falters: key lessons for the improvement of PGS in Vietnam; Context; Challenges; Recommendations…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) is a low-cost quality assurance mechanism that guarantees the quality of agricultural products and has the potential to regain consumers’ trust. Implemented in 66 countries worldwide, it has been used in Vietnam for over 10 years. As part of the project “Capitalisation of Participatory Guarantee System experiences in Vietnam for upscaling & institutionalisation”, Vietnam National University of Agriculture and Rikolto investigated all the existing PGS in Vietnam to assess their strengths and weaknesses and come up with recommendations on how to improve PGS in the Vietnamese context. The case study below looks at one PGS in particular which has struggled with sustainability and operational effectiveness   Read More

Title of document: 10 years of Participatory Guarantee Systems in Vietnam –A Capitalisation Study Authors: VECO Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: VECO, ALiSEA Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example: 10 years of Participatory Guarantee Systems in Vietnam – A Capitalisation Study; How does PGS work in Vietnam? …) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Executive Summary: 10 years of Participatory Guarantee Systems in Vietnam –A Capitalisation Study   Read More

Title of document: A Vietnamese agricultural cooperative’s involvement in the food safety value chain: Perspective and Policy Authors: Dr. Dao The Anh Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: CASRAD and FCRI Year of publication: Geographic focus: Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Status of agricultural cooperatives in the transition process under the Cooperatives Law 2012; Real situation of cooperatives involving in food safety value chain…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The government is promoting a value chain linkage model aimed at ensuring safe food supply to consumers by using VietGAP certification. Currently there are about 557 supply chains have been voluntarily certified around the country. Agricultural cooperatives play an important role in these safe food supply chains with contribution of 27% in the total of certified chains.  In particular, agricultural cooperatives play the role of organizing production for small scale farmers, common quality certification, common market access and linking with businesses in the value chain. However, the new type of cooperative has many difficulties in management capacity, access to capital and land so the scale of operation is small and the sustainability is low. In the future, the state needs realize policy to create a fair business environment for cooperatives, promote capacity strengthening and also changing the credit assess condition for agricultural cooperatives.   Read More

Title of document: New Policies for Supporting Private Agricultural Investments and Supplemental Regulations on the Use of Rice Land for Agricultural Commodity Production in Vietnam Authors: Dr. Dao The Anh, Nguyen Ngoc Mai Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: VAAS Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Some policies for promoting agricultural production and rural development…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Vietnam in the past 30 years has implemented successful policies of national food security. The country has even become an ASEAN leading exporter of agricultural products. Nevertheless, Vietnam today is facing challenges of modernizing its agriculture to serve its integration into the international market. The government, hence, has issued a number of policies in order to promote the socialization of private investments in agriculture and rural areas.  Although most of the agricultural lands for a long time have been used for rice cultivation, the income of rice growers is reducing. This situation urges the need of converting a part of rice paddies into higher value crops. The new policies for management of this type of land therefore have been promulgated to ensure both objectives of national food security and income improvement for farmers.   Read More

Title of document: Smallholder Farmer Policy Support Review: Lessons from Vietnam Authors: Dr. Dao The Anh Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: VAAS Year of publication: 2018 Geographic focus: Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Agricultural policy context based on household economic; Review of Agricultural policy supporting smallholders since Renovation; …) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: The lessons learnt from government support policy for a success story of small farm development in Vietnam since 30 years was divided into two phases.The first phase was the food security at different level during 1988-2008 and The second phase policy to support small farm during 2008-2017   Read More

Title of document: Resource Guide for Farmer-Trainers _ Based on: Organic Farming - Organic Agricultural College, Denmark IFOAM Training Manual for Organic Agriculture in the Tropics Authors: Koen den Braber Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: ADDA Organic project Year of publication: 2007 Geographic focus: Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Introduction; The Living Soil; Soil and Water Management; Farm Nutrient Balance; Plant Nutrition - Keeping the Balance…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Organic farming tries to work with nature as much as possible. This applies both to the crops and animals, which provide the basis for our survival, as well as the surrounding natural environment Organic agriculture constitutes only a small portion in the world's agriculture, rarely constituting a few percent of a country's farming sector. Governmental support for research, extension or marketing in organic farming is still very low in most countries. Nevertheless, organic farming at present has promising growth rates all over the world   Read More

Title of document: A win-win situation for both farmers and private companies “A case study of tea marketing in Phu Tho, Vietnam” Authors: Vredeseilanden/VECO Journal’s name if any: Ministry/Government Agency/Organisation: Vredeseilanden/VECO Year of publication: 2013 Geographic focus: Vietnam Main issues / topics addressed (for example: Tea sector Vietnam; The tea chain in Yen Lap district; Towards a business organization, high quality and good price; Results and future perspectives…) School of agroecology (if any): Web address to original document (if any): Summary: Tea is the second most popular drink in the world, after water. For a number of developing countries, including Vietnam, tea is an important commodity in terms of jobs and export earnings. However, as with many other agricultural commodities, real primary producer prices have fallen dramatically over the last three decades. VECO is active in Yen Lap district, Phu Tho province, where tea is a major crop, often accounting for over 40% of family income. Chain development is seen as an approach which can improve the quality of the tea by developing strong market linkages and collective actions, resulting in a better income for farmers.   Read More