Rikolto in Vietnam

We are looking for a Vietnamese qualified and enthusiast professional for the position of Rice Programme Manager. This incumbent will be based in the Rikolto Office in Vietnam.

As of 2021, a participatory guarantee system or PGS has been adopted by 43 vegetable cooperatives in the capital of Vietnam, Hanoi. PGS is now recognised as a certification system for safe vegetables in Hanoi as well as in Vinh Phuc, Ha Nam, and Da Nang. How has this been achieved, and what does it mean for access to healthy and safe food in Vietnam? In this article, we tell you all about it.

From 2017 to 2021, Rikolto enabled farmer organisations to register a significant number of new commercial partners, within the private sector as well as the public one. In addition to brokering partnerships within the food system, Rikolto also adds value through the content it brings to the table to nurture these partnerships (experience, know-how and market studies for instance).

Tuy Loan is a vegetable cooperative in Vietnam that, after 5 years of working to professionalise its operations and improve access to markets, has succeeded in increasing the income of its farmers and the quality of its vegetables. From supplying only one food store, it now supplies high-quality vegetables to several supermarkets and stores in Da Nang, Vietnam. In this article, our colleague Nguyen Thi Den tells us how they did it.

Rice is critical to Vietnam's socio-economic development. According to International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) statistics, rice cultivation area accounts for 82% of the arable land in Vietnam, with the majority concentrated in the Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta.

Developing safe agricultural production based on value chains is a new development trend helping farmers improve their incomes, generate new livelihoods for the disadvantaged people, and at the same time develop the local economy and increase the value of agricultural products.

Rikolto received a Certificate of merit from the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) for its significant contributions to Vietnam's sustainable development in 2021.