Rikolto in Vietnam

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.

On July 9, 2021, Ha Nam Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department - Department of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference titled "Publishing the guiding documents for the system to jointly ensure quality assurance (PGS) for safe vegetables in the province."

Since 2018, Rikolto’s project "Increasing fruits and vegetables intake for low-income populations in Vietnam through food system innovations" (FVN) has been implemented in four wards of Van Chuong, Hang Bot (Dong Da district), Bien Giang, and Dong Mai (Ha Dong district).

From March 2021 to present, 400 low-income households in Van Chuong, Hang Bot wards (Dong Da district), Bien Giang and Dong Mai (Ha Dong district) are given discount coupons when buying fruit to support the family's ability to pay. This initiative is part of the project "Increasing fruits and vegetables intake for low-income populations in Vietnam through food system innovations" (FVN).