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Bui Thi Ngoc Duyen, a young woman, has successfully been applying the knowledge and skills she gained during a training course in her agricultural business. Her dream: becoming a safe agricultural product distributor.

Rice is critical to Vietnam's socio-economic development, whereas rice cultivation is severely impacted by climate change. By applying the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) standard, rice farmers can now significantly reduce inputs and costs.

Thanks to the implementation of the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) – a safe and traceable production system promoted by Rikolto and the Hanoi PPD – around 3,200 households (of which 65% are women) are now participating in more than 1,900 hectares of safe vegetable production, accounting for 14% of Hanoi's vegetable production area.

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).

According to the results of research on social concerns for households in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City conducted from April 2019, food safety is the top consumer concern.