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We are looking for an experienced and qualified consultant to facilitate a strategic and operational planning workshop for VECO's safe vegetables programme. Deadline to apply: 12 May.

At the start of 2017, Tu Xa Safe Vegetables Cooperative, one of VECO’s partners in Phu Tho province, started a new collaboration with VinEco on safe vegetables supply. This article introduces this new partnership and provides some insights into Tu Xa’s transition towards becoming a reliable business partner.

On 14 April, 25 enthusiastic bikers took on Vietnamese roads for a 400-km journey across Northern Vietnam. After months of fundraising at home, they successfully completed the first edition of the Vietnam Classic. This article shares some of their insights and looks back on an eventful and inspiring 8-days.

On March 27-28, VECO took the opportunity to present its ideas on Food Smart Cities at the Cracking the Nut Conference, in Bangkok, Thailand. The conference focuses on cracking the tough nuts associated with supporting food systems to meet urban demand.

VECO Vietnam is recruiting a Rice Programme Coordinator for its 2017-2021 programme. Deadline to apply: 3 May 2017

Between 14 and 22 April, 25 adventurous mountain bikers will cycle through tea fields, rice paddies and other natural wonders as part of the very first “Vredeseilanden Classic” in Vietnam. Beyond the sporting challenge, Classics’ participants are raising funds in Belgium to support farming families throughout VECO’s international network.

VECO Vietnam is looking for an Event Officer to coordinate the smooth operation of two cycling races in Vietnam.

We are pleased to share the latest edition of VECO Vietnam’s newsletter. It features some of our best stories from the past three months including a visit from H.E. the Ambassador of Belgium to one of our project sites in Phu Tho province, a case study on the preferences and concerns of vegetables consumers in Hanoi, and a video on how a small group of farmers in Ha Nam province contributes to feeding Hanoi.