Vietnam: Green Production and Trade to Increase Income and Employment Opportunities for the Rural Poor
JOINT PROGRAMME QUICK FACTS
Total Budget $4,000,000
Delivery Rate
Participating Agencies UTC, UNCTAD, FAO, UNIDO, ILO
Main Achievements
- Value chain studies carried out for bamboo/rattan, seagrass, sericulture, lacquer ware and handmade paper. Training materials prepared and Training of Trainers conducted on planting, cultivation and harvesting of raw materials; support provided for nursery gardens and technical training and study tours for rattan cultivation. Market intelligence, linkages and design services provided to rural crafts buyers and crafts producing communities and SMEs.
- Entrepreneurship training provided for companies in Hanoi and provinces; design support offered to eight companies, and 18 additional ones have been identified for support in new product development. 30 new sustainable craft collections have been developed for 12 companies.
- LED Dialogue Forums established in four provinces which discuss the Business Environment and provide feedback on the performance of local authorities in providing public services to the business community in the province and setting a conducive regulatory framework.
Contact Koen Oosterom, JP Coordinator
oosterom@intracen.org
oosterom@intracen.org
The programme aims to increase incomes and employment opportunities for crafts raw materials growers/collectors and for grassroots handicrafts, home products and furniture producers, targeting about 4,000 poor farming and crafts producing households in the four northern provinces of Vietnam.
The approach is to develop better integrated, pro-poor, and environmentally sustainable “green” value chains, enabling poor growers, collectors and producers to improve their products and linking them to more profitable markets. The programme will result in a) an improved understanding of the handicrafts and furniture value chains; b) sustainable income increases of crafts and furniture raw materials growers/collectors; c) sustainable income increases of rural crafts and furniture producing households and enterprises; and, d) improved policies and regulatory frameworks at the provincial and national levels for the pro-poor promotion of handicrafts and furniture production.