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The CPF between FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is designed to provide an enabling environment for sustainable economic empowerment and social transformation in alignment with GoV’s priorities. The CPF responds to the specific needs of Viet Nam by putting the prime focus on the outcomes of the five-year Socio-Economic Development Plan (SEDP) 2016-2020.
Similarly to the previous phase (2012-2016), the CPF 2017-2021 is countersigned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and FAO.
Four priorities areas
According to the FAO Country Programme Framework, the key areas are:
- Increased food security with focus on alleviation of hunger, malnutrition and food safety concerns
- Sustainable development of the agriculture sectors (including crop production, livestock, fisheries and forestry), contributing to the national Green Growth and other strategies on improved natural resources management and environment protection
- New Rural Development and Sustainable Poverty Reduction
- Enhancing resilience of communities to disasters and threats
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