Celebration of the 44th World Food Day 2024
18/10/2024
Ha Noi, Viet Nam - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the United Nations in Viet Nam, and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations...
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) 2024
25/09/2024
On the occasion of the IDAFLW, FAO Viet Nam in collaboration with Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agricultural and Rural Development (IPSARD) organized an event to raise the awareness about...
FAO and UNESCO signed a Joint Letter of Partnership at the country level
09/09/2024
The FAO Conference and the UNESCO Executive Board first signed a framework agreement in 1949. For the past 75 years, our two Organizations have worked to shape future societies through...
High-level Roundtable on Antimicrobial Resistance
29/08/2024
Hanoi, Viet Nam. Everyone in Viet Nam must join hands against antimicrobial resistance, say officials
With antimicrobial resistance threatening health and the economy, individuals and all sectors in Viet Nam need...
Strengthened Viet Nam-Cambodia Partnership in Pandemic Preparedness and Response
21/08/2024
An Giang Province. Viet Nam. FAO ECTAD Viet Nam and Cambodia, IOM and GDPM, Viet Nam MOH organized a One Health cross-border meeting between Viet Nam and Cambodia in An Giang...
Policy coherence supporting agrifood systems transformation in Viet Nam
19/07/2024
FAO launched the new policy brief supporting agrifood systems transformation in Viet Nam.
The coordination of multiple stakeholders and promotion of policy coherence is contributing to Viet Nam’s transition towards more...
Experiences from FFF Viet Nam - National Workshop
21/05/2024
A national workshop organized by the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) is taking place in Hanoi, Vietn Nam to discuss ongoing work in long rotation forest plantations, carbon storage and...
Bac Kan targets sustainable agricultural and forestry production
10/05/2024
FAO is behind northern Bac Kan province to boost agricultural and forestry production.
Through the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) programme, FAO works to support cooperatives, adapt to climate changes through...
Stepping up to support drought-hit Mekong Delta communities
25/04/2024
Amid an intensifying drought and saltwater intrusion crisis in the Mekong Delta, FAO in April provided cash support to under pressure families.
This response was part of the project "Increasing Capacities...
STAR-FARM project to boost smart agriculture in Mekong Delta
25/04/2024
Tra Vinh provincce. A consultation meeting co-hosted by FAO and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developent (MARD) took place in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh to introduce the project...
Technical backstopping mission to FAO project in Moc Chau
23/04/2024
Moc Chau district, Son la province. FAO in Viet Nam and partners are accelerating implementation of an innovative project unlocking smart agriculture for rural communities.To gauge progress of the five-year...
Stay vigilant with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1)
05/04/2024
Viet Nam Department of Animal Health (DAH), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) urge the public to keep vigilance on the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza...
FAO champions International Day of Forests 2024
21/03/2024
With the theme “Forests and Innovation: New Solutions for a Better World”, FAO celebrated the International Day of Forests 2024 on 21 March with the goal of raising awareness of...
FAO and Government of Viet Nam conclude wildlife facilities assessment for zoonotic risks
18/03/2024
Hanoi, Viet Nam. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in Viet Nam have successfully concluded a five-month...
Launching a bilateral collaboration project between the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Viet Nam on strengthening integrated water resources management and ecosystems health in the Neun-Ca and Ma river basins.
12/03/2024
Hanoi, Viet Nam. The Department of Water Resources Management (DWRM) of Viet Nam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the...
Governments from Asia and the Pacific gather to review lessons learned from pandemic and environmental crises and transform agrifood systems for present and future generations
19/02/2024
Colombo, Sri Lanka – Government policymakers from across the vast Asia and Pacific region are meeting here this week to agree a pathway to reform their agrifood systems and accelerate...
Viet Nam to participate in high-level international UN FAO conference to shape future of food security and reform regional food systems
31/01/2024
Viet Nam is sending a high-level delegation to a major international conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in a multilateral effort to reform agrifood systems across the Asia-Pacific region, after years...
Sustainable management of the Fall Armyworm (FAW) in Viet Nam
19/12/2023
Hanoi, Viet Nam – FAO in Viet Nam, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), hosted a conference to summarize the achievements of the FAO technical...
Launch Event STAR-FARM project
13/12/2023
Hau Giang province, Viet Nam. A project “Smart Agro-ecological Transformation of Farming Systems towards Resilience and Sustainability in Middle and Coastal Zones of the Viet Nam Mekong Delta (STAR-FARM)”, has...
Vietnam-Africa Policy Dialogue: South-South Cooperation for Agrifood System Transformation
12/12/2023
Hau Giang Province, Viet Nam. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Rice...