To plan for adaptation in the agriculture sectors, the Vietnamese government is working with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) within a global program known as Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans (NAP-Ag).
Developed to capture the youth experiences in agriculture, forestry and fisheries. It will be used to raise awareness on the role of youth in these sectors and how to integrate youth in initiatives towards sustainable development.
Vu Le Y Voan, Vice Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Viet Nam National Farmers Union (VNFU), explains how market and analysis development training supported by the Forest and Farm Facility has empowered small-scale forest and farm producers.
Vu Le Y Voan, Vice Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Viet Nam National Farmers Union (VNFU), explains how small-scale forest and farm producers can contribute to halting deforestation and to maintaining a healthy and productive ecosystem that is beneficial to their local communities and to the environment.
Dao Xuan Lai, who works as an Assistant Country Director of UNDP in Viet Nam, highlights the vulnerability of the country’s agriculture sectors and communities, and the need to plan climate change adaptation action.
As most of the recent human pandemics such as EBOLA, MERS CO-V or Avian Influenza, originated in animals, this video explains why animal health intervention is crucial in preventing emerging pandemic threats.
In Vietnam, FAO and the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD) implemented a pilot project to strengthen the capacity and services of the Agricultural Service Cooperative (ASC) and improve production of its members in Thai Binh Province.
Rabies experts provide their insights on how to establish an effective programme to coordinate and facilitate rabies control with government agencies and partner organizations.
The film provides demonstration and explanation in details on how joint collaboration is required among sectors, how to conduct effective vaccination in dogs and how wound washing and post-bite vaccination need to be followed.
Key achievements of the avian influenza prevention and control project that Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases, FAO Viet Nam and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have gained in the last 8 years of working together.
The film is about key bio-security principles that should be applied in small and medium scale poultry hatcheries for better disease control and improved household livelihood.
The film is about key bio-security principles that should be applied in small and medium scale poultry hatcheries for better disease control and improved household livelihood.
In March 2011, Finland's government and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization launched Vietnam's National Forest Assessment program, or NFA, to establish an up-to-date and accurate means of assessing the state of Viet Nam's forest resources.
Viet Nam is one example of a country that's taking important steps to manage and expand its forest resources. Previous loss of forested areas has been reversed and the country is now increasing forest area by about 1% every year.
Brief introduction of Project "Establishment of Rice Seed Production Hub in Hoa Tien Commune". The Project is supported by India-Brazil-South Africa Dialogue Forum (IBSA) Fund and being implemented by FAO. The project activities at the commune level will target farmers and reinforce their production and trading capacity and their participation to ongoing government food security programmes.
This video shows the Joint Programme support in the sericulture value chain to increase income and employment opportunities for the rural poor in Vietnam.
The complex challenges faced by the five value chains, ranging from sustainable raw material production, entrepreneurial skills development and cleaner production to market linkages and trade information deficits, can best be addressed by a joint programme which combines the core competencies of the relevant UN agencies: UNIDO, FAO, ILO, UNCTAD and ITC.
Introduction on the UNJP VIE 037 "Strengthening Capacities to Enhance Coordinated and Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction Actions and Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture in the Northern Mountain Regions of Viet Nam"
The video describes the promotion of community-based seed production farmer groups and the strengthening of individual and community level capacities to ensure continuous seed supply throughout the year while maintaining the seed quality in the region.
This film is produced under the OSRO/GLO/707/USA : Continued support to the FAO/ECTAD Advocacy and Communication Unit to provide strategic technical assistance and strengthen in-country capacities, competencies and leadership in advocacy and advocacy-related communication against HPAI and other Emerging Infectious Diseases.