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Project Livelihood Component

General purpose of the project:
Support for 5 value chains in 11 communes of 4 districts in Hanoi to improved livehood of beneficiaries that can support to prevent the child labours
Specific objectives:
• To develop livelihoods for target households through improving production and business activities.
• To share knowledge and awareness regarding child labor and relevant regulations at the national and international levels for target households and local businesses engaged in production.

Project: USAID Green Annamites

Subproject: “Sustainable production and responsible consumption of medicinal plant and handicraft products for livelihood improvement and biodiversity conservation in Thua Thien Hue province

Time: 2019 -2020 Granted by: USAID Implemented by: Ecodit LLC

General purpose of the project:

Sustainable production and responsible consumption of medicinal plant and handicraft products for livelihood improvement and reduced wildlife poaching for enhancing biodiversity conservation in Thua Thien Hue province

Specific objectives:

• To raise awareness of biodiversity conservation for producers and consumers.
• To provide technical support for the production of medicinal and handicraft products.
• To enhance business development capabilities and to promote collaboration among relevant parties in the value chain.

Cooperate with Department of Science and Technology of Gia Lai province
General objective:
Researching the typical culinary cultural values ​​in Gia Lai province, thereby proposing solutions to exploit the culinary cultural values ​​in tourism development in Gia Lai.
* Specific objectives:
– Survey to find out the typical culinary cultural specialties of Gia Lai province, at the same time contact domestic and foreign practices to study the culinary culture in tourism development of the province.
– Assess the effectiveness of exploiting the culinary cultural values ​​in tourism development in Gia Lai in the past time.
– Build a culinary service model combined with tourism based on the outstanding characteristics of local culture
– Propose solutions to exploit the culinary cultural values ​​in tourism development in Gia Lai

The project was funded by the European Union, led by VIRI, co-implemented by CCS; VNCPC; Funzi in the period of 2020 – 2023. The project focuses on chain management to bring sustainability to the mind of green trade and facilitate the integration of MSMEs into the application chain. It will support the standard for solid hardware and raise consumer awareness of export products and consumer, and will build the strength of eco-safe MSMEs, creating a favorable environment to enhance the ability to implement the country’s key products on sustainable production and consumption. The project has empowered MSMEs in the field of fair ecological processing of agricultural products in Vietnam by providing sustainable products and consumption. The capacity of MSMEs in technology, RECP, eco-certification – enhanced work and access to finance gives them a long-term strategy to continue implementing healthy attitude – fair. The retail network has been fully established with Eco Fair partners and the ITC electronic platform ensuring the stability of operations without the need to pay additional platform maintenance fees. Consumers can benefit from the consumption of eco-fair products that are safe, healthy and affordable. The growing demand for such products will drive the entire manufacturing sector towards sustainable development. A supportive environment for SCP, capacity building of local institutions and dialogue will support the effective implementation of sustainable consumption in Vietnam, ensuring and supporting the gender equality, good governance, preservation of indigenous cultural values, protection of children and adolescents, and raising environmental awareness.

General purpose of the project:

Technical support for the development of a sustainable value chain for medicinal plants to improve the income of forest-dependent communities, reduce deforestation and forest degradation, lower carbon emissions, and enhance carbon sequestration and forest carbon stocks in Hoa Binh, Nghe An, Quang Tri and Quang Nam province

Specific objectives:

• To improve capacity in the sustainable production of medicinal plants for CFEs and forest dependent people.
• To strengthen capacity on sustainable landscape issues for local (provincial, district and commune) institutions.
• To improve business performance for CFEs through research, product development, branding and market linkages.

To leverage resources from the public and private sector and communities through working with different medicinal plant value chain actors and investors to mobilize investments for scaling up medicinal plant activities in a sustainable manner

Starting from January 2023, VIRI implemented the project “Empowering Women and Girls for COVID-19 Recovery in Sapa, Lao Cai province”, sponsored by the UPS fund. The project  included the following main activities:

• Enhancing the value of local products for ethnic minority women affected by COVID-19.
• Conducting campaigns to raise awareness of women’s rights and combat human trafficking.
• Establishing an online tourism model and connecting to online markets to cope with and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The project implemented for one year, from January 2023 to December 2023, in collaboration with the Women’s Union of Sapa town.

Mainstreaming of gender equality in project activities. Working on cultural issues and writing introduction books

Consultant in community based tourism, local product development, including valuable local traditional medicine research and market-link

Baseline survey, in-depth survey and analytical report on eco-town

Coordinator for International E-learning course

Supervising project process. Support the beneficiaries in marketing their final products by connecting them with the buyers and facilitate the business transaction. Training the beneficiaries on

Supervising project process. Support the beneficiaries in marketing their final products by connecting them with the buyers and facilitate the business transaction. Training the beneficiaries on

Make in-depth research on rattan, bamboo, silk, ceramics, palm leaves, … . Conduct field study, synthesising results and writing final master plan on rural craft in combination with material areas

Local product development and market link, which mainly focus on NTFPs and traditional medicines in order to improve livelihood for people living near forest.

Set up national strategy

Local product development and market link

General purpose of the project:

Empowering women through community efforts to eliminate domestic violence and human trafficking in San Sa Ho, Lao Chai, Ta Giang Phin commune, Sapa district, Lao Cai province

Specific objectives:

• To empower women, economic development for local women including developing natural traditional medicine to serve local and outside market’s needs.

Set up national strategy

Local product development and market link

Make a survey to all available handicraft enterprises in PhuTho, Nam Dinh provinces and propose the efficient usage of bamboo and the way to add value to current bamboo products in

Improve the packaging, branding for specialty products of Duong Lam such as: peanut candy, Doi candy, rice wine, soy paste….

Advocate and enhance the role and rights of women

Survey on 200 biggest bamboo processing and handicraft companies in Vietnam. Propose strategic working plan in bamboo industries with PI

Capacity building on production management, marketing, setting up development fund

Study the current value chain as well as identifying the advantages, disadvantages of each stakeholders in the value as well as making recommendation. Organize dissemination

Granted by: UNDP and Swedish Government

General purpose of the project: The purpose of the proposal is to promote environmentally responsible business practice in Viet Nam

Specific objectives:

• To conduct industry research and Code of Conduct for 2 selected sectors (coffee and vegetables).
• To introduce 2 Codes of Conduct for two industries and fan pages to promote environmentally responsible business practices.
• To advocate for environmentally responsible business practices.

General purpose of the project: Phase I deployed traditional craft villages (silk, bamboo, pottery) and phase II will develop models for producing indigenous handicrafts, essential oils, natural soaps and dried fruits and vegetables.

 Specific objectives:

• To provide training for groups in planning for business by participatory methods.
• To provide product design, support for pilot production of new models.
• To support trade promotion.

Surveying, rapid assessment of Cham island tea leaves, designing the packaging for products.

VIRI in collaboration with OVOP Oita Japan to promote local specialties and market link for agricultural products.

General purpose of the project:

To promote the development and market expansion of local specialty products under the OCOP (One Commune One Product) program in Vietnam through international cooperation and capacity building.

Specific Objectives:

• To promote local specialties and enhance the visibility of OCOP products.
• To facilitate market linkages for agricultural and rural products at the national and international levels.
• To strengthen the capacity of local producers and cooperatives in product development, branding, and marketing.

Crafting Futures is a British Council global programme supporting the development of sustainable craft industries. In Vietnam, Crafting Futures will achieve its aim by working to connect

General purpose of the project:

Developing community-based tourism centered on heritage in order to preserve and promote the value of heritage while creating economic development opportunities, building pride for the community for their local heritage, training younger generation in Bau Truc village, Phuoc Dan Town, Ninh Phuoc district, Ninh Thuan province

Specific objectives:

• To provide guidance on community-based heritage-driven tourism development.
• To enhance capacities for groups in various fields.
• To develop local specialties.
• To consult on brand building and market development.
• To create new materials, monitoring procedures, and community evaluations for local residents

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General objectives: Developing community-based tourism centered on heritage in order to helps preserving the heritage site, creating job opportunities and additional income for local people, building pride for the community for their local heritage, training younger in Gia Lai

General purpose of the project:

Development of Silk and Hemp value chain in Hoa Binh, Nghe An and Thanh Hoa provinces

Specific objectives:

• To upgrade the ethnic silk and hemp value chain in Nghe An, Thanh Hoa and Hoa Binh provinces.
• To provide training for local businesses and cooperatives on sustainable production.
• To connect markets to increase income and employment opportunities for raw material growers and ethnic minority textile groups in target provinces.

Vietnam Rural Industries Research and Development Institute (VIRI) and partner DBLP Company Limited; have that very great honour to receive grant from the AVPN for the project: “Commercial seaweed cultivation for career transition and climate change response in coastal provinces”. Implementation period of 2024 – 2025.

The project’s objective is to develop seaweed farms along the coast of Vietnam with high-tech seedling production, managed farming communities and cooperatives and appropriate cooperation from local authorities; to contribute to bringing positive impacts to society and the environment, creating job opportunities for local people, implementing circular production, and adapting to climate change.

VIRI is under the process of applying for approval letter for project’s implement in the provinces. We would like to express our sincere thanks to the AVPN for this grant and look forward to receiving support from ministries, localities and units so that the project can be effectively implemented.

General purpose of the project:

Increase income through identifying the best practices relating labor, productivity and working conditions in order to set up training manual and raise awareness for SMEs in Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Hoa Binh and Phu Tho provinces

Specific objectives:

• To consult on identifying and documenting best practices.
• To enhance awareness, advising various stakeholders, and SMEs in various fields.
• To develop products and market connections

Vietnam Rural Industries Research and Development Institute (VIRI) and partners: Cleaner Production Company Limited (VNCPC) have that very great honour to receive grant from the European Union Delegation to Vietnam for the project: “Development of Eco-Fair Women Businesses in Green and Circular Agriculture Sector in Vietnam”

The overall objective of the Action is to support women businesses in improving access to decent jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities for women and girls of all diversities in the green and circular agriculture sector

Time: from 2024 – 2027.

We would like to express our sincere thanks to the European Union Delegation for this grant and support from ministries, localities and women’s businesses so that the project can be effectively implemented.

 Specific objectives:

• To improve the opportunities for economic development; training on gender and women’s rights.
• To improve the capacity of community tourism for the locality.
• To promote local sales.
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General purpose of the project:

With the goal of building and strengthening the social enterprise team based on the foundation of ICCO projects implemented in Sa Pa (Lao Cai province) and Lam Giang lagoon (Thua Thien Hue province).

Specific objectives:

• To empower women through economic activity.
• To conserve resources.
• To enhance the capacity of state agencies.

• To enhance creativity and autonomy for the community.

General purpose of the project:

Improve women’s rights through improvement of economic power in Sapa District, Lao Cai Province.

Specific objectives:

• To provide technical training on agricultural product development and handicrafts.
• To support investment in small equipment.
• To provide training on packaging and marketing and market connection

Objective: Enhance women’s rights and status through community tourism development in Chieng Yen commune, Van Ho district, Son La province
Implementation activities:
• Group meetings to plan community tourism development based on heritage
• Capacity building
• Support for small tools and materials
• Organize trial tours
• Tour promotion
Project impact
• Restore Thai brocade weaving in Chieng Yen commune
• Tea products have been tested, inspected, registered for product quality, registered for barcodes and brought to the market.
• Develop some products for tourism: Brocade products including handbags, wallets, masks, etc.
• Develop and introduce community tourism tours in Phu Mau village, Chieng Yen commune
• Help women have more jobs during the off-season, thereby increasing their income to support their families

General purpose of the project:

To enhance the forest land right access and land ownership for poor farmers through the development of non-timber forest products (NTFPs).

Specific objectives:

• To implement agroforestry land allocation with community participation using the EPIC method. Establishing a land use access plan based on a participatory land mapping method. 500 hectares of agroforestry land have been allocated to ethnic minority communities in two communes.
• To support economic empowerment through forest enrichment and sustainable harvesting.
• To conduct training sessions on non-timber forest product harvesting techniques, enhancing skills, and providing seedling training to generate income for beneficiary households.

Trial production, branding and marketing, mass production, capacity building

VIRI is collaborating with AVPN ImpactCollab. Supported by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Gates Foundation, and developed in consultation with the Private Banking sector in Singapore, ImpactCollab is a marketplace platform providing financial institutions access to verified impact organisations, due diligence resources, and impact monitoring tools. ImpactCollab will make data-driven, good philanthropy accessible for all. By joining, you will become part of a library of 1200 Impact Organisations globally, increasing your visibility to funders across Asia.

General purpose of the project:

To promote the preservation and development of cultural heritage and local agricultural specialties in Nghe An province through product innovation, tourism linkage, and value enhancement, thereby contributing to local economic development and sustainable livelihoods.

Specific objectives:

• To preserve and develop the traditional folk song ‘Ví Dặm’ and link it with tourism. To support tourism management and welcoming visitors to the orange orchard. To enhance the value of orange products in Con Cuong district by creating new products from fresh oranges.
• To develop local specialties in Nam Dan and Con Cuong districts, Nghe An province: Utilizing available resources to create new products such as peanut cakes, arrowroot lemon powder, ginger arrowroot powder, etc.
• To develop noodle products in Quy Chinh village, Van Dien commune: turmeric noodles, seaweed noodles, daisy noodle, etc.

General purpose of the project:

Sustainable economic development and value-added local products linked to forest restoration and rehabilitation.

Specific objectives:

• To develop Food Model: Creating new products, providing training on food preservation, designing packaging, and marketing.
• To develop Bamboo Weaving and Traditional Weaving Model.
• To develop Ba Kich Liquor Model: Establishing production and trade groups, obtaining food safety certifications, building a promotional market brand.
• To develop Seedling Nursery for Rattan: Constructing and designing supporting materials for bamboo cultivation related to forest land protection.

Research the current market and business potential, develop branding for Quang Tho Cooperative

General purpose of the project:

The general objective of project is to develop and enhance capacity of Fair Trade businesses in Viet Nam to comply with European market access requirements. The project focus on Fair Trade certification, capacity building for SMEs, market link and advocacy.

 Specific objectives:

• To assess the potential of Fair Trade business in Viet Nam.
• To raise awareness and to promote Fair Trade business in Viet Nam.
• To build the capacity for Fair Trade SMEs in Viet Nam to comply with European market access requirements.
• To develop market linkages between Fair Trade companies in Vietnam and Fair Trade buyers in Europe and to develop local Fair Trade channels.
• To develop trade policy on Fair Trade in Vietnam.

General purpose of the project:

The main goal of the project is to improve income for women and ethnic poor people through pro-poor value chain development of rattan and bamboo.

Specific objectives:

• To increase annual income for ethnic minorities and poor women through developing rattan, and Lung material value chain.
• To increase annual income for ethnic minorities and poor women from sustainable production and marketing of rattan and Lung raw material.
• To increase annual income through value addition of rattan and Lung products.

To promote enabling environment to support pro-poor rattan and Lung value chain development from local to regional level.

Vietnam Rural Industries Research and Development Institute (VIRI) is honor to cooperate with the Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) to iimplement the project: “Supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to export through the guideline for verification of ‘Deforestation-free Commodity production‘ under EUDR regulations

The overall objectives are to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for exports and participation in global value chains (GVCs) through the development of guideline and capacity building for the implementation of deforestation-free agricultural commodity production, forest degradation to meet the trade requirements of agricultural products in the EU market as stipulated in the EUDR and in compliance with the provisions of Vietnamese law. The specific objectives are:

(i) Develop guideline for the implementation on deforestation-free agricultural commodity production meeting EUDR regulations;

(ii) Develop guideline for verification of deforestation-free agricultural products in the digital environment;

(iii) Support products and sectors with export potential as identified in the National Export Strategy until 2030

This project is belongs to The Innovation and Competitiveness Grant Facility (ICG Facility) of the SwissTrade programme, granted by the Swiss Government.

World Vision International (WVI) signed the framework contract with Vietnam Rural Industries Research and Development Institutes (VIRI) on Sept. 13, 2024 for the consultant works relating to topic: “Developing local value chain and comprehensive market development”

General purpose of the project:

The craft village development involved in craft villages (silk, bamboo and ceramic) in phase I and economic models of producing indigenous handicraft, essential oil, natural soap, dried vegetable in phase II

Specific objectives:

• To develop livelihoods for target households through improving production and business activities.

• To share knowledge and awareness regarding child labor and relevant regulations at the national and international levels for target households and local businesses engaged in production.

Vietnam Rural Industries Research and Development Institute (VIRI), with experience in developing gender policies, social and environmental policies for SMEs, national associations in different sectors, is working with a number of garment manufacturing units in industrial zones and outside industrial zones to interview and survey information, collecting the data. This program is coordinated by VIRI with IDH to develop a comprehensive gender policy for industrial zones that can play an important role in addressing the challenges that have been and are currently facing.