On September 21, 2021, Dr. Nguyen Bao Thoa, Eco-Fair project director chaired by VIRI will participate as a speaker for Webinar on Consumer demand for Sustainable products in Asia: Successes and challenges. The webinar organizers are the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and Evidensia. Asia is home to the majority of the world’s population and consumption patterns on the continent have significant implications at a global scale. This webinar will present research on consumption trends of certified and sustainable products in Asia, focusing on cotton, palm oil, tea, and coffee. Various actors (buyers, VSSs, producers) will then share successes, challenges, and potential ways to increase sustainable consumption in Asia. This is a good opportunity to share and introduce the Eco-Fair project “Promotion of supply and demand of Eco-Fair Agri-food processing products in Vietnam” sponsored by EU under the SWITCH Asia programme with a focus on consumer demand for sustainable products in Asia.

The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Ministry of Industry and Trade) together with the International Trade Center (ITC) will organize a seminar “Resource Efficiency and Circular Production – RECP”. The workshop will have the attendance of the European clients who are interested in the resource efficiency in the agriculture and interior decoration sectors. At the seminar, VIRI will have an introduction about the Eco-fair project as well as the collaborative activities on the component of “Resource Efficiency and Circular Production – RECP” and customer connection. The workshop will be from 14.00 – 16.00 on March 30 by online form. Please kindly register through the link: http://event.vietrade.gov.vn/recp

On December 12, 2020, VIRI organized event about virtual tour and online business matching event with customers through the Zoom application. The event aims to introduce and connect customers with 04 cooperatives (AzaKooh Green Brocade Cooperative, Bao La Bamboo and Rattan Cooperative, Kazan waterfall Community Tourism Cooperative) and cooperative products. The events took place from 09:00 – 10:45 on December 12. Please click this link for registration: https://cutt.ly/qgx2sR2

Participating in a virtual tour to connect Japanese and Vietnamese agencies and businesses with Kazan Waterfall Community Tourism Cooperative (Nam Dong District, Thua Thien Hue Province) is part of NGO -JICA 2020 training course organized by JICA Vietnam. The event will take place from 09:25 to 11:10 on November 13, 2020.

Within the framework of the project “Promoting supply and demand for eco-fair and certified agro-processed products in Vietnam” (Eco Fair Project) funded by the European Union, Vietnam Rural Industries Research and Development Institute (VIRI) in collaboration with the Center for Research and Consultancy for Innovation and Sustainable Development (CCS); Vietnam Cleaner Production Centre Co. Ltd (VNCPC); Funzilife Ltd (Funzi) co-organized the Launching ceremony of the project. The organizers invite you to participate in the Launching ceremony with the following contents: Time: 9:00 – 13:30 on November 24, 2020. Location: InterContinental Hanoi Westlake Hotel, No. 05 Tu Hoa Street, Tay Ho, Hanoi. Content: Introducing information about the Eco Fair project as well as the project’s support program activities to promote sustainable production and markets for eco-fair agro-processed products in Vietnam, contributing to prosperity, reducing poverty, enhancing livelihoods, towards a circular economy and green growth in Vietnam.

On September 20 and 23, 2020, VIRI organized 02 events about virtual tour and online business matching event with customers through the Zoom application. The event aims to introduce and connect customers with 04 cooperatives (AzaKooh Green Brocade Cooperative, Bao La Bamboo and Rattan Cooperative, Doi Village Community Tourism Cooperative) and cooperative products. The events took place from 09:00 – 10:45 on September 20 and 23. Link to join the event for both September 20 and 23, 2020: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87461610941?pwd= VFliQ3ViMjAwdW9GTE5ST255c1AvUT09. This event is organized under the sub-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 ”, funded by USAID Green Annamites Project and implemented by Vietnam Rural Industries Research and Development Institute (VIRI).

On September 25, VIRI will organize a dissemination meeting of the sub-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”. The meeting is organized to summarize activities of the sub-project, acknowledge achieved results, impacts and lessons learned. Attending the meeting will be 150 delegates (government agencies, partners, customers, groups, cooperatives, research institutes and universities). The meeting will take place from 09:00 to 10:45 on September 25. Link to join the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85287923749