CGIAR strengthens partnerships and research for sustainable agriculture in Việt Nam

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development organises the third coordination meeting will CGIAR on Friday, discussing ways to improve collaboration for sustainable agricultural development in Việt Nam. — Photo courtesy of the ministry HÀ NỘI — The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the global largest agriculture innovation network, has implemented more than 100 projects in 40 provinces in Việt Nam in the last five years with an investment of US$24 million, benefitting more than 24 million people. "Research by CGIAR has brought about impacts in many fields of sustainable farming and livestock production, adapting agriculture to climate change, transforming food systems sustainably and improving human and animal health using a One Health approach," said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Quốc Doanh. Speaking at the third coordination meeting of the ministry and the CGIAR on Friday, Doanh said that despite rapid growth, Việt Nam still confronted numerous important challenges that could hinder it from the pathway to sustainable development. "The agriculture sector relies on resource-intensive use, many production inputs dependent on the import market, low quality preservation and processing of agricultural products, high post-harvest losses, limited linkages along the value chains and unstable market price, degradation… Read full this story

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