Community initiatives on air
The Project “Enhancing the effectiveness of the National New Rural Development Program in Thua Thien Hue Province “ implemented by the Centre for Rural Development in Central Vietnam has completed its 2nd year.
REDD+ PILOT IMPLEMENTATION IN DIEN BIEN
Location: Dien Bien Province
Duration: August 2010 – August 2015
Funding: JICA Technical Cooperation (Grant)
Project owner: Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) of Dien Bien Province
Objective: Participatory forest management and livelihood development are promoted (in the project pilot sites) through the implementation of the Provincial REDD+ Action Plan (PRAP).
Hoa My Cooperative: The fruits of initiatives
“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties” (Erich Fromm). The certainty that the people in Phong My Commune, Phong Dien District, take in peanut production was buying seeds from Nghe An or from the Highlands. However, in this summer-autumn crop, Hoa My Cooperative introduced an initiative on offseason peanut production in order to […]
A workshop with many good practical recommendations
On 28 August, the Centre for Rural Development in Central Vietnam (CRD), a member of Forest and Land Coalition (FORLAND) held a workshop on “Benefits in community forest management: Findings and recommendations from practice” in Hue city. Opening speech by Mr. Le Van Lan, the coordinator of FORLAND The workshop attracted 38 delegates from Central […]
Success in New Rural Development Program in several communes of Ha Tinh Province came from breakthrough and audacity
Not only an implementation but also a creativeness Having just been surprised at the green tree campus in Nam Tra Hamlet (Huong Tra Commune, Huong Khe District), we all were definitely attracted by shady trees and purple flowers tinged with country soul in Chau Trinh Hamlet (Tung Anh Commune, Duc Tho District) and Huong My […]