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On March 4, 2016, the project “Enhancing capacity on developing models of sustainable livelihoods to minimize dependence on special-use forests in the buffer zone of Bach Ma National Park” officially kicked off.
In order to equip wood processing enterprises in the Central region with sufficient capacity and conditions to participate in VPA/FLEGT process, the FLEGT Project in Central region in collaboration with the Centre for Rural Development in Central Vietnam (CRD), Department for Forest Protection of Quang Tri Province, related stakeholders and wood processing enterprises in Quang […]
On March 1, 2016, The Centre for Rural Development in Central Vietnam (CRD), The People’s Committee (PC) of Nam Dong District and the Oriental Agriculture Joint Stock Company had a meeting to consider the feasibility of expanding material areas for Gac in Nam Dong.
On February 17, the Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry (HUAF) had a meeting with University of Hannover, Germany, represented by Prof. Hermann Waibel, Director of the Institute of Development and Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, and Pro.Ulrike Grote, lecturer. Attended the meeting were Assoc.Prof. Le Van An – Rector of HUAF, Assoc.Prof. […]
The Center for Rural Development in Central Vietnam (CRD), Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry (HUAF), Vietnam and Leibniz University Hannover (LUH), Germany are currently seeking qualified candidates for the following positions of a long-term data collection project financed by the German Research Foundation (DFG): 01 National Research Data Collection Center Manager; and 01 Administrative Assistant.
On November 13 2015, the consultation workshop on “Documenting communication initiatives and Enhancing Adaptive Capacity and Resilience to Climate Change” was held in Hanoi by the Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Community
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.
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).
“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 […]
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 […]