There were only 4 staff working part-time when the CRD was initially founded. Currently, the CRD has 45 staff including 13 full-time and 30 part-time members; most of whom come from the University of Agriculture and Forestry and members of Hue University. Thanks to the staff’s various specialization, the CRD has favorable condition for building interdisciplinary working groups to meet the requirements of rural development and poverty reduction at localities.

The CRD has paid special attention to the capacity of the staff and considered it as a crucial step to the development of the organization. The CRD has developed various ways to improve capacity of the staff in terms of professional qualification, practical experience, foreign languages, masters and doctorate programs in rural development or related fields.

The staff’s quality has been increasingly improved. Many staff have become expert in development fields.