Vietnam’s Aspirations of a Human-Centred Development Model: Understanding Voices and Insights of Multiple Actors
With the aim of filling the gap in the current economic growth strategy, Oxfam is proposing a new economic model, known as the Human Economy, which revolves toward human-centered instead of profit-driven economic development. This is in line with the Vietnam Communist Party’s visions for Vietnam’s 10-year socio-economic development strategy 2021-2030, where the VCP views […]
Advancing Jurisdictional Sustainability in Vietnam, focusing on the Central Highlands Region
In 2021-2023, MDRI acted as a technical partner of the European Forest Institute (EFI) in the Project “Advancing jurisdictional sustainability in Vietnam, focusing on the Central Highlands region”. This project adopted a jurisdictional approach to enhancing the technical capacity of local actors in sustainable deforestation-free governance of forestry and agricultural production, with the lead of […]
Strengthening the resilience of smallholder agriculture to climate change-induced water insecurity in the Central Highlands and South-Central Coast regions of Vietnam (GCF2-SACCR Project) – Baseline Data Collection
Climate change modifies precipitation patterns, intensifying deficits in surface water and groundwater for agricultural production and affecting small-scale farming in the Central Highlands and South-Central Coast regions of Vietnam. Launched under that context, the project aimed to strengthen the resilience of small-scale farmers to climate change-induced water insecurity – particularly poor, near-poor, ethnic minority, and […]
One Health Initiative – Food Safety Interventions Along Pork Value Chain in Vietnam
The research is led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in collaboration with the National Institute of Veterinary Research, the Institute of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development, and MDRI. It aims to reduce the burden of foodborne diseases by enabling, capacitating, and motivating food value chain […]
Endline Survey for the Project of “Improved business through seasonal forecasting for coffee in Vietnam” (WeFoCoS Project)
The project of “Improved business through seasonal forecasting for coffee in Vietnam” (WeFoCos) has a goal to provide tailored seasonal climate forecasting system and a set of associated decision support tools for coffee farmers. These solutions will not only enhance the profitability of current farming systems but also improve their climate change resilience and environmental […]
Improving Diets in Schools in Vietnam: Testing Innovative Methods of Influencing Demand
The project “Improving Diets in Schools in Vietnam”, funded by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), is part of the CGIAR’s Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) research program under the flagship “Food Systems for Healthier Diets”. Its goal is to test if school- based educational activities can actually increase children’s and their parents’ […]
Assist Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to Access International Markets through enhanced Business-to-Business connectivity and Improved capacity
Technological advancement and internet help create millions of business transactions at minimal costs. Therefore, it is now so popular that a customer, just by a mouse click or screen touch, can find the matched product supplier and purchase the product which is thousand miles away. Such technology can be seen as a great opportunity for […]
Monitoring 2030 Agenda implementation in Vietnam
The “2030 Agenda for sustainable development”, adopted on a UN summit in New York in September 2015, is the first international agreement taking all three dimensions of sustainable development into account: economic, ecologic as well as social factors. Vietnam has successfully established itself as a pioneer in Southeast Asia with regard to sustainable development and […]