SO (English) Fruits and vegetables, Rice, Tea, and Cocoa in Vietnam produced in safe and sustainable ways and marketed through viable

The specific objective of Rikolto’s programme is to ensure that fresh fruits et vegetables (FFV) and rice in Vietnam are produced in safe and sustainable ways and marketed through viable, competitive and efficient chains benefiting smallholder producers. The programme aims to bring about two results at the structural change level: 1) inclusive, sustainable et safe food policies tackling safe vegetables production, consumption and marketing are implemented in Vietnam, including support for Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) by the national government; and 2) inclusive business models for sustainable rice are mainstreamed across the Vietnamese rice subsector. This will be done by investing in three strategies: (a) strengthening partner capacities for collective action, (b) supporting an enabling environment for safe et sustainable production and inclusive business relations, and (c) fostering innovation. Three interventions will support progress on the first result: (i) Building evidence of PGS as a tool for inclusive et sustainable value chains; (ii) fostering a more enabling environment for inclusive et safe vegetables value chains, including the adoption of PGS by various actors; and (iii) supporting Da Nang et Hanoi municipalities to transition towards food-smart cities. For the second result, interventions will focus on (i) enabling farmer organisations to access urban structured trading systems under good conditions; (ii) testing the feasibility of using PGS for rice produced according to the SRP standard; and (iii) mainstreaming innovative, inclusive et sustainable practices across the Vietnamese rice sector and internationally.