Vietnam to enhance agricultural innovation in fight against climate change
Advocacy / Agriculture / Climate Change / East and Southeast Asia / Southeast Asia / Vietnam

Vietnam to enhance agricultural innovation in fight against climate change

Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and CGIAR co-hosted a forum dubbed ‘Research and innovation for enhanced environmental sustainability, low-emission agriculture, climate change adaptation and mitigation’ at Pan Pacific Hotel in Hanoi on 28 November 2022. The event shared knowledge on sustainable agriculture from programs and projects in Vietnam and other countries as part of efforts to fight climate change. Continue reading

Vietnam agriculture officials and CGIAR draw up priorities for joint research in 2018-2020
CGIAR / Collaboration / ILRI / Partnerships / policy / Southeast Asia / Vietnam

Vietnam agriculture officials and CGIAR draw up priorities for joint research in 2018-2020

MARD shared its research objectives and development plans for the country’s agricultural sector, including possible areas of cooperation for 2018-2020. Priority areas of cooperation were identified and CGIAR centres in Vietnam updated the officials on their research achievement and plans in the country. Continue reading

A4NH / Animal Diseases / Disease Control / East and Southeast Asia / Emerging Diseases / ILRI / Indonesia / Launch / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases

One Health partnership to control zoonoses in Vietnam launched

In an effort to step up control of zoonotic diseases, or diseases transmitted from animals to humans, the framework for One Health Partnership for Zoonoses (OHP), an initiative by the Vietnamese government, was officially launched in Hanoi on 1 March 2016. Continue reading

Agriculture / Asia / CGIAR / Collaboration / East and Southeast Asia / Event / ILRI / Partnerships / Regions / Southeast Asia / Vietnam

ILRI joins first CGIAR and MARD’s coordination meeting on enhancing agricultural research partnerships

Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and CGIAR recently evaluated on-going research by CGIAR centres in the country and developed plans for further collaboration in agricultural research for development. Continue reading

East and Southeast Asia / ILRI / Livestock / MoU / Vietnam

New agreement between ILRI and Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development focuses on long-term partnership

A new agreement between the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in Vietnam will boost efforts towards improving the competitiveness and livelihoods of smallholder livestock farmers in the country.

The revised memorandum of understanding (MoU), which was signed on 17 August 2015 in Hanoi, will increase cooperation between MARD and ILRI in livestock sector research and development in Vietnam. Continue reading

Asia / Capacity Strengthening / East and Southeast Asia / ILRI / Research / Vietnam

ILRI and Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development firm up plans for long-term partnership in livestock development research

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), in a recent (25 June 2015) high-level meeting between ILRI and MARD in Hanoi, developed a strategic plan to boost the partnership between the two organizations for the next five years. Continue reading