IFAD in Vietnam

Rural and Agricultural Development

Operations and Challenges

International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentVietnam Country Programme

IFAD Country Programme - STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

2005-11 Ha Giang, Quang BinhDecentralized Program for Rural Poverty Reduction (DPRPR) USD38.8 mil

2006-12 Ha Tinh, Tra VinhImproving Market Participation of the Poor Program (IMPP) USD37.3 mil

2007-13 Cao Bang, Ben TreDeveloping Business with the Rural Poor Programme (BDRP) USD50.5 mil

2008-14 Bac KanPro-Poor Partnership for Agriculture Development Project (3PAD) USD25.3 mil

2009-15 Dac NongSustainable Economic Empowerment of Ethnic Minorities Project (3EM) USD23.6 mil

2010-16 Tuyen Quang, Ninh Thuan, Gia LaiAgriculture, Farmers and Rural Areas Tam Nong Support Project (TNSP) USD64.1 mil

2013- Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh

IFAD Country Programme - ACHIEVEMENTS

Key Challenges and Issues1. Private sector enabling environment

2. Value chains and sub-sectors

3. Enterprises and producer groups

No integration of different programmes’ resources; wasted synergies

Unclear framework for Public Private Partnership agreements

No grant framework to support key enterprises or farmer groups

Weak financial services for rural small producers and traders

No developed structures for provision of agricultural and BDS services through private agents

No market identification support system, weak BDS system

Recommendations to Government1. Strengthen market-oriented approach in local level.

Encourage reforms in SEDP planning with strategic engagement of the private sector and value chain application. Support market access of the poor through infrastructure improvements and market identification;

2. Improve rural financial and business development services. Enable outreach of financial services to rural smallholder groups, small producers and traders. Identify and empower BDS delivering institutions;

3. Base regional strategic planning on applied research. Support region specific applied research on commodity chains, climate change adaptation, involvement of private sector actors, impact of savings and lending, Public Private Partnerships and other key aspects of rural development. Take effective use of research in policy design and implementation;

4. Create synergies between programmes. Use lessons learnt from international support and incorporate those in nation wide programs such as the NTP-NRD. A possible concrete first step: adapt and implement M&E framework of IFAD projects to NTPP-NRD;

5. Specify poverty reduction efforts for regions. Adopt different strategies for regions in view of poverty levels, socio-economic and agro-ecological conditions.

Thank you for attention!

IFAD VIETNAM