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    Farmers in Vietnam face low incomes due to limited and infertile land, lack of infrastructure, traditional farming techniques, and lack of market information. To help farmers capitalize on opportunities in the growing supermarket industry, CRS has been training farmer groups to engage with higher-value markets and build relationships with supermarket buyers. CRS is also strengthening cooperation between farmers and buyers through meetings and visits, improving technical skills to meet supermarket standards, upgrading infrastructure, and facilitating access to market information and produce exchanges. The results have included higher returns from crops sold to supermarkets compared to local markets and the ability to produce and market new varieties and off-season crops.

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    Farmers in Vietnam face low incomes due to limited and infertile land, lack of infrastructure, traditional farming techniques, and lack of market information. To help farmers capitalize on opportunities in the growing supermarket industry, CRS has been training farmer groups to engage with higher-value markets and build relationships with supermarket buyers. CRS is also strengthening cooperation between farmers and buyers through meetings and visits, improving technical skills to meet supermarket standards, upgrading infrastructure, and facilitating access to market information and produce exchanges. The results have included higher returns from crops sold to supermarkets compared to local markets and the ability to produce and market new varieties and off-season crops.

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    Farmers in Vietnam face low incomes due to limited and infertile land, lack of infrastructure, traditional farming techniques, and lack of market information. To help farmers capitalize on opportunities in the growing supermarket industry, CRS has been training farmer groups to engage with higher-value markets and build relationships with supermarket buyers. CRS is also strengthening cooperation between farmers and buyers through meetings and visits, improving technical skills to meet supermarket standards, upgrading infrastructure, and facilitating access to market information and produce exchanges. The results have included higher returns from crops sold to supermarkets compared to local markets and the ability to produce and market new varieties and off-season crops.

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    Vietnam Poster

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    Farmers in Vietnam face low incomes due to limited and infertile land, lack of infrastructure, traditional farming techniques, and lack of market information. To help farmers capitalize on opportunities in the growing supermarket industry, CRS has been training farmer groups to engage with higher-value markets and build relationships with supermarket buyers. CRS is also strengthening cooperation between farmers and buyers through meetings and visits, improving technical skills to meet supermarket standards, upgrading infrastructure, and facilitating access to market information and produce exchanges. The results have included higher returns from crops sold to supermarkets compared to local markets and the ability to produce and market new varieties and off-season crops.

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    Pillar 4

    Agriculture for Income

    Linking Poor Farmers to Supermarkets in Vietnam


    In Vietnam, 80% of 86 million people earn a living from agriculture. Farmers in Quynh Luong commune conducted participatory resource assessments to identify advantages and challenges for improving livelihoods. Assessments indicated that farmers face low incomes due to: Limited and infertile agriculture land (sandy soil) Inadequate infrastructure to cope with regular storms, floods, and drought Reliance on traditional techniques Lack of market information on potential buyers, product types, and sale prices Production and marketing without support from service institutions and traders In order to capitalize on this opportunity CRS has been supporting farmers in the following areas: Training farmer groups to engage with higher-value market chains and build relationships with supermarket buyers. Strengthening cooperation between farmer groups and buyers/ traders through meetings and exchange visits to discuss: Commodities with high potential for return Supermarket requirements for quality, quantity, price, delivery, packaging, transportation and payment methods Improving technical knowledge and skills to help farmers produce commodities that meet the specifications of supermarket and local traders Upgrading drainage and irrigation systems and introducing participatory infrastructure management to improve production and transportation processes Facilitating produce exchanges between farmers and traders Facilitating access to regular market information through bimonthly market bulletins Working with official government structures to ensure participation and ownership

    Changing consumer patterns have caused the supermarket industry in Vietnam to grow over the past few years. This has created a new

    opportunity for farmers to access a more stable and high value market.

    Result: improved economic outcomes for farmers


    Photo: Sean Sprague

    Cabbage sold in supermarket yields a 51% higher return than in local markets Watermelon sold in supermarket yields a 36% higher than in local markets New tomato varieties that meet supermarket quality standards yield a 40% increase compared with local varieties

    Photo: Shaun Ferris

    Photo: Shaun Ferris

    Ability to produce field cabbage in off-season Opportunity to develop new market opportunities for farmers in fresh and processed markets.

    Photo: Shaun Ferris

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