Poverty alleviation in Viet Nam
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Project: Poverty alleviation in the rural provinces
Country: Viet Nam
Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Term: 2007 to 2013
THEN: Until well into the 1980s, life in Viet Nam was overshadowed by war and destruction. Then the introduction of the ‘Doi Moi’ (renewal) reform programme in 1986 sparked a mini economic boom, and between 1995 and 2005 the country’s growth rates shot up to about 7.5 per cent. Viet Nam even came out of the financial crisis of 2008/2009 relatively unscathed. Yet this new-found prosperity is distributed exceedingly unevenly. For example, in 2006 the poverty rates in the Ha Tinh and Tra Vinh provinces were still above 30 per cent. The 2.3 million people living in these provinces were struggling to acquire land and capital, while the majority of farmers were unable to sell their produce at the major markets.
NOW: Civic participation in the economy and society in Ha Tinh and Tra Vinh provinces has increased significantly. Thanks to measures such as supporting farmers in making the change from subsistence farming to market-oriented agriculture, poverty rates in the project’s 80 communes almost halved between the years 2006 and 2011. Over 60 per cent of those who were given training had attained permanent employment six months after the end of the courses. In cooperation with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the successful project has also led to the greater inclusion of women. Women who participated in training have boosted their income by up to 50 per cent.
NOW: Civic participation in the economy and society in Ha Tinh and Tra Vinh provinces has increased significantly. Thanks to measures such as supporting farmers in making the change from subsistence farming to market-oriented agriculture, poverty rates in the project’s 80 communes almost halved between the years 2006 and 2011. Over 60 per cent of those who were given training had attained permanent employment six months after the end of the courses. In cooperation with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the successful project has also led to the greater inclusion of women. Women who participated in training have boosted their income by up to 50 per cent.
published in akzente 3/15
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