VIET NAM - Under the framework of the project “Network for Agriculture and Rural Development Think-tanks for Countries in Mekong sub-region” (NARDT), IPSARD collaborated with experts from NARDT, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to publish the report “Impacts of Covid-19 pandemic on smallholder farmers and vulnerable rural people in Viet Nam”. This report is an attempt to provide more in-depth and reliable information for decision-making by the Vietnamese Government to cope with the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.
To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural households and their access to the Government's support policy, the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD) has coordinated with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to conduct a Survey on Impact Assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic on the livelihood of rural residents in 12 provinces.
Under the framework of the project Network for Agriculture and Rural Development Think-tanks for Countries in Mekong sub-region (NARDT) funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The 1st Annual Steering Committee meeting of NARDT project was organized successfully on 16 and 17 January 2020 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The Network for Agriculture and Rural Development Think-tanks in Mekong Sub-region was launched by the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD) in Hanoi - Vietnam on 20 December 2019
The Network for Agriculture and Rural Development Think-tanks in Mekong Sub-region was launched in Cambodia by the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) in Phnompenh on 27 November 2019
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Viet Nam (CLMV) Training on Statistic of International Trade in Services (STIS) was held on 25-26 November 2019, in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The CLMV training was held back to back with Regional Workshop on Statistic of International Trade in Services (SITS) on 27 – 29 November 2019.
The training aimed to provide a training course for the SITS compilers on international basic concepts and definition on SITS, Extended Balance of Payment (EBOPS) breakdowns, compilation of partner country breakdowns, and to discuss the issues and challenges for the application of concepts and methodologies in the development and harmonisation of SITS in ASEAN.