Description

In Viet Nam, the vast majority of the population relied primarily on subsistence agriculture, especially in the upland communities. The weak institutional support system was not able to meet the needs of the rural poor and indigenous population. There was a need to focus on developing innovative natural resource management strategies linked to social development objectives.

Validates the completion report’s assessment of the project, which aimed to protect and improve the standard of living of rural people at risk because of sugar sector restructuring by increasing sustainable livelihoods, on- and off-farm. IED overall assessment: Successful

Contents

• Project Basic Data
• Project Description
• Evaluation of Performance and Ratings
• Other Performance Assessments
• Overall Assessment, Lessons, and Recommendations
• Other Considerations and Follow-up