Success stories

Like many Muong ethnic minority women in her community, Mrs Dinh Thi Huong lacked confidence in the business dealings associated with the farm she and her husband operate in Van Ho District in Vietnam’s Son La Province. Mrs Huong and her husband, Mr Hoang Van Nong, faced many difficulties in sourcing quality vegetable seedlings needed

Cinnamon is grown widely in Vietnam’s Lao Cai Province, with more than 30,000 hectares of land in the Province currently producing this in-demand spice. However, the producers and buyers of cinnamon have historically been somewhat disconnected. Now, one project is working to change that. The Australian Government-funded Gender Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT) Program

In the past, women in the highlands of Chieng Ken Commune, Van Ban District, in Vietnam’s Lao Cai Province relied on growing maize, sweet potatoes, and cassava for a living – generally time-consuming and low value crops. These women are now working with a project delivered in a partnership between the Australian Government-funded Gender Responsive

The lives of ethnic minorities in communes in Van Ho District in Vietnam’s Son La Province have changed for the better as a result of a project delivered through the Australian Government-funded Gender Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT) Project in partnership with the Center for Rural Economy Development (CRED). The project is focused on

Many clouds make the rain – Many people make the village (Thai proverb) Community spirit runs deep among Thai people, one of Vietnam’s many ethnic groups. It is with this community spirit that the Thai women of Vat Village, Moc Chau District in Vietnam’s Son La Province have approached the development of a local, community-based

Mrs Co Thi Hien is a 30-year-old entrepreneur from Ban Xeo Commune, Bat Xat District in Vietnam’s Lao Cai Province who established the Hung Hien Arrowroot Vermicelli Production Facility. Mrs Hien’s family has been producing vermicelli, a type of noodle made in long slender strands, for three generations. It is a tradition she wanted to

Vang Thi Van is an ethnic Tay woman from Ban Lien Commune, Bac Ha District in Vietnam’s Lao Cai Province. Like many women in her village, Mrs Van has had limited education (she studied until Grade 9) and is expected to assume all household chores and farm work in her family. In Mrs Van’s Village,

Farming communities in Moc Chau District, Son La Province, Vietnam are seeking technological options to grow vegetables in a way that does not negatively impact the health of farmers, their families or the environment. Healthy vegetable crops that are protected from pests or disease are crucial to the livelihoods of farmers and the food security

Bac Ha is a mountainous district situated in the north-east of Lao Cai Province, with 83% of population from ethnic minority groups. The number of poor households account for 28% percent of the District’s population. Cinnamon offers great potential for income and employment generation, particularly for ethnic communities and women in Bac Ha District in