Communications, Research and Advocacy

  • Developing market opportunities through value chain action research

    Centre for Sustainable Rural Development (SRD) has been supporting farmers to produce safe tea in Phu Tho and Thai Nguyen and herbal plants in Bac Kan and Yen Bai, and has identified improving farmers' access to market as playing an important role. Since 2009, the value chain approach was introduced and gradually applied by SRD as a comprehensive approach to poverty reduction. Together with an advanced training workshop for staff and local partners, SRD has conducted two value chain action research projects in 2010.

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  • Three studies on community-based organizations, economic crisis and hybrid rice

    The impacts of development projects can only be maximized and sustained when interventions target the practical needs of communities, local people own their development processes and relevant policies are pro - poor. To support evidence-based program development and advocacywork, SRD has been conducting a number of research projects and studies to develop a basis for strategic planning as well as recommendations for policy lobbying and advocacy.

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