Tra Vinh province assists farmers adapting production to climate change

Of the capital, nearly VND58 billion is loaned from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), nearly VND29 billion is non-refundable assistance from IFAD, over VND21 billion is Tra Vinh province’s reciprocal capital, and the rest is from beneficiaries’ reciprocal capital.

According to Huynh Nghia Tho, AMD Tra Vinh Project’s Director of Coordination Board, the money will be used to develop communities’ ability to adapt to climate change in agricultural and rural sectors; invest in developing sustainable livelihoods and boost socio-economic development in accordance with climate change; invest in building infrastructure and small-sized constructions, providing rural labourers vocational training adaptable with climate change; and study and expand sustainable agricultural production models that adapt salt intrusion and shortages of fresh water.

In 2016, AMD Tra Vinh Project disbursed over VND180 billion to assist farmers in production during climate change.

The Project’s Coordination Board worked with the Tra Vinh provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to carry out 15 exploratory production models that adapt to climate change, with the participation of 113 families.

Many models were reported to bring high economic values, including aquaculture and plantation.

The AMD Tra Vinh Project is being conducted in the 2014-2020 period across 30 communes in 7 districts, using VND521 billion and benefiting 15,000 poor and nearly-poor families

The overall aim of the project is to build up sustainable livelihoods for poor families in rural areas who live in changing environmental conditions; and to increase communities’ adaptation to enhance their ability to cope with climate change./.