Wednesday, 30/12/2020 16:32 (GMT+7)
(CPV) - The Government of Belgium contributed USD300,000 to the Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to assist 1,273 smallholder farming households, or 5,473 people, in the recovery of livestock production in Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces.
Farmers receive assistance.
On December 29, in Quang Binh province, the Embassy of Belgium and FAO jointly held a cash handover ceremony to support vulnerable smallholder farming households impacted by recent floods.
The support is in the form of cash transfers and each affected household receives support to purchase livestock breeders, feed and other farming supplies.
Since October 2020, the central region of Vietnam has experienced prolonged heavy rains in association with three tropical storms that made landfall, as well as typhoons. The combined storms have caused severe and widespread flooding and landslides, severely damaging farmers’ crops and livestock.
“It is very important that smallholder farmer families, who lost their livestock, can resume their income activities as soon as possible after the flooding, to help these families avoid the risk of poverty and food insecurity,” said Ivo Hooghe, Chargé d’affaires of the Belgian Embassy. “And that is exactly the ambition of Belgium's donation through the FAO Emergency fund. With today's cash transfers we hope to give the farmer families the necessary quick support to overcome the impact of the floods.”
“This support is vital to help farmers get back on their feet to not only rebuild and recover, but to safeguard their livelihoods and food security,” said Rana Flowers, FAO Representative ad interim.
From being long standing partners in development cooperation, Belgium and Vietnam have been maturing bilateral ties in different sectors. This immediate action is an occasion for Belgium to reiterate its support towards sustainable development, and to continue its support for Vietnam to respond effectively to the challenges of climate change./.
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