We can forecast weather and prepare our farm better
‘When the mountain turns pink, with the clouds rising along its top, and the goats eat more, it will rain.’ By Tran Ha My, Elisabeth Simelton, Le Thi Tam For thousands of years, the farmers...
Tran Ha My
Tran Ha My is a communications assistant with the World Agroforestry Centre Viet Nam. She is a graduate of the Journalism and Communications University of Viet Nam. Formerly she worked as editor and communications assistant with a national organization. She hopes to pursue a masters’ degree in journalism and communications. Email: t.hamy@cgiar.org
Coordinator of World Agroforestry Centre Viet Nam awarded by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Delia C. Catacutan has received the country’s highest award for agriculture and rural development On 5 April 2018, Delia Catacutan was awarded the medal, For the Cause of Agriculture and Rural Development, by His Excellency Dr Le Quoc...
Weather project helps Vietnamese women adapt to climate change
Adapting to a changing climate relies on knowledge, experience and accurate weather forecasts. In the rugged northwest of Viet Nam, female farmers have been learning how to obtain and use forecasts with help from the World...
Agroforests expanding across landscapes in Northwest Viet Nam
After five years, the proven benefits of agroforestry have inspired farmers to expand from plots to entire landscapes. By Nguyen Anh Thu and Tran Ha My A project in the harsh environment of Northwest Viet Nam,...
Getting a picture of when nature isn’t a friend to farmers
Using photographs, farmers in central Viet Nam explain the challenges they have faced from extreme weather Natural disasters brought about by extreme weather have caused numerous losses in the central coastal region’s steep terrain transected by short...
Farmers in Viet Nam committed to developing agroforestry systems
Despite challenges, farmers in the northwest of Viet Nam are persisting with agroforestry trials to claim the long-term benefits Spending time taking care of their young agroforestry systems is one of the challenges faced by farmers in...
Narrowing the gap between statutory and customary rights in Viet Nam’s community forest management
Researchers in Viet Nam have identified a gap between statutory rights from legally allocated forests and informal customary rights for community forest management According to a research team from Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry and the...
Less bare land and more trees and crops in Northwest Viet Nam
Research implemented by the World Agroforestry Centre in Viet Nam as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics has found that the area under trees in three provinces in the northwest of...
Viet Nam set to further bolster community forest management
Community forest management in Viet Nam is expected to be strengthened through an initiative of the Viet Nam Forestry Administration with support from the World Agroforestry Centre and the ASEAN-Swiss Partnership on Social Forestry and Climate Change. ...