Country Partners

Vietnam

The predominant farming system in Vietnam is rice-based agriculture.  The in situ project addresses genetic diversity in the main ecosystems of the country: the Red River Delta (Nghia Hung district) and Mekong River Delta (Tra Cu district) lowlands, the central coastal zone (Hue), the mountains (Da Bac), and the highlands (Nho Quan, Sapa and Dac Lac districts).
		High quality rice  landrace: chao

Target crops for study include mung bean (Vigna radiata),  rice (Oryza sativa) and taro (Colocasia esculenta). The project has commenced with diagnostic surveys covering crop genetic diversity and farmer management.  The project aims to integrate conservation and participatory breeding activities.  Various governmental organizations are participating in the project.

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Map of Vietnam with project sites	Farmers selecting rice seeds in Vietnam

 

Farmer selecting mung bean seeds	Local food culture in Da Bac district in Vietnam's mountain ecoregion

Farmer in Da bac district upland rice habitat		A home garden of participating Vietnamese farming households in Nho quan district of Vietnam. Regional Director of IPGRI-APO Percy Sajise and other researchers with farmers