IDEAS: Strengthening and diversifying agricultural activities for ethnic minorities in Hoàng Liên National Park

CONTEXT

The people of Hoàng Liên National Park (HLNP) live largely from agriculture, forestry and handicrafts.

The families are facing many difficulties, including a shortage of farmland (population increase, classification of the area as a protected natural park in 2002, prohibiting the opening of new fields, etc.) and climatic hazards that affect, among other things, cardamom cultivation, the main source of income for many families.

These difficulties are compounded by the problems of marketing agricultural products due to the isolation of production areas, low processing and storage capacities, and lack of market information.

It is in this context that Agrisud has been involved since 2017, within the framework of a decentralized cooperation agreement between the Lao Caï Province and  the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

GOALS

Support the development of agricultural systems in the HLNP area, while helping to preserve natural resources.

And more specifically :

• Strengthen and federate players around territorial projects conducive to agro-ecological transition.
• Support family farms in their agro-ecological transition.
• Promote sustainable and inclusive agricultural development through skills transfer and awareness-raising.

RESULTS

• 840 family farms supported in diversifying and developing their activities.
• 30 agricultural groups to facilitate, among other things, the marketing of products.
• Development agents in 3 local authorities and local populations sensitized to sustainable and inclusive development in the HLNP territory.

KEY PROJECT INFORMATION