Joint Programme on Green Production and Trade to Increase Income and Employment Opportunities for the Rural Poor

The programme aims to increase income and employment opportunities for raw material growers/collectors and grassroots producers of handicrafts and small furniture, targeting 4,450 poor households in four northern provinces of Viet Nam, namely Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Hoa Binh and Phu Tho. The approach is to develop better integrated, pro-poor, and environmentally sustainable “green” value chains, enabling poor growers, collectors and producers to improve their products and to link them to more profitable markets. The programme will result in a) an improved understanding of the handicrafts and small furniture value chains; b) sustainable income increases of poor crafts and small furniture raw materials growers/collectors; c) sustainable income increases of rural poor crafts and small furniture producing households and enterprises; and, d) improved policies and regulatory frameworks at the provincial and national levels for the pro-poor promotion of handicrafts and small furniture production. The ILO’s contribution is aimed at improving i) good workplace practices, occupational safety and health and labour standards, ii) service capacity for higher productivity and competitiveness, iii) business management skills and iv) representation of grassroots producers.

Project symbol

VIE/09/53/UND

Admin unit

CO-Hanoi

Start date

01/01/2010

End date

30/06/2013

Total allocation

752563

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

752563

Development Partners

Multi Partner Trust Fund Office, UNDP

Country/Countries

Viet Nam

Outcomes

Sustainable Enterprises