Overview
This project aimed to strengthen leadership, coordination and economic development of the temperate fruit industry in northern Vietnam through the formation and development of a professional and inclusive multi-stakeholder industry association.
In 2018, during a workshop, the need to form an industry association was endorsed with the objectives to: (1) facilitate collaboration between different stakeholders in the industry, including nurseries, growers, traders, processors and local governments; (2) liaise with the government and inform the planning and policymaking processes; (3) develop a strategic plan for the industry; and (4) promote R&D and quality control, especially in processing and in the introduction of new varieties.
After the workshop, the local private stakeholders formed a working group to pursue the registration process and in 2019, the working group secured the province's permission to form a "mobilisation group", seek membership, and form the Association. The group had 7 members, 4 cooperatives/enterprise directors, 2 large traders, and 1 nursery director. In June 2020, in Moc Chau, the Temperate Fruit Association of Son La was officially formed.
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