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A boost for agro-tourism
Jan 1, 2007-Dec 31, 2010
Over the past few years, tourism has been rapidly developing in Vietnam, contributing to the development of the national and local economies as well as providing opportunities for the participation and benefit of local communities.
After carrying out a joint identification mission to 3 selected provinces in Vietnam - An Giang, Tien Giang and Lao Cai - VNFU formulated a 3 year proposal, in cooperation with Agriterra and SNV, with the objective of building the agro-tourism business and aiming at poverty reduction.
In 2006 the project focused mainly on institutional development and awareness raising activities. In 2007-2008 product development and business promotion will be conducted.
As a vulnerable group of society, women at grassroots level will certainly have great advantages to take part actively in this project. Women play a crucial role in supplying labor to a wide range of services supplying the tourism industry in Vietnam. The project shall adopt a pro-active strategy to foster the participation of women and other vulnerable groups of society such as ethnic minorities. The project will target a minimum of 50% participation of women in all training and capacity building activities.
