Vietnam

Country Manager: Søren T. Jørgensen

Project Coordinator: Arafa Khatib

Email: arafa@adda.vn

ADDA´s Hanoi- office:

Email: hanoioffice@adda.vn

Link to ADDA Partner: VNFU, Vietnam Farmers Union.

ADDA´s projects in Vietnam are taking place in the northern provinces Hoa Bihn, Son La, lai Chau, Dien Bihn.

The populations in the mountainous areas are still among the most poor in Vietnam and they consist of many ethnic minorities.

Projects:

Vietnam (Vietnamese: Việt Nam), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia facing the South China Sea. The border countries are the People’s Republic of China, Laos and Cambodia. The area is 331,230 square kilometers – 8 times larger than Denmark. 75 percent of the country consists of mountains and hills. The climate ranges from subtropical to tropical monsoon climate with relatively high rainfall during the monsoon period. In the southern tropical part of the country, temperatures are high all year round. Vietnam is a member of ASEAN. With a population of over 95.5 million, Vietnam is the 14th most populous country in the world.