Promoting coffee-based agroforestry and women’s livelihood in Vietnam, resulting in 1Mt carbon sequestration potential

In northwest Vietnam, women's unions in nine provinces and ten local NGOsused "Training for Trainers” materials developed by CCAFS partners in the World Agroforestry (ICRAF) and CARE International to empower women and strengthen 65 Village Savings and Loan Associations in the production and marketin...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116893
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Summary:In northwest Vietnam, women's unions in nine provinces and ten local NGOsused "Training for Trainers” materials developed by CCAFS partners in the World Agroforestry (ICRAF) and CARE International to empower women and strengthen 65 Village Savings and Loan Associations in the production and marketing of coffee. More than 10,000 farmers have been trained to date, with a potential impact of approximately 1 Mt carbon sequestration on 20,000 ha and 350,000 indirect beneficiaries, 50% of which are ethnic minority women.