From July 10-19, 2018, the ADC and its NorthNet network partners conducted research activities on "Indigenous agricultural product market analysis of ethnic minorities in the northern mountainous region" in Yen Bai and Bac Kan provinces. This is an activity within the framework of the I2I project, which seeks to investigate market needs as well as to connect producers, businesses, and consumers, ensuring effective production support and contribute to poverty reduction.

Meeting with SUDECOM before the survey in Yen Bai province

Activities are expected to be implemented in five provinces, including Bac Kan, Phu Tho, Hoa Binh, Yen Bai and Dien Bien with the following specific research objectives:

+ Analyze the benefits and limitations of state and local support policies in the development of indigenous agricultural products.

+ Market analysis of some indigenous agricultural products to provide market information to stakeholders from producers to processing enterprises, sales systems, etc.

+ Proposing solutions and models for the development of indigenous agricultural products to become livelihoods for ethnic minority communities, especially ethnic minority women.

+ The research activities will involve gathering information from relevant agencies (Agriculture, Extension, Farmers' Association) and production households, cooperatives, production groups and processing enterprises.

Market survey in Bac Kan province

Interviews with consumers and cooperative members​