Case study 4: Building capacity for cattle production in Dong Giang district, Quang Nam province, Vietnam

Abstract

World Vision Vietnam implemented an Area Development Program in Dong Giang district in 1998, with activities in health and nutrition, water sanitation, education and training, food security and livelihood. Participatory planning indicated that the population of Co Tu and Kinh ethnic groups preferred to generate income from livestock. In 2004, the Area Development Program Board formed a project management committee for cattle production and implemented a project in which households can access credit to purchase livestock as a means of generating income. ACIAR has supported this cattle production activity by supplying funds for Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry staff training in project manag ement and cattle husbandry13 and training on technical aspects of cattle husbandry.