Rikolto (Formerly Vredeseilanden - VECO Vietnam)

VECO Vietnam is one of the 8 regional and country offices in Africa, Latin America and Asia of Vredeseilanden, a Belgian NGO for assistance in development. VECO Vietnam wants to contribute to viable livelihoods of organized family farmers. We choose family farmers as the starting point in the pursuit of our vision and mission. We carry out our program through sustainable agriculture chain development (SACD). Income from sustainable agriculture is a key element in livelihood improvement. We contribute to their empowerment to improve their position in the whole agricultural chain, from production to consumption. In these chains consumer demand and markets are driving forces. Therefore, VECO Vietnam facilitates marketing initiatives identified and defined by the farmers. VECO Vietnam maintains a Coordinating Office (CO) in Hanoi City. Currently, field team offices, called ‘Antenna Office’, have been established and operating in the northern part of the country. Lang Son Province: Lang Son City (office location), Van Quan District and Binh Gia District; Phu Tho Province: Viet Tri City (office location) & Yen Lap District (office location); Tuyen Quang Province: Son Duong District (office location).