Viet Nam

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development recognizes the contribution of the World Bank’s Country Director for Viet Nam, USAID Viet Nam’s Mission Director and FAO Viet Nam’s former ECTAD Program Senior Technical Coordinator

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development recognizes the contribution of the World Bank’s Country Director for Viet Nam, USAID Viet Nam’s Mission Director and FAO Viet Nam’s former ECTAD Program Senior Technical Coordinator

(Source: http://www.vietnamplus.vn/)

Minister Cao Duc Phat expressed his high appreciation for Mdm. Victoria Kwakwa contributions to and close cooperation with the agriculture and rural development sector during her work term in Viet Nam. In recent years, thanks to the support of Mdm. Kwakwa and World Bank officials in Viet Nam, the agriculture and rural development in Viet Nam has received tremendous assistance through IDA-funded projects (concessional lending for poor and less-developed countries).

(Source: USAID Viet Nam)

On behalf of MARD, Minister Cao Duc Phat recognized the contributions of Mr. Parker for agriculture and rural development in Viet Nam, particularly in the prevention of and response to avian influenza and emerging pandemic threats, strengthening cooperation to cope with climate change, and strengthening Viet Nam’s early warning capacity for natural disasters.

(Source: FAO-ECTAD)

Also in May 2016, Dr Scott Newman, FAO Viet Nam’s former ECTAD Senior Technical Coordinator received the “Medal for the Agriculture and Rural Development Cause” from the Department of Livestock Production (DLP) of MARD, for his remarkable contributions to a safe and healthy livestock production system, disease prevention and surveillance, and reducing disease transmission risks at the source of infection.