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Ms. Thanh pioneering in using VCBG machine in her own green tea production line.

Women at the Forefront of Green Agri-Tech

Ms. Thanh expressed her enthusiasm for the BEST app, a digital marketplace for biomass and mechanical equipment. "It simplifies the procurement process, encouraging more women and farming households to embrace this technology," she says, optimistic about the formation of a green energy community.

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Ms. Van Ngoc Dieu, Deputy Director of Tri Luc cooperative, together with members in the livelihood group

The cultivation of a homeland’s rice brand

Changes in the role of women are visible. Previously, cooperative meetings were mainly attended by men, but “now, both men and women participate, with women accounting for 50% or more. The women gained their confidence,” Ms. Dieu remarked. Instead of their timid former selves that often chose to sit at the rear, the women now actively voice their opinions and defend their point of view.

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Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Lam, Deputy Director and Head of the women's livelihood group of Thuan Phat Cooperative is collecting shrimp

The side hustle of a heroine

Ms. Lam's initiative of a secondary livelihood received thorough support from the GRAISEA project, from the concept completion stage to providing equipment and machinery in the production stage. Ms. Lam cheerfully explained: "Making fish cakes with the machines, the process is much more efficient that yields higher-quality outputs."

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Ms. Tran Thi Lan, a highland farmer from Khoi Bung Village and her husband are showing their home-made products

Why sell it cheap?

A bold idea ignited in Lan's mind: ‘why do I have to sell my pigs at a dumping price while the market demand for sausage is high?’. After one year sharing this idea with project WEAVE, Lan’s business has grown significantly. The range of products is now more than pork sausage but also giò, chả, nem chua…The business has also expanded in production scale and reached new markets. Lan transferred her production knowledge to other women in her village so they can operate the business as a group.