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Staff at World Vision in Vietnam decided to boost both agricultural as well as financial resilience in the area by providing regular information about weather patterns; teaching communities about automated weather-index based agricultural insurance that compensates farmers for crop losses; and providing training on climate-smart agricultural training techniques.
Local women’s unions, insurance companies and government departments all worked with World Vision’s Vietnam office to get this project off the ground. World Vision has the benefit of not just being a relief, development and advocacy organisation, but also having a micro-finance sister organisation that can provide loans to support this kind of venture.
Ms. Doan Thi Thu Suong, leader of the producer group, also sees the multiple benefits this solution can bring to her community. Her commune has strengths in cultivating scallion and rice, crops that bring good income to the people. But in recent years, extreme weather events are increasingly challenging; unseasonal rain and floods, excessive heat and drought become more persistent. The financial risks to agricultural cultivation are enormous.
“We feel more secure if the farmers' fields are insured because, when natural disasters occur, we will receive certain support. Our children in the community are also better taken care of if the family’s financial position is more stable," she explains.
The hope is that it will eventually be rolled out across the rest of Vietnam as well as other countries where communities face similar challenges.
Building resilience to climate crisis
Poverty is complicated. There can be many reasons why someone loses their income or the ability to afford life’s essentials. The situation for farmers in Vietnam’s Hai Lang District is a prime example. Ninety-five percent of households in Hai Lang depend solely on agricultural cultivation. Yet, in 2022, food grain production dropped by fifteen percent on the previous year due to an increase in the frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones; a lack of knowledge about diversified farming practices; and the economic shock caused by ruined crops.Staff at World Vision in Vietnam decided to boost both agricultural as well as financial resilience in the area by providing regular information about weather patterns; teaching communities about automated weather-index based agricultural insurance that compensates farmers for crop losses; and providing training on climate-smart agricultural training techniques.
Local women’s unions, insurance companies and government departments all worked with World Vision’s Vietnam office to get this project off the ground. World Vision has the benefit of not just being a relief, development and advocacy organisation, but also having a micro-finance sister organisation that can provide loans to support this kind of venture.
Ms. Doan Thi Thu Suong, leader of the producer group, also sees the multiple benefits this solution can bring to her community. Her commune has strengths in cultivating scallion and rice, crops that bring good income to the people. But in recent years, extreme weather events are increasingly challenging; unseasonal rain and floods, excessive heat and drought become more persistent. The financial risks to agricultural cultivation are enormous.
“We feel more secure if the farmers' fields are insured because, when natural disasters occur, we will receive certain support. Our children in the community are also better taken care of if the family’s financial position is more stable," she explains.
The hope is that it will eventually be rolled out across the rest of Vietnam as well as other countries where communities face similar challenges.
