Support for the Implementation of National Action Plan on Zero Hunger - TCP/VIE/3803​

Abstract

In line with its economic achievements, over the last three decades, Viet Nam has made considerable progress in food security and poverty reduction. The country has advanced from a genuine food shortage, with approximately 60 percent of the population living below the poverty line in 1990, to becoming a major exporter of key staple foods and commodities such as rice, cashews, black pepper, coffee, cassava and fisheries. Nevertheless, critical gaps persist, challenging the achievement of zero hunger. High malnutrition rates, especially among children in rural and mountainous regions, remain a significant issue.