VNFU: What is organic farming? | Land Portal

Resource information

Date of publication: 
January 2016
Resource Language: 
Pages: 
13
Copyright details: 
© Vietnam Farmers Union

Information tool about organic farming. Content includes:


  • What is organic farming?
  • Why organic farming?
  • Organic farming back to traditional method
  • Use of pesticide 
  • The soil for organic farming

Authors and Publishers

Corporate Author(s): 

Viet Nam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) was established in 1930. Its position is recognized in the Constitution of Vietnam 2013 and is recognized as playing a key and central role for farmer movements and new rural construction. It is organized at 4 official levels: national, provincial, district and commune level. Under the commune level, VNFU is organized into branches and under the branches, VNFU is organized into groups. At present, VNFU has over 10.5 million members working in various sectors such as agriculture, forestry, fishery, salt-making, handicraft and small industry, services.

Publisher(s): 

Data provider

Geographical focus

Share this page