Vietnam

Stads, Gert-Jan; Nguyen, Pham Thi; Suu, Tran Danh; Nin-Pratt, Alejandro; Xuan, Pham Thi; Omot, Norah; and Bo, Nguyen Van. 2020. Vietnam. ASTI Country Brief February 2020. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions; Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142968

Agricultural research spending in Vietnam has increased steadily since 2000. Nonetheless, as of 2017, Vietnam only invested 0.20 percent of its AgGDP in agricultural research, which is insufficient to address the multitude of challenges the agricultural sector is facing. The country has made considerable progress in building its agricultural research capacity. Average degree levels of scientists have improved markedly over time. Recent growth in agricultural research spending and staffing is likely to be reversed in the coming years because the Vietnamese government plans to reduce public research staffing and take steps to stimulate private research and funding.