The Role Multi-Stakeholder Processes in
Climate Smart Landscape development
Markets and Mangroves Program
• Shrimp is major export
industry Vietnam, worth
over US$2 billion
• Around 90% of farming
area in Mekong Delta
• Also main areas of
mangroves in particular Ca
Mau Province
• Shrimp aquaculture major
driver for mangrove loss

Project approach
2
Sustainable
supply
chains
A sustainable
integrated
mangrove-
shrimp model
Multi-
stakeholder
platforms
and
partnerships
Enabling
policies
Scaling up
 Support mangrove protection, income increases by
linking to sustainable market

Multi-stakeholder platforms
• Buy farmers’
product; provide
price premium
• Support whole
sellers stations
• PL subsidized
• Provide dedicated
staff
Minh Phu
• Capacity building
and financial
support
• Manage farmers,
forests
• Support mangrove
replanting
Nhưng
Miên FMB
• Support scheme
• Attend trainings
• Develop ICS
groups
• Implement
environmental
mgt plan etc
• Sell to Minh Phu
Farmers
• All stakeholders support common vision
• PPC, DARD support enabling environment

Results
Market Development for the Poorslide 4
• Phase 1: Choose Naturland
• 2,000 farmers, 55 farmer
groups trained
• By 2015 1,150 farmers audited
• Replanting 400 hhs 80ha
• Pioneering companies: Minh
Phu and now Quoc Viet
• Phase 2: Through MSP
encourage all companies to join
• Introduce policies (across Gov)
to expand to whole coast
• Access finance (including REDD)