International Water Day, 1994 - The U.N. Helps Vietnam Harness Its Agricultural Water Resources

Signs are evident in Vietnam that the Government is striving to restructure the economy. One of the main difficulties in the area of agriculture is the uneven distribution of water. Although rainfall is plentiful, the water needs to be redirected to reach all the rice fields and other field crops in Ninh Binh province. With financial and technical assistance from the World Food Programme