Apparently, things are falling apart. So besides the achievements that I read about in the e-mail messages, I suggest that the participants also include the discussions on programs that fail and the lessons that can be learned behind these shortcomings. I believe that the real success of programs that are promoted by the international donor community are those whose impact are felt well after the sponsors of the program have left the country. What I am getting here here relate to an area that is commonly known as capacity building. The reality that matters on the field is the one which is shouldered by the farmers in furthering the struggle for their own welfare.
Capacity building is what's counts.
The government of Vietnam can barely be qualified as a cooperating partner. FDI in Vietnam is now at an all-time low. Understandably, these are very hard questions but the failure of development often follows the failure to answer these questions effectively. This is the third perspective I like to suggest for this forum.