The sector has created remarkable achievements, but also showed some weaknesses such as producing substantial quantity of cheap and low value products, ineffective use use of land and natural resources. To improve quality, greater added value and sustainable development, the "Agricultural Restructure" is being proposed. During process to develop the restructure paper, it will provide opportunities to review the roles of the agriculture sector as well as to review the driving forces, strengths and weakness of the sector for the ARD vision and development strategy.

The policy consultation on restructuring of agriculture sector will be held to receive comments, recommendations, and contributions from various stakeholders. You are honorably invited to participate in the Consultation Meeting on Restructuring of Agriculture sector from development partners, NOOs and associations, which will be held on:
The objective of this Meeting is to provide:
- Comments on the Restructuring orientations;
- Recommendations for policy framework, intervention and mechanism for implementation of the restructuring orientations; especially in 1) Social financial mobilization policy; 2) Public investment priority; 3) Agriculture market development and distribution channel; 4) Restructure of SOEs; 5) Inclusive ofpro-poor rural people, and 6) Others.
Chaired by: H.E Dr. Cao Duc Phat, MARD's Minister
Time: 8hOO -11 h30, Friday 6th April 2012 Avenue: Room 201, B6 Building, 2 Ngoc Ha street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Participants: Heads of Development partners, NOOs' representatives, international and national experts, Associations representatives, leaders of MARD's departments and institutions.