This third guideline provides detailed, step-by-step guidance to help provincial authorities and stakeholders develop food system profiles — a critical tool to support the implementation of the National Action Plan on Food Systems Transformation (NAP-FST) by 2030.

📌 Suggested Citation:

Pham Thi Mai Huong, Huynh Thi Thanh Tuyen, Nguyen Minh Quoc, Bui Thi Viet Anh, Chris Béné, Mark Lundy. 2025. Guidelines for food system profile development at sub-national levels in Vietnam. The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. Hanoi, Vietnam.

📝 Overview:

This third guideline provides detailed, step-by-step guidance to help provincial authorities and stakeholders develop food system profiles — a critical tool to support the implementation of the National Action Plan on Food Systems Transformation (NAP-FST) by 2030.

🔍 Key Objectives:

• Assess the current state of food systems at the provincial level.

• Identify local strengths, weaknesses, and trends across food system components.

• Support data-informed decision making and priority setting.

• Integrate existing data and stakeholder input into visual, easy-to-use profiles.

📚 Highlights:

• Includes seven practical steps from establishing inter-sectoral working groups to compiling and presenting profiles.

• Covers key areas: food system drivers, food supply chains, food environments, consumer behavior, and food system outcomes.

• Utilizes available data sources (e.g., Statistical Yearbooks, VHLSS, Nutrition Surveillance) and provides scoring criteria for indicator selection.

• Profiles help provinces prioritize actions aligned with their development strategies and NAP-FST targets.

Developed with lessons from pilots in Dong Thap and Son La, the guideline emphasizes participatory, multisectoral approaches and aims to serve as a living document, open to iteration through future feedback.

📎 Attachment:
📄 Guidelines for Food System Profile Development at Sub-National Levels in Vietnam