Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D.
FAO started working in Viet Nam in 1978. Since then, FAO Viet Nam ___(1)___ technical assistance and advice to the Government, ___(2)___ has been involved in the implementation of some 400 projects in the areas of sustainable agricultural development, food security and ___(3)___ , forestry and fisheries.
Since the 1980s, FAO quickly became an important partner and the main ___(4)___ of technical assistance in the agriculture sector. One of the initial goals of the ___(5)___ was to restore development in agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
During the 1990s, in ___(6)___ to the new challenges, FAO redirected its focus in Viet Nam towards offering policy advice, assisting in the formulation of policies that ___(7)___ sustainable national food security, the improvement of agricultural support services, planning and implementation of projects ___(8)___ at the rural poor.