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Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development 023/07VIE Protecting productivity, incomes and trade through improved health surveillance of Vietnam’s plantations MILESTONE REPORT Date: September 2008 Table of Contents Institute Information Project Abstract Executive Summary 4 Introduction & Background Progress to Date _ 5.1 Implementation Highlights _ 5.2 Smallholder Benefits 5.3 Capacity Building 5.4 Publicity _ 5.5 Project Management 6 Report on Cross-Cutting Issues _ 6.1 Environment 6.2 Gender and Social Issues 7 Implementation & Sustainability Issues _ 7.1 Issues and Constraints _ 7.2 Options 7.3 Sustainability Next Critical Steps _ Conclusion _ 10 Statuatory Declaration Institute Information Project Name Protecting productivity, incomes and trade through improved health surveillance of Vietnam’s plantations Vietnamese Institution Forest Protection Research Division, Forest Science Institute of Vietnam Vietnamese Project Team Leader Dr Pham Quang Thu Australian Organisation Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Office of the Chief Plant Protection Officer Australian Personnel Dr Ian Naumann Date commenced March 2008 Completion date (original) June 2010 Completion date (revised) Feb 2010 Reporting period months to August 2008 Contact Officer(s) In Australia: Team Leader Dr Ian Naumann Director, SPS Capacity Building Program Organisation Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Office of the Chief Plant Protection Officer Name: Position: Telephone: Fax: +612 6272 3442 +612 6272 5835 Email: Ian.Naumann@daff.gov.au In Australia: Administrative contact Dr Ian Naumann Director, SPS Capacity Building Program Organisation Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Office of the Chief Plant Protection Officer Name: Position: In Vietnam Name: Position: Telephone: Fax: +612 6272 3442 +612 6272 5835 Email: Ian.Naumann@daff.go v.au Ass Pro Dr Pham Quang Thu Telephone: Head of Forest Protection Research Fax: Division Organisation Forest Protection Research Division Email: , Forest Science Institute of Vietnam (FSIV) 84 836 2376 84 838 9722 phamquangthu@fpt.vn Project Abstract The rapid expansion of Vietnam’s forest coverage, provides opportunities for new international export markets for timber products However, it also represents new and increased risks from forestry pests Comprehensive surveillance and a database of pest and disease records are critical to detecting incursions, managing outbreaks of pests and diseases, and producing pest lists This project aims to establish a forest pest and disease database and reference collection, provide training on pest surveillance and risk assessment, and establish a network of observation centres supported by linkages with relevant national and regional organisations The project outputs will support forest pest detection and management, as well as provide the expertise and records to underpin market access opportunities Key achievements during the reporting period include: • Development of Forest Health Surveillance database and field forms for distribution to regional centres • Preparation for travel to Vietnam to deploy database and assess collections • Development of baseline survey and draft questionnaire • Procurement of equipment Executive Summary Progress during the first month reporting period has been in accordance with the project Logframe Highlights include: • Development of Forest Health Surveillance database and field forms • Preparation for travel to Vietnam to deploy database and assess collections • Development of baseline survey and draft questionnaire; and • Procurement of equipment Key challenges during the next months include fine tuning the database and training FSIV staff in its use, accessing and identifying relevant forestry pest specimens in Vietnamese collections, and preparing for the upcoming training workshop to be held in Australia in early 2008 Introduction & Background Project objectives and outputs expected are as follows: Objective To establish a forest pest and disease database and reference collection Output 1.1 Operational specimen-based forest pest and disease database Output 1.2 Identify key pests and diseases for each of the main plantation species grown in Vietnam; reference material of these pests and diseases assembled Objective To provide training on forest health surveillance, damage assessment, pest risk analysis, collection, preservation, identification and curation and to increase awareness and understanding of forest health surveillance among stakeholders Output 2.1 Surveillance training program for staff from regional research centres Output 2.2 Monitor awareness, knowledge, attitudes and practices of key stakeholder groups towards forest health surveillance in Vietnam Output 2.3 Extension material produced detailing symptoms and management options for key pests and diseases Objective To establish and equip a pilot network of observation centres based on FSIV regional centres supplemented by provincial Departments of Crop Protection Output 3.1 Network of suitably equipped surveillance centres established at regional centres throughout Vietnam Output 3.2 Ongoing Forest Health Surveillance and Static trapping Programs initiated in each regional centre Output 3.3 Forest Health Guide developed from existing data and data collected during training Objective To create linkages between Forestry, Agriculture and Quarantine agencies within Vietnam and with regional and international organisations Output 4.1 Joint training in surveillance and diagnostics for FSIV and MARD Output 4.2 Information routinely exchanged between MARD and FSIV Objective Manage and report on the project The approach and methodology to achieve these objectives and outputs includes: • Developing and deploying a Forest Health Surveillance database, incorporating existing material from FSIV collections and records and incorporation of new FHS records • Accessing and identifying relevant material in existing insect collections in Vietnam • Providing practical training in forest health surveillance skills in Australia and Vietnam supported by training materials • Preparing extension material and Forest Health Guide for FSIV staff and tree growers Progress to Date Implementation Highlights General • Preliminary database design completed and plans prepared for deployment • Plans for baseline survey, assessment of collections, and procurement of equipment completed Objective Output 1.1 Operational specimen-based forest pest and disease database • Database development and planning workshop held • Database field form prepared • Documentation to accompany field forms currently being prepared • Plans made for travel to Vietnam to deploy database, provide initial training, and assess collections Output 1.2 Identify key pests and diseases for each of the main plantation species grown in Vietnam • Preliminary pest list collated from available resources Objective Output 2.2 Monitor awareness, knowledge, attitudes and practices of key stakeholder groups towards forest health surveillance in Vietnam • Plans for baseline survey and draft questionnaire in place Objective Output 3.1 Network of suitably equipped surveillance centres established at regional centres throughout Vietnam • Equipment purchased or ordered for provision to regional centres It is anticipated that items will be delivered progressively to Vietnam commencing in October 2008 Refer to the attached Progress Report Logframe for further details Smallholder Benefits The stakeholder survey was developed with consideration for assessing the current knowledge and future requirements of smallholders with respect to forestry pest and disease issues Capacity Building Principal capacity-building activities will commence during the visit to Vietnam in October and with the workshop in Australia in February 2009 Preparations for both activities are underway Publicity No major significant publicity has occurred during the past months Project Management Delays in the signing of the contract between DAFF and Queensland DPI&F caused delays in initiation of some project activities Ms Wendy Lee, Office of the Chief Plant Protection Officer (OCPPO), DAFF has assumed projectofficer responsibilities for the project in Canberra, in support of Dr Naumann Communication between project staff in Australia and Vietnam has been good Canberra- and Brisbanebased staff have held several teleconferences and one face-to-face meeting (31 July 2008) Brisbane- and Hanoi-based staff work together by email; exchanges have facilitated planning for the database, base-line survey and travel to Vietnam Report on Cross-Cutting Issues Environment There have been no major (negative) environmental issues associated with the Project to date Gender and Social Issues There has been no opportunity to assess gender or social impacts in the project to date Implementation & Sustainability Issues Issues and Constraints • To date, there have been no major issues or constraints affecting the overall planned objectives and outputs Minor problems have arisen following delays in signing of contract between DAFF and DPI&F, causing some delay in preparation of travel documents and equipment procurement Options Nothing to report at this stage Sustainability Nothing to report at this stage Next Critical Steps Next critical steps in the project are: • Fine tuning database, installing the database on FSIV computers and providing training in dataentry and the production of reports • Accessing and identifying specimens from FSIV, MARD and NIPP insect collection is Hanoi • Preparing materials and activities for training workshop in Australia Conclusion At this early stage the project is progressing well overall, with most planned activities either complete or well-advanced The visit to Hanoi in October will be critical to the project with the deployment of the database and inclusion of existing records After this visit the extent and value of existing collections will be better understood Statutory Declaration The CARD contract is a lump sum outputs based contract CARD does not require institutions to submit receipts (although they need to be retained by institutions for accounting and taxation purposes) CARD does need to be assured that the inputs detailed in the Contract Schedules have been delivered The statutory declaration below is to be used to provide this assurance Project Progress Against Proposed Objectives, Outputs, Activities And Inputs Project Title: Protecting productivity, incomes and trade through improved health surveillance of Vietnam’s plantations Vietnamese Implementing Institution: Forest Protection Research Division, Forest Science Institute of Vietnam: PROPOSAL PROGRESS REPORT Narrative Information Required Performance Measures Assumptions Information Required Objective To establish a forest pest and disease database and reference collection Operational specimen-based forest pest and disease database Training gives participants confidence to use and maintain database and reference collection Specimens can be identified reliably Project objective still relevant No need to modify logframe Output 1.1 Activity 1.1.1 Development of forest health database for Vietnam: development and planning/training workshop Database developed and being used by project participants; voucher specimens routinely added to collection and collection maintained Forest pest and disease database developed, tested and being used operationally by FSIV participants Database suitable for forest health surveillance data developed Planning/training meeting takes place Compatibility can be achieved between forest health surveillance database and National Phytosanitary Database • Database development and planning workshop held in Brisbane on 31 July 2008, attended by Ian Naumann, Simon Lawson, Judy King, Manon Griffiths and Suzanne Brangwin (UniQuest Pty Ltd) Decision to base database on existing QDPI&F Forest Health Surveillance database, modifying fields to suit Vietnamese situation Output still relevant and achievable • Database field form prepared and forwarded to FSIV staff in Vietnam for confirmation of suitability to Vietnamese situation Following modification as required, field forms to be translated into Vietnamese for distribution to field stations • Documentation to accompany field forms currently being prepared Activity 1.1.2 Collation, examination and validation of existing forestry collections in Vietnam Existing collections examined and validated by QDPI&F and other international experts Existing collections are sufficiently representative of pests and diseases to provide reasonable basis for planning diagnostic training Plans for travel to Vietnam to deploy database, provide initial training, and assess collections • Airfares for Judy King and Manon Griffiths booked for 1827 October 2008 • Internal DPI&F travel forms prepared and submitted Activity 1.1.3 On-going entry of records into forest health database Identify key pests and diseases for each of the main plantation species grown in Vietnam; reference material of these pests and diseases assembled Additional taxonomic, spatial and temporal data added to database Target list of key pests and diseases developed for future training workshops and production of extension material Reference collections established Surveillance undertaken by staff of regional centres Pest and diseases are tractable for diagnostic training given facilities in Vietnam Not addressed during current reporting period Output 1.2 Output still relevant and achievable Activity 1.2.1 Identify key pests and diseases based on narrative data from field staff data and existing records List includes organisms to account for most known damage and outbreaks Narrative data from field staff can be collated Preliminary pest list collated from available resources including: • ACIAR project Acacia and Eucalypt pest lists • MARD forestry pest lists • GBIV database records Activity 1.2.2 Establish voucher collections of key pests and diseases at FSIV, Hanoi Reference collections meet modern curatorial standards Not addressed during current reporting period Objective To provide training on forest health surveillance, damage assessment, pest risk analysis, collection, preservation, identification and curation, and to increase awareness and understanding of forest health surveillance among stakeholders Surveillance training program for staff from regional research centres Vietnamese participants trained in surveillance techniques and identification of key pests and disease and awareness and understanding of benefits of surveillance enhanced among stakeholders Appropriate facilities (e.g space and climate control) available for storage of pest and disease specimens Turnover and movement of staff prevents acquisition and utilisation of required skills Comprehensive pest lists may not be achievable within the time frame of the project Appropriate participants selected for training Output still relevant and achievable Training in Australia is relevant to Vietnamese forest systems Training workshop dates confirmed for 16-26 February 2009 Survey results are not confounded by desire among stakeholders to please Survey during final year of project reflects durable changes in attitudes Key stakeholders participate in survey Output still relevant and achievable Regional centres have resources to undertake on-going surveillance Project objective still relevant No need to modify logframe Output 2.1 Activity 2.1.1 Surveillance Training Workshop (Australia) Training workshops in Years (Australia) & (Vietnam) delivered for total of 70 Vietnamese participants Representatives of FSIV, Hanoi and two regional centres participate in training workshop covering key pests and diseases (in Australia) Enhanced awareness and knowledge, more appropriate responses from key stakeholders Output 2.2 Monitor awareness, knowledge, attitudes and practices of key stakeholder groups towards forest health surveillance in Vietnam Activity 2.2.1 Baseline survey of knowledge, attitudes and practices among key stakeholders Responses from all major stakeholder groups Objective To establish and equip a pilot network of observation centres based on FSIV regional centres supplemented by provincial Departments of Crop Protection Network of suitably equipped surveillance centres established at Pilot observation centre network established & equipped appropriately according to regional needs Output 3.1 Pilot regional surveillance network operational Project objective still relevant No need to modify logframe Preliminary workshop program prepared Plans for baseline survey and draft questionnaire in place • Questionnaires for Tree growers and FSIV regional staff prepared and forwarded to Vietnam for translation • Correspondence with Vietnamese project leader in preparation for distribution of surveys to regional centres and tree growers Output still relevant and achievable Activity 3.1.1 regional centres throughout Vietnam Equipment purchased and provided to regional centres Output 3.2 Ongoing Forest Health Surveillance and Static trapping Programs initiated in each regional centre Activity 3.2.1 Ongoing Forest Health Surveillance Program initiated in each regional centre Activity 3.2.2 Establish static traps at each of the regional centres Output 3.3 Forest Health Guide developed from existing data and data collected during training Activity 3.3.1 Assembly of data, including field images To create linkages between Forestry, Agriculture and Quarantine agencies within Vietnam and with regional and international organisations Joint training in Research centres equipped with necessary apparatus to enable surveillance and trapping activities to be undertaken Objective Output 4.1 Following surveillance training workshops a surveillance program established for each region during Year System provides early detection system for exotic forest pests established in each regional centre and trapping carried out for at least one block period during Year Appropriate facilities and resources for housing and maintenance of equipment Appropriate facilities and equipment available for collection, rearing and storage of specimens Regional centres and SFEs maintain commitment to plan after end of project Equipment purchased and provided to regional centres Laboratory equipment • Metal insect cabinet – obtained second hand and prepared for shipping to FSIV Hanoi • Wooden insect storage boxes (21) – packaged and prepared for shipping to FSIV Hanoi for distribution to regional centres • Magnifying lamps (4) – purchased for shipment to FSIV Hanoi and regional centres Laboratory consumables • Pins, points, micropins ordered from Australian Entomological Supplies for use during Vietnamese visit in October Field equipment • GPS units – purchased to be delivered to Vietnam during October visit Digital camera and macrophotography equipment - prices sought from suppliers Output still relevant and achievable Not addressed during current reporting period Traps effective for major pest groups in Vietnam Equipment procurement: • Intercept panel traps and lures – ordered from APTIV to be delivered direct to FSIV • Lures to be ordered following training workshop to limit problems with storage requirements (to be kept frozen) Printed medium suitable for diagnostics of all significant pests and diseases Output still relevant and achievable Not addressed during current reporting period Linkages established between MARD and FSIV regional centres and SFEs Images can be obtained for key species Linkages persist beyond life of project Key officers from MARD Key staff available Output still relevant and achievable Forest Health Guide includes: all significant pest and disease species, diagnostic information (illustrations, text), and information on hosts and phenology Complete and translated into Vietnamese by end of Year Field images suitable for publication available Project objective still relevant No need to modify logframe Activity 4.1.1 surveillance and diagnostics for FSIV and MARD Joint training in surveillance and diagnostics in Australia Information routinely exchanged between MARD and FSIV and FSIV participate in training in Vietnam Training includes risk analysis Activity 4.1.1 On-going entry of data to forest health database Pest and disease information consistent with ISPM exchanged between MARD and FSIV Records provided electronically to National Phytosanitary Database Activity 4.1.2 Vietnam reports on invasive forest species to regional invasive species network Manage and report on project Credible report on invasive species present in Vietnamese plantations provided to meeting of APFISN Six monthly and annual reports provided Output 4.2 Objective Adequate information available to undertake credible risk analysis Comprehensive information available Not addressed during current reporting period Compatibility achieved between forest health database and National Phytosanitary Database Vietnam sends delegate to APFISN Not addressed during current reporting period Reports accepted by CARD Program Manager Project objective still relevant No need to modify logframe Output still relevant and achievable Not addressed during current reporting period  ... _ 10 Statuatory Declaration Institute Information Project Name Protecting productivity, incomes and trade through improved health surveillance of Vietnam’s plantations. .. Proposed Objectives, Outputs, Activities And Inputs Project Title: Protecting productivity, incomes and trade through improved health surveillance of Vietnam’s plantations Vietnamese Implementing... teleconferences and one face-to-face meeting ( 31 July 2008) Brisbane- and Hanoi-based staff work together by email; exchanges have facilitated planning for the database, base-line survey and travel