Nghiên cứu khoa học nông nghiệp " Result on training courses for goat raisers outside of CARD project " pot

Result on training courses for goat raisers outside of CARD project 1. Aims of training courses  Organize workshop/field day for local farmers to demonstrate the new technologies being implemented on the selected farms (Year 1-2-3) with a view to spreading information about the new technologies for improving goat production as widely as possible during the time of the project. 2. Objectives of training courses There were 5 objectives done in the workshops: 1) The project activities/objective of the project/output of the project 2) Technologies on breeds and breeding systems for goats 3) Technologies on establish goat house and take care goats at different ages and physiology stage 4) Technologies on: Diseases and method for preventing the goat diseases 5) Goat nutrition, feed resources and extending pasture for goats 6) Introduce the demonstration applied technical options on goat production improvement by project 3. Methods used for training courses The training materials were prepared and used for distribution to participating and other local farmers on the technologies available and relevant to each farming system. The materials are now available from GRRC for goat farmers in Centre. The training materials were modified according to experiences of local practice and technologies tested during 2 and half years implemented the project for suitable and useful to meet the particular needs of farmers in central Vietnam Teacher groups are consultants from GRRC, local extension staffs (Mr. Vu in Thuan Bac, Mr. Sang in Ninh Hai, Mr Hung and Mr. Cong in Tuy Phong, Mr. Kinh, Mrs. Bien and Mr. Cong in Bac Binh) and Demonstration farmers of project had responded subjects to introduce to goat raisers. Participatory Methods used for training courses in which methods in different subjects focused: Give a lecture, Brain storming, Group discussions, farmer to farmer and field works with a schedule of the lecture plan of 495 minutes as follow: Time table Training subjects Outputs Implementing methods Responsibility of the teachers and participants In the morning 07.30-07.45 Opening and introduction of the project activities Participants and local commune understand about project and what, why, How and time table for training course - Introduction of teachers and participants - Speakers Participants, Project leader and representative of commune leader 07.45-08.40 Technologies on breeds and breeding systems for goats Participants understood: - The signification of precious gens and what is breeding program - Technologies on (i) selection of animals for breeding, (ii) mating and technique for control mating time, (iii) buck management, (iv) Control kidding time, (v) recording data on breeding - Giving a lecture - Brain storming - Discussions 15’ for giving the lecture by teacher 25’ for discussion on the class 15’ for summary of the discussion and results of the subject 08.40-08.50 Tea break 08.50-09.45 Technologies on establish goat house and take care goats at different ages and physiology stage Participants understood: - The signification of goat house shed and take care animals - Technologies on (i) making shed/goat house, (ii) How to take care young kids, (iii) pregnant does, (iv) lactating does, (v) bucks rearing - Giving a lecture - Group discussion 15’ for giving the lecture by teacher 25’ for group discussion 15’ for summary of the discussion and results of the subject 09.45-09.55 Tea break 09.55-10.50 Technologies on: Diseases and method for preventing the goat diseases Participants understood: - The goat diseases and signification of preventing goat diseases - Relationship between breeding, housing/shed and taking care animal with goat diseases - Goat diseases happened in local areas - Technologies on (i) treating each kind of diseases, (ii) How to prevent goat diseases - Vaccination and vaccine procedure for goats - Veterinary services for goat - Giving a lecture - Group discussion manage by local extensionists and GRRC staffs 15’ for giving the lecture by teacher 20’ for group discussion 10’ for summary of the discussion and results of the subject 10.50-11.30 General discussions - Find out the problems have still happened in goat system at the local area - Farmer solutions and advices from technical groups Open discussion in the class Recording the opinions from farmers 20’ for listing the problems in goat production of raisers outside project 20’ summary the discussion of 3 subjects 11.30- 14.00 Launch time and resting 14.00- 15.20 Goat nutrition, feed resources and extending pasture for goats For participant understood: - Briefly about nutrition requirements of goats - Feeds available for goat in the local area at present time - Significances of planting pasture for goats - Pasture varieties are suitable in the local area for feeding goats - How to planting these varieties in intensive system - How to processing pasture, by- products for feeding in dry/winter season - Giving a lecture - Group discussion manage by local extensionists and GRRC staffs 15’ for giving a lecture 25’ for group discussion 25’ for representative of each participant group 15’ for summary of lecture and discussions 15.20-15.45 Travel to goat demonstration of project established at the commune 15.45-16.15 Visiting and learning from farmers at demonstration Participants directly seeing and hearing from the host of demonstration - Answer the questions from participants by key farmers and -The host of demonstration introduce their activities - Take participants to 15’ for speaker by host demonstration 60’ for seeing and discussing 15’ for conclusions of teacher staffs - Link discussions between farmer inside and outside project for agreed on success or limitation of the project activities see each activities of the project - Open discussion the workshop and making plan for supporting and delivery pasture seeds/planting materials from project to participants out side project Allowances Launch and travel for participants to the demonstration and some participants live far from training commune (including some communes in the district)   4. Time, training places, field visiting and number of participants Training days Training places Demonstration for field visiting No of participants Invited At Ninh Thuan province 4/6 /2008 Xuan Hai, Ninh Hai Le Van Hoa Nong Quoc Hung 36 5/6 /2008 Cong Hai, Thuan Bac Nguyen Huu Đuc 37 At Binh Thuan province 7/6 /2008 Vinh Hao, Tuy Phong Tran Van Long 33 9/6 /2008 Binh Tan, Bac Binh Tran Xuan lang Tran Man 32 At Lam Dong province 11/6/2008 Da Loan, Duc Trong Hoang Xuan Lung 27 5. Results of training courses  Time schedule is corrected with lecture planed  The local staffs took part in during running the training courses  List of participants in each site of training course is shown in Table 1 CD Appendix 11. Review of outcomes of workshops held in Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan and Lam Dong provinces (June 4-11 2008) Review of activities During this visit to Vietnam, the final 5 farmer workshops were held in Ninh Thuan (Communes Xuan Hai, Cong Hai), Binh Thuan (communes Vinh Hao, Binh Tan) and Lam Dong (commune La Loan). 35 participants were invited to each workshop, and were provided with writing materials and 4 sets of technical notes on the topics of the workshop. Each participant was given D100,000 (A$6.25) to cover the days expenses (travel, lunch). While half of the invitees were women, many less women came. All participants were expected to attend a field demonstration of the techniques described in the morning lecture sessions. Xuan Hai Workshop, Xuan Hai Commune, Ninh Hai, Ninh Thuan This workshop was run on 3 rd June 2008 at the Xuan Hai Commune hall, starting 8 am, and finishing with a demonstration on Mr Thanh and Mr Duc farm nearby. Little interest was shown in any of the innovations there, and little discussion was evoked. The Workshop advertisements Mr Thanh in action Visiting Mr Khac Thanhs farm Cong Hai Workshop, Cong Hai Commune, Thuan Bac, Ninh Thuan This workshop was run on 5 th June 2008 at the Cong Hai Commune hall, starting at 8 am, and finshing with a demonstration on Mr Hoa’s farm. Mr Hoa proved to be an enthusiastic and informed instructor for the workshop group. Group photo of Cong Hai farmers Local farmer asking question Mr Hoa performs Vinh Hao Workshop, Vinh Hao Commune, Tuy Phong, Binh Thuan This workshop was run on 7 th June 2008 at the Vinh Hao Commune hall, starting at 8 am and finishing after a visit to Mr Lang’s farm for a demonstration of the practises decribed in the morning lectures. Mr Vinh giving his lectures Questions from the group Silage making at Mr Langs farm Binh Tan Workshop, Binh Tan Commune, Bac Binh, Binh Thuan This workshop was run on 9 th June 2008 at the Binh Tan Commune hall, starting at 8 am and finishing also after a visit to Mr Lang’s farm for a demonstration of the practises decribed in the morning lectures. Unfortunately, the electricity was off all day making the presentations more difficult, and discussion groups were held mostly outside. The Workshop Sign Outside tuition Silage making at Mr Lang’s farm Da Loan Workshop, Da Loan Commune, Duc Trong, Lam Dong This workshop was run on 11 th June 2008 at the Da Loan Commune hall, starting at 8 am with lectures up to lunchtime. Unfortunately it rained heavily this afternoon making roads impassable and not possible to travel to Mr Lung farm where the demonstration was to be held in the afternoon. Consequently there was no demonstration component to this workshop. F armer group, Da Loan workshop Mr Hung, V-D, DARD opens workshop Kids at Mr Lung’s farm Plan of Action The outcomes of these workshops are not clear, and there appeared to be no evaluation of the teams efforts, nor much input from our trained officers. There are no other workshops planned for project funding. It was suggested that there is perhaps a need for more advanced level workshops to train more specialist goat advisors in each area, but because goats are a “new” industry, it seems that only limited resources will be provided by the Provinicial Authorities for such further training. It is hoped that perhaps all trained DARD officers will attend the final regional workshop and make a contribution to either discussion or present papers on any observations that they may have made during the time of the project in their areas. The extent to which farmers attending these workshops adopt the technologies proposed will be evaluated from a survey to be conducted amongst them in December 2008. . Result on training courses for goat raisers outside of CARD project 1. Aims of training courses  Organize workshop/field day for local farmers to demonstrate the new technologies. nutrition, feed resources and extending pasture for goats 6) Introduce the demonstration applied technical options on goat production improvement by project 3. Methods used for training courses. 15’ for speaker by host demonstration 60’ for seeing and discussing 15’ for conclusions of teacher staffs - Link discussions between farmer inside and outside project for agreed on success