Technical and economic feasibility of applying the Better Management Practices (BMP) to household aquaculture in Vietnam - MS7 " ppt

Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development Project 002/05/VIE Technical and economic feasibility of applying the Better Management Practices (BMP) to household aquaculture in Vietnam MS 7: Third six-monthly progress report Date: March, 2008 1 Table of Contents 1. Institute Information ___________________________________________________ 3 2. Project Abstract _______________________________________________________ 4 3. Executive Summary ____________________________________________________ 4 4. Introduction & Background _____________________________________________ 5 5. Progress to Date_______________________________________________________ 8 5.1 Implementation Highlights________________________________________________ 8 5.2 Smallholder benefits:_____________________________________________________ 8 5.3 Capacity Building _______________________________________________________ 9 5.4 Publicity _______________________________________________________________ 9 5.5 Project Management _____________________________________________________ 9 6. Report on Cross-Cutting Issues___________________________________________ 9 6.1 Environment ___________________________________________________________ 9 6.2 Gender and Social Issues _________________________________________________ 9 7. Implementation & Sustainability Issues ___________________________________ 10 7.1 Issues and Constraints___________________________________________________ 10 7.2 Options _______________________________________________________________ 10 7.3 Sustainability __________________________________________________________ 10 8. Next Critical Steps ____________________________________________________ 10 9. Conclusion __________________________________________________________ 10 10. Statutory Declaration________________________________________________ 11 2 1. Institute Information Project Name Technical and economic feasibility of applying the Better Management Practices (BMP) to household aquaculture in Vietnam Vietnamese Institution Research Institute for Aquaculture No.1 Vietnamese Project Team Leader Dr. Le Xan Australian Organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA) Australian Personnel Dr. Steven Schilizzi Date commenced January/2006 Completion date (original) December/2007 Date commenced (revised) August/2006 Completion date (revised) December/2008 Reporting period Third Six Monthly Contact Officer(s) In Australia: Team Leader Name: Dr. Steven Schilizzi Telephone: +61 8 6488 2105 Position: Senior lecturer Fax: +61 8 6488 1098 Organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA) Email: schilizz@cyllene.uwa.edu.au or Steven.Schilizzi@uwa.edu.au In Australia: Administrative contact Name: Telephone: Position: Fax: Organisation Email: In Vietnam Name: Dr. Le Xan Telephone: 030.827124 or 04.8271368 Position: Vice Director Fax: 04.8273070 Organisation Research Institute for Aquaculture No.1 Email: lexancb@hn.vnn.vn or vie97030.ria1@fpt.vn 3 2. Project Abstract Household coastal aquaculture farms, ranging in area between 0.5 ha and 3 ha, produce 90% of the output of farmed shrimp from in Vietnam, worth $USD 1 billion in 2004. The economic viability and environmental sustainability of farms in this sector are threatened by poor farming practices that lead to disease outbreaks, environmental degradation; crops contaminated with chemical and antibiotic residues and decreased yields. Pilot–scale Better Management Practices (BMP) can, and have been applied to large commercial aquaculture ventures in Vietnam, with outcomes of improved yields and quality, environmental sustainability and reduced risk of disease. However, difficulties arise in the administration of BMP to small-scale household farms because of financial constraints, lack of knowledge and little incentive or initiative to adopt BMP. The overall objective of this project is to investigate the effectiveness of BMP application to household farms and to develop methods to initiate BMP within this sector. The project will use consultative, incentive, demonstration, training and dissemination methods that are appropriate to the needs and abilities of household farmers. 3. Executive Summary During 6 months from Sep 2007 to Feb 2008, the CARD 002/05/VIE project finished all activities planned for the third 6 month period. Three Vietnamese staff visited the University of Western Australia from 02 to 10 December 2007. The purpose of this trip was for the Vietnamese team to get together with the Australia team to discuss the outcomes and project activities. In addition, the method of data analysis, analysis of data pilot and outline of report of MS-8 was completed during this visit. A workshop for the first year’s project implementation, in order to sum up the project results of that first year and improve the BMP guidelines applying to the second year, was organised in Thua Thien-Hue. This workshop is a forum to discuss the project outcomes and planning among project related partners such as provinces, communes, Aqua-clubs and demonstration farms. The project extension materials were improved in case of content for second year training and provide extension documentation to provinces and farmers. A visiting trip to RIA1 for Australian expert was conducted. The purpose of this trip is to evaluate the project’s progress and promote the next activities. In Feb 2008, the BMP training course was organised in Thua Thien-Hue for attendence of extension workers and shrimp farmers. Things covered in this training course included the environmental equipment for provinces and demonstration farms, support to partially-fund shrimp seed, and the checking and detection of shrimp diseases on trial farms before stocking the second year. 4 4. Introduction & Background Project objective: The overall objective of this project is to investigate the effectiveness of BMP application to small-scale household farms through reducing negative environmental impacts, increasing yields, lowering risks and improving product quality - thereby contributing significantly to long-term poverty alleviation and income generation for households directly involved in aquaculture production chains. The short term objectives of the project are: a) to carry out an analysis of current status of household aquaculture and identify incentives and constraints to BMP application; b) to develop appropriate BMP guidelines and manuals for household aquaculture in the North Central region of Vietnam; and c) to build capacity for BMP application among stakeholders involved in aquaculture product market chains, especially smallholder producers. Output expected: Project outcomes will be the development of methods for dissemination and utilisation of BMP amongst household farmers, leading to tenable farm practices, reduced risk of disease, reduction in environmental degradation, increased yields and improvement of economic viability of the sector in the long term. The project will contribute to the Government of Vietnam’s Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (CPRGS), which is aligned with CARD program strategic framework. Approach and strategy: The project will involve three stages: a) analysis of current status of household aquaculture practices and identification of incentives and constraints for BMP implementation; b) development of appropriate BMP guidelines and manuals for household aquaculture through participatory on-farm and community trials; and c) building capacity for BMP implementation and opening dialogues with exporters, traders and processors to explore market incentives for BMP promotion. For the first stage, the project must begin with a review of the literature and experience concerning BMP in the region and move to analysis of current small farm practices and the current production, health and resource status of household farms, and incentives and constraints to BMP implementation. The baseline study will be used to gain experience in methods to derive relevant information as well as equip research staff and fisheries officers with a comprehensive picture of the present status of household aquaculture in three provinces of Vietnam. At the end of the first phase, a draft action plan and sites for BMP demonstration will be prepared and selected by involved stakeholders. For the second stage, the project will focus BMP demonstration on two main shrimp aquaculture systems namely i) semi-intensive and ii) improved extensive which are considered as the dominant shrimp aquaculture models in the North Central region of Vietnam. Selected small scale aquaculture farmers from these two types will be encouraged to form aqua-clubs or associations for BMP demonstration. The roles of demonstration farmers from these groups are in consultation with staff from RIA1, UWA and local extension centers to select appropriate BMP to their conditions and to maintain a farm diary that records all inputs into the trials and relevant indicators as the trial progresses. Through a participatory process, relevant stakeholders such as farming communities, extension workers, researchers and fisheries department staff will be participating in BMP selection and supervision and monitor experimental trials that are being implemented by demonstration 5 farmers. Data collected by demonstration farmers and other regular data collected by RIA1 and fisheries staff will be used to establish project findings. For the third stage, findings of the project will then be used by demonstration farmers, extension workers and RIA1 staff to develop suitable BMP guidelines and training manuals for small farmers and extension workers, which will be disseminated through communication channels to build capacity for concerned stakeholders at all levels. Demonstration farmers, extension officers, BMP guidelines and training manuals and farmer associations will be key participants and factors in the dissemination of outcomes of the demonstration trials and the implementation of BMP throughout the regions. Those demonstration farmers, who are trained in: the use of basic water quality equipment, feeding strategy, selection of quality seed and some extension skills by the project technical staff, will disseminate the project findings to other farmers in the region. Market incentives for BMP implementation and product quality requirement will be explored by opening dialogues with local traders, collectors, whole traders, processors and importers. These stakeholders will be invited to participate in project activities such as training and workshops to share their concerns and product quality requirements with small scale producers. Methodology: Baseline study for assessment of BMP status: Standardised surveys and participatory assessment methods will be developed by RIA1 and UWA and used for assessing current aquaculture status, incentives and constraints of farmers to BMP application and draft BMP action plans for demonstration at household farm level. In each province 30 household farms will be sampled. The questionnaire will be designed to elicit information on current farming practices, status of farm production, socio-economic and environmental conditions, constraints and interests of household farmers in adopting BMP on their farms. Data will be processed and analysed by staff at RIA1 and UWA to serve as the basis for demonstration farm selection and kept as baseline indicators for comparison with demonstration and control farms during and after the project implementation. On farm trials for BMP development: The trials will work with two types of common farming systems practiced by household farmers: semi-intensive and improved extensive. In the semi-intensive systems, a group of 20-30 farms in each province will be selected and be encouraged to form an aqua-club or association for BMP demonstration. BMP practices will be promoted and shared among group members throughout the project implementation period. In the first year, each semi- intensive group will select 1 household farm to demonstrate BMP application through experiment treatment. To be considered for selection, household farms need to already conform to some initial criteria for BMP such as appropriate infrastructure and irrigation systems. In addition, farm size will be limited to 0.5 ha, farmers will need to be willing to participate in the experiment, and have financial capacity to co-invest with the demonstration trial. By participatory consultation, RIA1, UWA and farmers and extension workers at project sites will select suitable BMP for demonstration once the project has been approved. These may tentatively include: practices of pond preparation, seed certification and stocking, feed and feeding management, water quality management, disease management, post-harvest handling and product control. RIA1 staff will conduct seed control and certification for the trials. Post-larvae that are free of white spot disease (WSD) and Monodon Baculovirus (MBV) will be approved for use in trials. Hatcheries that can be certified disease-free will be identified by RIA1 staff and stipulated for purchase of seed. Some data (observations of 6 shrimp health, feed tray clearance, water quality data) will be collected daily by farmers using field test kits and equipment. Farmers will be given a farm record book to write all practices, data recordings, seed, and feed and water inputs he/she applies to the farm. Environmental data (salinity, pH, DO, BOD, NH 3 , NO 2 ) will be analysed monthly by project staff. Shrimp will be checked for chemicals and antibiotic residues one month before harvest (with specific analysis for contaminants banned by EU). Data on BMP demonstrations will be analysed by statistical methods to assess and validate impacts of BMP practices and as a basis to draft a BMP manual. In the second year the BMP manual will be verified for all members of the group and will be improved before recommending outcomes widely to all communities. In the improved extensive systems, two groups of 20-30 farms per province will be selected and encouraged to form aqua-clubs or associations and the applying procedure will be similar to the semi-intensive. The BMP practices selected for improved extensive farms may deal principally with pond preparation, seed selection, stocking and some management practices. One extension worker per project site will be assigned to assist demonstrated farmer groups in the project site. She/he will play an active role in facilitating monthly aqua- club/association meetings to promote BMP development and implementation. In addition, monthly, RIA1 staff will visit the project site to assist and give technical advice and collect environmental, disease and product samples to analyse and give feed back to farmers. Building capacity for BMP implementation: During the project implementation, capacity of stakeholders for BMP implementation will be built through participating in project meetings, training courses, workshops, cross visits and study tours: Fifty-four monthly club/association meetings will be arranged each year to facilitate and exchange experience on BMP implementation and development during and after the crop. Eleven short training courses on different subjects will be organised and conducted for participants during the lifetime of the project: one BMP training course for 48 demonstration farmers and local extension workers before introducing BMP demonstrations in the first year; one general training course on product quality management for 40 participants comprising small producers, extension workers, collectors, traders and processors; three training sessions on BMP application to semi-intensive systems and; six training sessions on BMP application to improved extensive systems involving 90 and 180 participants respectively. Three workshops will be arranged within the project, namely the inception workshop, the project first year and terminal workshops. Three cross province study tours will be arranged for 24 representatives of demonstration farmers and extension workers in the target provinces in the first year. One 10-day training course at UWA, Perth will be arranged for two RIA1 researchers involved in the project on data analysis and reporting. Two representatives of EU or Japanese importers/consumers will be invited to participate in the project workshops and deliver lecture notes on product quality requirements for the EU/Japanese markets. This will be effective in opening dialogues between producers and processors/consumers. 2000 copies of BMP manuals for semi-intensive and improved extensive farming systems will be developed at the end of the project. 7 5. Progress to Date 5.1 Implementation Highlights The principal achievements to date have been: 1) Three Vietnamese project staff visited the University of Western Australia to work on the methodology of data collection, data analysis and report writing. 2) A workshop was conducted for the first year’s project implementation, in order to sum up the project results of that first year and improve the BMP guidelines which would apply to the second year. 3) Improvements were made to the extension material and project-related documents prepared for the second year training and extension documentation which were provided to provinces and farmers. 4) A training course on BMPs for the second year project grow-out season was made in Thua Thien-Hue for the attendance of local extension workers, officers and shrimp farmers. 5) A visiting trip to RIA-1 for an Australian partner to evaluate project activities, and support the technology and expertise to improve BMPs protocol was organised. 6) The environmental equipment was provided for provinces, demonstration farms and supported partially-funded shrimp seed and checking for shrimp diseases for trial farms before stocking 5.2 Smallholder benefits: - Extension workers, fisheries officers and shrimp farmers were provided knowledge on BMP though the training course in Thua Thien-Hue. - Demonstrations were supported partly from the project with shrimp seed and fee for post-larvae disease checking before stocking. - Demonstrations with the environment equipment were provided to the provinces and aqua-clubs. - Provincial extension workers and local fisheries officers developed improved ability of fisheries management and base community development. In addition, skill and techniques in shrimp culture of the farmers were improved - Vietnamese project staff and experts improved their abilities in terms of project management, specialist knowledge through experience exchange with Australian project partner team. 8 5.3 Capacity Building - The BMP training course, cross visiting and aquaculture association meetings contributed to capacity building in improved knowledge and culture experiences of BMPs for local fisheries officers, extension workers and also for shrimp farmers. - The Food Safety and Fisheries Veterinary training course provided the base knowledge and practical skills in product quality management for provincial extension workers, fisheries managers, commune managers, traders, shrimp product collectors and shrimp households. - The capacity of project management of project staff and project experts was greatly improved. 5.4 Publicity - The results of the BMP implementing of demonstration farms are being analysed and prepared for MS-8 report. - The project information and project results were published in the newsletter and the website of Research Institute for Aquaculture No.1 5.5 Project Management The project management has been effective. 6. Report on Cross-Cutting Issues 6.1 Environment - The data of environmental and diseases monitoring were collected, analysed and feedbacked to aqua-club and shrimp farms during crop implementing - The data of shrimp product quality of demonstration farms are analysing and preparing for MS-8 report. 6.2 Gender and Social Issues - Female participants were given preference to attend the project activities such as training courses, new technologies, cross visiting and association meetings. 9 7. Implementation & Sustainability Issues 7.1 Issues and Constraints None to date 7.2 Options None to date 7.3 Sustainability No major issues 8. Next Critical Steps 1) Organising BMP training course for the second year project grow-out season for the attendance of local extension workers, officers and shrimp farmers in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces. 2) Organising monthly meetings to share BMP application expriences among farmers. 3) Monitoring parameters of water environment, shrimp diseases and culture techniques (for the duration of the four month crop in each province). Demonstration farms record all data of cropping by diary record book 4) Collecting shrimp product samples to check the quality of product before harvesting. The indicators of shrimp product quality checking include E.Coli, TPC, Samonella, Vibrio cholera; CAP, AOZ, AMOZ, SEM và AHD 5) Organising the trip for Australian Project team to visit Vietnam to evaluate project activities, and support the technology and expertise to improve BMPs protocol. 6) Supervising and supporting for two students (1 M.Sc and 1 B.Sc) to do practising and preparing for their thesis. 9. Conclusion Progress of 002/05/VIE for 6 months from Sep./2007 to Feb./2008 has been highly satisfactory and meet all activities of the third 6 month planning. However, the shrimp crop in project areas had been negatively affected by the storms No.2, No.5 and white spot disease outbeaks. The production results of project demonstration farms will be evaluated in the next milestone report (MS-8). 10 [...]... Statutory Declaration STATUTORY DECLARATION COLLABORATION FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CARD Project Title: Technical and economic feasibility of applying the Better Management Practices (BMP) to household aquaculture in Vietnam CARD Project Number: 002/05/VIE We, the undersigned, hereby declare that during the period Sep./2007 to Feb./2008, delivered the following inputs to assist in. .. stocking 1) The cross visiting and exchange information between Australian and Vietnamese team are the base to improve the project management ability, information processing, data analysis and reporting Outputs 1) The experiences on project management, the project activities, the training cource on farming management, envirenment and disease management were discused to improve during visiting time of. .. Days in Vietnam 15 90 80 10 15 10 14 10 30 30 30 Days in Australia 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 Trips to Australia 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 11 12 Project Progress Against Proposed Objectives, Outputs, Activities And Inputs Project Title: Technical and economic feasibility of applying the Better Management Practices (BMP) to household aquaculture in Vietnam Vietnamese Implementing Institution: Research Institute... knowledge of of shrimp households BMP in shrimp farming for provincial extension staff, local in Thua Thien Hue Providing the BMP managerial officers and materials for shrimp aquaculture farmers in three farms in 3 provinces provinces where the project is implemented 3) Exchanging 3) Improving skills of BMP Information and practice for officers, extension experiences on staff and shrimp farmers in the culture... team in Vietnam The methodology of data collection, data analysis and report writing have done during the Vietnamese team visiting Australia for 8 days in the UWA 2) The shrimp culture practice of farmers in the project sites was improved though the BMP training cources More than 50 shrimp farmers in Thua Thien Hue province were to benefit on BMP practical skill from BMP training in Feb 2008 3) The. .. An and Ha Tinh in the crop of year 2008 (March and April 2008) 3) A three days workshop was organised in Hue city to sum up the results of the first year project implementing In this workshop, the participants include fisheries officers,extension workers, commune officers, co-operatives, aqua-clubs and shrimp household The suggestions from attendents were helpful to improve the BMP guidelines 4) The. .. conducted in Thua Thien Hue provin in Feb/2008 for attending of extension workers and shrimp households These cources applied the field-study methodology to train the trainees on pond reperation techniques such as pond bottom clean, lime application Additional, the BMP training in the form of group discussion methedology was also applied Those methodologies will be apply to train shrimp househulds in Nghe... experts including culture technical, disease management, environment, community - based management experts 5 A total of 50 trainees coming from technical staff, extension workers, local management officers and demonstration farmers and shrimp housholds 2 training courses training on BMP was conducted in Thua thien Hue in Feb 2008 6 Pond books were given to demonstration farmers to record any information and. .. for BMP training 6 Recording all production related- information during shrimp crop 7 Supporting to local provinces and farmer with the equitment and seed test Personnel: Day for working (Australia) Day for working (Vietnam Training, meeting: Workshop, meeting Education, training Equipment & materials: Small equipment Product quality checking Demonstration support Others: 15 Travel: Tel, fax, Internet... for Aquaculture No 1 Narrative Objectives PROPOSAL Information Required Performance Measures 1) Vietname team 1) Improving the capacity to manage and practice project and visited the UWA, and Australian team come exchanging information and to the RIA1 to work experience on project on the project management for both Vietnamese and Australian 2) Training on BMP partners for 50 beneficiaries 2) Providing . and economic feasibility of applying the Better Management Practices (BMP) to household aquaculture in Vietnam Vietnamese Implementing Institution: Research Institute for Aquaculture No. 1 PROPOSAL. economic feasibility of applying the Better Management Practices (BMP) to household aquaculture in Vietnam Vietnamese Institution Research Institute for Aquaculture No.1 Vietnamese Project Team. Project Title: Technical and economic feasibility of applying the Better Management Practices (BMP) to household aquaculture in Vietnam CARD Project Number: 002/05/VIE We, the undersigned, hereby