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Milestone 5: Research Staff Competence Due: 31 August 2007 Payment: $25 930 Deliverables: • Training report from Australian Study tour, including assessment of appropriateness of technology in Vietnam • Vietnam training seminar program and training materials • Assessment of competence in supply chain mapping and the development of quality assurance programs in Vietnam Australian Study Tour Study tours to Australia were undertaken by 6 Vietnamese scientists and extension personnel (Ms Ngo Thi Hanh (RIFAV), Mr Vu Tuan Minh (HUAF), Mr Ngo Xuan Chinh (IAS), Mrs Nguyen Thi An (FAVRI, formerly RIFAV), Mr Ngo Minh Dung (IAS), Mr Nguyen Dinh Thi (HUAF) ) for a 4 week period in 2005 and 2006. On the 2006 study tour, participants from the research institutes were also joined by vegetable grower and nursery specialist, Mr Nguyen Hong Phong from Lam Dong province. His inclusion on the study tour particularly assisted the team in looking at how Australian technology may be modified to enable it to be utilised in Vietnam. Training focused on both field and greenhouse vegetable production, postharvest and supply chain management and implementing Good Agricultural Practice (GAP). Field visits to low tech (Sydney Basin) and high tech (Yanco, Gosford) greenhouses and farms also encouraged training participants to consider how they could adapt such technology to Vietnamese conditions. In addition to visiting numerous farms, training participants also visited Sydney Wholesale Markets, and an importing and export business to enable them to understand Australian supply chains and quality requirements. Visits to research stations at Gosford and Yanco provided the visitors with an insight into the types of research and extension projects undertaken by NSW DPI and how R&D programs are managed in Australia. Photo 1. Study Team 1 - Ms Ngo Thi Hanh (RIFAV), Mr Vu Tuan Minh (HUAF), Mr Ngo Xuan Chinh (IAS) visit greenhouse vegetable producers in Sydney Basin, together with Dr Vong Nguyen, Dr Suzie Newman and Dr Ho Dang. Photo 2. Study Team 2 -Mrs Nguyen Thi An (FAVRI, formerly RIFAV), Mr Nguyen Dinh Thi (HUAF) and Mr Nguyen Hong Phong (farmer, Lam Dong) learning how to measure postharvest quality attributes of fresh produce. Training reports from the 2005 and 2006 study tours are appended in Appendix 1 and Appendix 2. In addition the following case studies have been prepared to demonstrate how technology has been modified and utilised by both Vietnamese research personnel and vegetable farmers. CASE STUDY 1: Mr Nguyen Hong Phong, Vegetable farmer and seedling producer, Lam Dong Province Throughout the course of the project, Mr Phong has been improving his seedling production and farming operation at Duc Trong in Lam Dong province and these improvements may be partially attributed to the training and on-going technical support he has received as a part of this project. This training has included: • the Australian study tour from the 2 nd -29 th July 2006 • advice provided by the Australian project team during their visits to his farm in February 2006, May 2006, October 2006 and May 2007 • assistance with acquiring and setting up 2 mechanical precision air seeders • ongoing technical assistance provided by Dr Vinh’s vegetable group at IAS. Uptake of technology and improvements to current practice has included: • the commissioning of 2 mechanical precision air seeders to enable Mr Phong to increase seedling output (Photos 3 and 4) • the improvement of working conditions for workers carrying out grafting operations. When we visited in February 2006, workers were undertaking grafting operations outside under netting but they now work in a purpose built shed. This has not only benefited workers but has led to greater efficiencies in the seedling operation (Photos 5 and 6). Photo 3. Installing the mechanical precision air seeder – February 2006 Photo 4. Mechanical precision air seeders improving production efficiency – April 2007 Photo 5. Grafting operation carried out in greenhouse – February 2006 Photo 6. New grafting set-up in specially constructed shed with improved efficiency – April 2007 Photo 7. Mr Phong implementing new practices in his greenhouse. A variety trial in his greenhouse April 2007 Photo 8. Tomato variety trial on Mr Phong’s property – April 2007 Photo 9. Experimenting with new techniques Mr Phong’s greenhouse April 2007 • Following his trip to Australia, Mr Phong rapidly adopted hydroponic growing and adapted the system to make it suitable for use in Vietnam. He has also implemented changes in the way he manages his crop based on what he saw in Australia (Photos 6-9) • Mr Phong is keen to experiment with new varieties and currently runs a number of field and greenhouse variety trials on his property. (Photos 6-9). Mr Phong can truly be considered a farmer ‘champion’ and with his seedling operation producing seedlings for many farmers in the region, it is likely that the uptake by other farmers will be high. His position as a seedling producer is likely to have a major impact on tomato production throughout the region, facilitating the adoption of new technologies and approaches. Engaging farmers in study tours has certainly been a successful approach in encouraging rapid adoption of techniques and we would certainly recommend this approach in future projects. CASE STUDY 2 – The uptake and development of hydroponic systems by Vietnamese Research Institutes All four Vietnamese Research Institute partners in this project have successfully implemented hydroponic growing systems. Training periods in Australia have enabled them to learn how to build and run the systems successfully in both a research and commercial context. Visits to Australian hydroponic farms such as Pacific Hydroponics, Gosford and Atkinsons, Griffith have demonstrated how these systems are used commercially in Australia. Training by Dr Parks and Worrall has focussed on getting the best out of these systems including management of EC and appropriate growing media. Crop management practices have also been central to this training. During this project we have seen the successful development and adaptation of these systems to Vietnamese growing conditions. The group at IAS has also undertaken on- farm trials testing these systems. During visits by the Australian team we have provided advice on how system and crop management can be improved. During our visit in February 2006, we also visited the Hanoi Seed Company in Hanoi and a high technology greenhouse park in Hai Phong to address problems that they were having with their growing system in their greenhouse complex. Following our visit Dr Parks also provided additional information and advice on how they could improve their production practices. Photo 10. Ms Anh (FAVRI) with the hydroponic system she has constructed. This is her second crop using this system. April 2007. Photo 11. The hydroponic system at FAVRI – April 2007 Photo 12. The hydroponic system at FAVRI – April 2007 Photo 13. The hydroponic system at HUAF being tested by Mr Thi – April 2007 Photo 14. Dr Ba and her hydroponic system at Can Tho University – May 2007. (Dr Ba undertook part of her PhD studies at Gosford Horticultural Institute with Drs Parks and Nguyen) Photo 15. Testing hydroponic systems at Can Tho University –May 2007. Vietnam training seminar program and training materials Workshops were conducted in 4 locations during the course of the project. These were: • Workshop 1: 13-15 th February, 2006, Ho Chi Minh, 72 registered delegates • Workshop 2: 20-22 nd February, 2006, Ha Noi, 109 delegates • Workshop 3: 27-28 th April, 2007, Can Tho, 82 registered delegates • Workshop 4: 3-4 th May, 2007, Da Lat, 70 registered delegates Details on these workshops can be found in previous milestone and travel reports (Milestone reports 3 and 6, Travel reports February 2006 and May 2007). Attached in Appendix 3 is a copy of the Workshop Proceedings from the Hanoi workshop. Similar proceedings were produced for the other 3 workshops, with different local papers at each location. These can be obtained from Dr Thi or Dr Newman upon request. Each of these workshops also included field visits enabling workshop participants to discuss material presented during the presentations in a more relaxed informal manner. Assessment of competence in supply chain mapping and the development of quality assurance systems in Vietnam. The Australian training component included training specifically in supply chain mapping and quality assurance systems. Dr Newman introduced the concept of supply chain mapping, described the methodology and then as a training exercise the team mapped out typical vegetable supply chains in North, Central and Southern Vietnam. Part of Dr Newman’s workshop presentation in Vietnam also included a section on supply chain mapping and this generated considerable discussion and questions particularly at the Hanoi workshop. The concept of supply chain mapping is a relatively new concept to our production focussed Vietnamese partners, but through the training courses they now have an understanding of the process and with further guidance should be able to utilise this in future projects and activities. Joseph Ekman, NSW DPI Quality Assurance Officer provided study tour participants with 1-2 days of training in the Australian Quality Assurance program - ‘Fresh Care’. Mr Ekman is one of the developers of this QA system and regularly provides training to farmers in ‘Fresh Care’ to enable them to implement their QA system. Mr Ekman provided Vietnamese study tour participants with a condensed version of this course using ‘Fresh Care’ training materials. Time was also provided for training participants to ask questions and for discussion on how such a system may be implemented in Vietnam. As one of the reviewers for ASEAN GAP, Mr Ekman was able to demonstrate clearly to participants what they needed to do to achieve this standard in Vietnam. Part of the training also included field visits where Mr Ekman was able to demonstrate the practical application of these systems and also the Vietnamese team was able to ask farmers how they went about implementing such a system. Mr Ekman’s workshop presentations in Vietnam were also focussed on quality assurance and how this might be implemented in a Vietnamese context. In April 2007, we also visited Ben Tre cocopeat factory to look at how this operation may look at implementing a QA program. Following a tour of the facility, Mr Ekman provided feedback to the management team on issues they needed to address if they were looking at introducing a QA system. Report prepared by Dr S M Newman, September 2007 Appendix 1 Report on Travel to Australia 31 st October – 27 th November, 2005 AusAID-CARD-004/04VIE “Improving the safety and quality of Vietnamese vegetables through research and capacity building in quality assurance, postharvest management and high technology protected cropping systems” November 2005 Ngo Thi Hanh, RIFAV Vu Xuan Minh, HUAF Ngo Xuan Chinh, IAS TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Acknowledgements 3 II. Executive Summary 4 III. Introduction of Project and Study tour 6 IV. The Authors 6 V. Source of Funds 7 VI. Itinerary 7 VII. Research Institution Visited 9 VIII. Report 10 IX. Recommendation 14 X. Appendix 15 I. Acknowledgements There are many people and organizations that have contributed towards our trip to Australia and to all of these people we would like to express our appreciation: • The AusAID-CARD, who contributed financial assistance to enable us to go to Australia to work with Australian counterpart organization. • The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; Ministry of Education, Vietnam for supporting the final formality of this course. • Dr. Mike Curll, the Deputy Director General of NSW Department of Primary Industries (Science & Research), who invited us to NSW DPI to work with his organization’s scientists at the National Centre for Greenhouse Horticulture, Gosford NSW. • Dr. Trevor Gibson, Director (Production Research); Dr. Philip Wright, Research Leader (Horticulture). • Dr. David Hall, Director, National Centre for Greenhouse Horticulture, Gosford NSW. • Dr. Vong Nguyen, Australian Project Leader, Drs Suzie Newman, Sophie Parks, Ross Worrall, Stephen Goodwin, Mr Joseph Ekman, Mr Len Tesoriero and Ms Marilyn Steiner. • Mr. Paul Andersen, Manager and Mrs Jacquies Priest, National Centre for Greenhouse Horticulture, Gosford NSW. • Assoc. Prof. Tran Khac Thi, Project Leader, Deputy Director of Research Institute of Fruits and Vegetables (RIFAV); Prof. Tran Van Minh, Rector of Hue University of Agriculture & Forestry (HUAF); Prof. Pham Van Bien, Director of Institute of Agricultural Sciences for South Vietnam (IAS), who delegated us to NSW DPI to work at the National Centre for Greenhouse Horticulture, Gosford NSW. • Support by Dr. Le Thi Khanh, Head of Department of Horticulture of HUAF; Dr. Ngo Quang Vinh, Head of Department of Vegetables of IAS and the helps from colleagues. • We also appreciate the hospitality of the research staff at the National Vegetable Industry Centre, Yanco Agricultural Institute including Mr Mark Hickey, Dr. Mohammad Quadir, Dr. Mo and Dr Sandra McDougall. • Last but not the least, we are grateful to Mrs Tuyen Nguyen and Mrs Yuri for their hospitality during our stay in Australia. II. Executive Summary The aim of this visit to Australia was to work with NSW DPI’s horticulturists at the NCGH, Gosford for a period of one month during October/November 2005 on production of safe & high quality vegetables at Gosford Horticultural Institute. This includes greenhouse and hydroponic production methods and pest and disease management. The Postharvest Group based at the GHI provided training to visiting Vietnamese scientists in quality assurance systems, supply chain dynamics and postharvest management of vegetable crops. A postharvest study tour provided Vietnamese scientists with an insight into postharvest and quality assurance employed by Australian producers. They also visited Yanco’s NVIC to inspect the research on irrigation and vegetables and a number of vegetable farms, seed producers and food processors. During this trip we visited Gosford, Sydney, Canberra and Yanco. In Gosford we were trained at the National Centre for Greenhouse Horticulture (NCGH) re. greenhouse vegetable production, hydroponic systems, greenhouse IPM, postharvest for fresh vegetables and fruits and disinfectation of fruits (apple, orange…) for export. We also visited green tea plantation in Somersby research farm. In Sydney we visited the Sydney Central Market in Flemington to learn the management and vegetable and fruit market system. Hydroponic production (tomatoes and mini-cucumber) in the Western Sydney area (Bringelly and Leppinton) was inspected. We also visited Yanco Agricultural Institute, the National Vegetables Industry Centre, vegetable farms (rock melon, processing tomato and onion) and Leeton Rice Growers’ Co-operative to study the large-scale production technologies. A particular strength of Australia is the diversity of its research capability and the emphasis on bringing teams together from different scientific fields to find solutions to major problems facing Australia and the rest of the world. Similarly in the horticulture sector, NSW DPI is committed to improving fruit, vegetable and flower’s yield and quality. [...]... extension activities in Vietnam IV The Authors 1 Ngo Thi Hanh, research scientist, Department of Vegetables and Spices, Research Institute of Fruits and Vegetables, Hanoi Mrs Hanh graduated from Hanoi Agricultural University (HAU) in 1991 She was also awarded a M.Sc degree in HAU in 2001 Mrs Hanh was trained at the Asian Region Centre of Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre (AVRDC) in Thailand for... vegetable crop 3 Ngo Xuan Chinh, research scientist, Department of Vegetables of Institute of Agriculture Scientist for South Vietnam Mr Chinh graduated from Thai Nguyen University of Agricultural and Forestry in 2000 and he was trained at World Vegetable Research and Development Centre (AVRDC), Asian Region Centre in Thailand for 5 months (11/2004 – 3/2005) Mr Chinh is a leader of research vegetable group... Dr Nick Austin, the Deputy Director General of NSW Department of Primary Industries (Science & Research) , who invited us to NSW DPI to work with his organization’s scientists at the National Centre for Greenhouse Horticulture, Gosford NSW • Dr Trevor Gibson, Director (Production Research) ; Dr Philip Wright, Research Leader (Horticulture) • Dr David Hall, Director, National Centre for Greenhouse Horticulture,... scientific and extension activities in Vietnam IV The Authors 5 Nguyen Thi An, research scientist, Department of Vegetables and Spices, Research Institute of Fruits and Vegetables, Hanoi Mrs An was awarded a M.Sc degree in Hanoi Agricultural University in 1998 She was trained at the Asian Region Centre of Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre (AVRDC) in Thailand for 5 months (1999 – 2000)... from Hue University He was trained at Asian Region Centre of Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre (AVRDC), Asian Region Centre in Thailand for 5 months (2003 – 2004) on Vegetable research, extension and production His current areas of interest are the physiology and biochemistry of vegetable crop 7 Ngo Minh Dung, research scientist, Department of Vegetables, Institute of Agriculture Sciences... by Dr Le Thi Khanh, Head of Department of Horticulture of HUAF; Dr Ngo Quang Vinh, Head of Department of Vegetables of IAS and the helps from colleagues • We also appreciate the hospitality of the research staff at the National Vegetable Industry Centre, Yanco Agricultural Institute including Mr Mark Hickey, Dr Mohammad Quadir, Dr Sandra McDougall • Last but not the least, we are grateful to Mrs Tuyen... 2005 Week 4: Day 7 - Sunday 27th November 2005 Vietnamese scientists return to Vietnam VN782 11:35 IX Recommendation Due to high achievements in Research and Development of the Australian horticultural industry, a co-operation between Vietnam and the Australian Research Institutions as well as the Australian Horticultural Companies in the field of greenhouse, hydroponic and new vegetable variety is strongly... months (1996 – 1997) From 2005 – 2009, she is Ph.D’s Candidate with research in hybrid cucumber breeding 2 Vu Tuan Minh, lecturer, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agronomy, Hue University of Agriculture & Forestry Mr Minh graduated from Hue University of Agricultural and Forestry in 2001 and he was trained at World Vegetable Research and Development Centre (AVRDC), Asian Region Centre in Thailand... Nature Sciences, HCM University in 2000 He was trained at AVRDC – The World Vegetable Centre, Asian Region Centre in Thailand for 5 months (2003 - 2004) on Vegetable research, extension and production Mr Dung is a leader of hydroponics vegetable research group of IAS 8 Nguyen Hong Phong, Director of Phongthuy Farm in Lien Nghia, Duc Trong, Lam Dong province, Vietnam He is currently interested in greenhouse... Saturday 18 Visiting farms Sunday 19 Hue – Hanoi Monday 20 Visiting Hanoi Central Market; Meeting with RIFAV; finalising the workshop Tuesday 21 Workshop Wednesday 22 Visiting experimental trial in RIFAV’s research farm Thursday 23 Wrapping up the workshop Friday 24 Visiting farms in Hanoi suburbs Saturday 25 Hanoi – HCM – Sydney Week 4: Day 3 - Wednesday 23th November 2005 Morning and afternoon sessions: . Milestone 5: Research Staff Competence Due: 31 August 2007 Payment: $25 930 Deliverables: • Training report from. supply chains and quality requirements. Visits to research stations at Gosford and Yanco provided the visitors with an insight into the types of research and extension projects undertaken by NSW. STUDY 2 – The uptake and development of hydroponic systems by Vietnamese Research Institutes All four Vietnamese Research Institute partners in this project have successfully implemented