Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
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One small farmer producer group was selected to benchmark their current produc-
tion and processing practices with international standards. Based on this an
extensive GAP checklist was made, after which the group was trained in under-
standing what they had to change to meet these standards.
Researchers
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25 researchers in Vietnam and 16 researchers in China were trained in Farmer
Participatory Research.
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15 researchers in Vietnam and 10 researchers in China were trained in using the
NUTMON toolbox.
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3 researchers in Vietnam and 3 researchers in China were trained in pest and
disease monitoring and data analysis.
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5 researchers in Vietnam and 5 researchers in China were trained in designing,
implementing and analysing field experiments.
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3 researchers in Vietnam and 3 researchers in China have received training in
marketing research.
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2 researchers in China and 2 researchers in Vietnam received training in the
PEARL model.
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In China:
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2 Chinese researchers obtained their PhD based on work in the project.
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2 Chinese researchers obtained their MSc.
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1 Dutch student carried out their MSc thesis in the VEGSYS project.
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In Vietnam:
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5 Dutch students carried out an MSc thesis in the VEGSYS project.
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1 Vietnamese researcher started with his PhD at Wageningen University based
upon VEGSYS methodology and data (WOTRO scholarship).
Partnerships
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A partnership with the VEGSYS farmers in one of the research villages in
Vietnam was established with a Dutch company. Since its establishment in May
2005 the following milestones have been achieved:
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A post harvest centre with cold storage facilities was built in the village.
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Ten farmers (mostly female) are now supplying about 1 ton of fresh herbs per
week. About six women from the village are employed by the company to
sort, grade and package the fresh herbs.
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A partnership with METRO Cash & Carry has been established. A joint proposal
has been developed and plans for sourcing vegetables from VEGSYS farmers are
currently worked out.
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A partnership has been established with Syngenta for a project about safe use of
pesticides.
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In China cooperation with:
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Bureau of Agriculture in Pengzhou;
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Vegetable office of Pengzhou; and
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