Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
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Horticulture farmer union in Pengzhou
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In Vietnam research cooperation with:
- CIRAD;
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RIFAV (Research institute for fruits and vegetables);
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Farmer Field Schools projects of the Hanoi Farmers Union, a Danish NGO
(ADDA);
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FAO IPM Community programme, and
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Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
E) Tangible outputs, dissemination and impact
Can you describe for the (max. 10) key outputs of your project:
1) Type of output
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Improved production technologies for four key vegetable crops (garlic, eggplant,
wax gourd and wrapped heart mustard) developed and tested with farmers
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30 project reports have been produced and published on the project website:
www.vegsys.nl
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New NUTMON Toolbox version 3.0 with new functions:
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Monitoring marketing strategies of farmers
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Monitoring active ingredients of pesticides
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Monitoring occurrence of pests, diseases and weeds
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New software tool for producing individual farm reports in local languages
named Word Access Reporting Tool (WART).
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Linking of NUTMON to PEARL and development of PRIMET: tool for
environmental risk assessment.
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Establishment of export integrated quality chain with small farmers in Vietnam.
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Development of GAP checklist with Phuc Thinh cooperative in Vietnam.
2) Dissemination of output/results (examples of dissemination: papers + articles;
policy briefs; policy workshops; scientific conferences and workshops; website)
Workshops
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Organization of the seminar “Development of sustainable horticulture in Hanoi
province”, March 28th, 2003. 30 different stakeholders ranging from farmer
extension, researchers, district level and provincial level government officials.
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Organization of the seminar “Development of sustainable horticulture in Penghzou
county”, February 21st, 2004, Penghzou, Sichuan province, China. Participation
of 60 different stakeholders ranging from farmer union, traders, county level and
provincial level government officials. The meeting was covered by a television
station in Sichuan province.
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Organization of two farmer feedback workshops with results of farm monitoring,
one in Penghzou (China) and one in Dong Anh (Vietnam).
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