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Final Report Final Report Project Towards more profitable and sustainable vegetable farming systems in north-western Vietnam project number AGB/2012/059 date published 30 June 2019 (updated 26 October 2020) prepared by Wendy Umberger, Dale Yi and Nikki Dumbrell co-authors Paul Milham, Phan Thuy Hien, Pham Thi Mai Huong, Dindo Campilan, Rosalie Daniel, Chu Thi My, Len Tesoriero, Nguyen Hoang Viet, Steven Underhill, Tran Thanh Nhan, Nguyen Huu Nhuan, Nguyen Anh Duc, Tran Minh Tien, Stephen Harper, Nguyen Thi Tan Loc, Ngo Thu Hang, Ha Thi Tra My, Nguyen Hien, Oleg Nicetic, Christian Genova approved by Howard Hall final report number FR2019-92 ISBN 978-1-925747-68-3 ACIAR published by GPO Box 1571 Canberra ACT 2601Australia This publication is published by ACIAR ABN 34 864 955 427. Care is taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this publication. However, ACIAR cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information or opinions contained in the publication. You should make your own enquiries before making decisions concerning your interests. © Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) 2018 - This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from ACIAR, GPO Box 1571, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia, [email protected]. Final report: Towards more profitable and sustainable vegetable farming systems in north-western Vietnam Contents 1 Acknowledgments.........................................................................................4 2 Executive summary.......................................................................................5 3 Background ....................................................................................................8 3.1 Project origin and contribution................................................................................. 9 4 Objectives .....................................................................................................11 5 Methodology.................................................................................................13 5.1 Case study region............................................................................................... 13 5.2 Project Structure................................................................................................. 14 5.3 Project Management ........................................................................................... 15 5.4 Component 1 — Market analysis........................................................................... 16 5.5 Component 2 — Market development .................................................................... 21 5.6 Component 3 — Farming systems ........................................................................ 23 5.7 Component 4 — Outreach and capacity building ..................................................... 32 6 Achievements against activities and outputs/milestones ....................36 7 Key results and discussion .......................................................................58 7.1 Component 1 — Market Analysis Results ............................................................... 58 7.2 Component 2 — Market Development ................................................................... 62 7.3 Component 3 – Farming Systems Research ........................................................... 70 7.4 Component 4 – Capacity Building ......................................................................... 84 8 Impacts..........................................................................................................89 8.1 Scientific impacts — now and in 5 years................................................................. 89 8.2 Capacity impacts — now and in 5 years ................................................................. 90 8.3 Community impacts – now and in 5 years............................................................... 94 8.4 Communication and dissemination activities ........................................................... 98 9 Conclusions and recommendations ......................................................101 9.1 Conclusions ..................................................................................................... 101 9.2 Recommendations ............................................................................................ 102 10 References..................................................................................................103 10.1 References cited in report .................................................................................. 103 10.2 List of publications produced by project ................................................................ 105 11 Appendices.................................................................................................110 11.1 Appendix 1: Results of plant pathology research in Australia ................................... 110 Page ii Final report: Towards more profitable and sustainable vegetable farming systems in north-western Vietnam Abbreviations ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation ACIAR Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research AEC Agriculture Extension Centre ASPAC Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council CAP Centre for Agricultural Policy CIAT International Center for Tropical Agriculture CIRAD Agricultural Research for Development DARD Department of Agriculture and Rural Development FAVRI Fruit and Vegetable Research Institute FBS Farmer Business School FFS Farmer Field School FGD Focus Group Discussion GFAR (The Centre for) Global Food and Resources GSO Vietnam General Statistics Office IPSARD Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development ISO International Organisation for Standardization IV Indigenous Vegetables M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MALICA Markets and Agriculture Linkages for Cities in Asia MARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development NIMM National Institute of Medicinal Materials NSW DPI New South Wales Government Department of Primary Industries PM&E Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation PPsD Plant Protection sub-Department RRD Red River Delta SFRI Soils and Fertilizers Research Institute TOF Training of Facilitators UoA University of Adelaide UQ University of Queensland VAAS Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences VND Vietnamese Dong VNUA Vietnam National University of Agriculture V-R Vegetable & Rice System VTC Vietnam Television Corporation V-V Vegetable Only System VWU Vietnam Women’s Union Page 3 Final report: Towards more profitable and sustainable vegetable farming systems in north-western Vietnam 1 Acknowledgments Research reported in the following document was funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), under project number AGB/2012/059: “Towards more profitable and sustainable vegetable farming systems in north-western Vietnam”. Interviews and surveys used to collect data from food consumers and producers were approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee at The University of Adelaide (HREC number H-2015-159) and the Human Research Ethics Committee at The University of Canberra (HREC number 14-137). Additional funds and in-kind support were leveraged for certain research activities. In particular, the urban consumer survey (Activity 1.2) was implemented in partnership with a Small Research Activity funded by ACIAR (project number AGB/2015/029) with further funding contributed by The Centre for Global Food and Resources at The University of Adelaide. The Farmer Business Schools (Activity 4.2) were supported by competitive funding received from the Australian Alumni Program Small Grant Fund (Round 1, 2017). NSW DPI biometricians Lorraine Spohr and Anne Harris provided significant in-kind contributions analysing the data from plant disease trials. We acknowledge and thank the researchers at each of our collaborating institutions for their significant contributions to the success of the project. Dr Suzie Newman worked tirelessly to establish the project, and she was project leader until January 2017 (when she moved onto other career pursuits). A very special thanks to Dr Phan Thuy Hien for her humble and tireless service in supporting the project at every level from beginning to end. We are grateful to ACIAR, and, in particular, Dr Rodd Dyer (Research Program Manager, Agribusiness until 2018) and Dr Robert Edis (Research Program Manager, Soil Management and Crop Nutrition, 2014-2019) for supporting this work. Finally, we thank the hundreds of farmers and thousands of households involved in this project for their participation and genuine commitment to improving the livelihoods of smallholder vegetable farmers in North West Vietnam. Page 4 Final report: Towards more profitable and sustainable vegetable farming systems in north-western Vietnam 2 Executive summary This project sought to enhance the profitability and sustainability of smallholder vegetable farming households in the Sa Pa and Bac Ha districts of Lao Cai Province in North West (NW) Vietnam. Lao Cai Province was selected as the study location because of potential opportunities in emerging high value horticulture markets in the region. Additionally, the region has climate and soil conditions favourable for growing vegetables. Smallholders were increasingly integrating vegetables into their existing, largely subsistence or semi- subsistence farming systems. Thus, the focus was on improving
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