Research staff competence
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 Photo 2. Study Team 2 -Mrs Nguyen
(RIFAV), Mr Vu Tuan Minh (HUAF), Mr Thi An (FAVRI, formerly RIFAV), Mr
Ngo Xuan Chinh (IAS) visit greenhouse Nguyen Dinh Thi (HUAF) and Mr
vegetable producers in Sydney Basin, Nguyen Hong Phong (farmer, Lam
together with Dr Vong Nguyen, Dr Suzie Dong) learning how to measure
Newman and Dr Ho Dang.
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 2nd-29th 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 Photo 4. Mechanical precision air
air seeder – February 2006
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
Photo 8. Tomato variety trial on Mr
practices in his greenhouse. A variety trial in Phong’s property – April 2007
his greenhouse 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
Photo 11. The hydroponic system at FAVRI
hydroponic system she has constructed. This – April 2007
is her second crop using this system. April
2007.
Photo 12. The hydroponic system at FAVRI Photo 13. The hydroponic system at HUAF
– April 2007 being tested by Mr Thi – April 2007
Photo 14. Dr Ba and her hydroponic system Photo 15. Testing hydroponic systems at
at Can Tho University – May 2007. (Dr Ba
undertook part of her PhD studies at Gosford
Horticultural Institute with Drs Parks and
Nguyen)
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: 13-15th February, 2006, Ho Chi Minh, 72 registered delegates
• Workshop 2: 20-22nd February, 2006, Ha Noi, 109 delegates
• Workshop 3: 27-28th April, 2007, Can Tho, 82 registered delegates
• Workshop 4: 3-4th 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
31st October – 27th 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
III. Introduction of Project and Study tour
IV. The Authors
4
6
6
V. Source of Funds
VI. Itinerary
7
7
VII. Research Institution Visited
VIII. Report
9
10
14
15
IX. Recommendation
X. Appendix
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.
Due to high achievements in R&D of the Australian
horticultural industry, a co-operation between Vietnam and the
Australian Research Institutions as well as the Australian
Horticultural companies is strongly recommended, focussing on:
1. Collaboration in medium and high technologies of
Protected Cropping systems;
2. Collaboration in Good Agriculture Practice (GAP) for
horticulture;
3. Collaboration in Agricultural advanced technology;
4. The invitation for Vietnamese scientists to visit Australia
should be sent to Vietnam a little earlier, approximately
two months before departure to enable them to better
prepare their paper work, specially for HUAF. Invited
scientists should go at the same time so that they can help
each other in study;
5. Our accommodation and condition for our studies were
very good. Therefore, we request that the project need to
be kept in that way;
6. Evaluation of Vietnam’s ability in exportation of
vegetables to some overseas major markets.
7. Production of cocopeat in Vietnam is stable and friendly
environmental vegetable production. So project like this
could be lengthen and it will become a big success.
8. There is a Need to invite much more Vietnamese scientists
and outstanding farmers to join Agriculture study tour in
Australia.
III. Introduction of Project and Study tour
Vegetable food safety is becoming of increasing concern to Vietnamese consumers. In
Vietnam, in the four-year period 1999 - 2002, nearly 20,000 Vietnamese were
poisoned by vegetable products with 250 subsequently dying (Ministry of Health,
2003). Studies have found pesticide residues and other contaminants including
nitrates and heavy metals to be at levels well above maximum residue limits (MRL).
For example in one vegetable residue survey conducted by RIFAV some pesticide
levels were 5-10 times the MRL (Tran Khac Thi, 1999). In peri-urban agriculture
where the majority of vegetables servicing the major centres are produced the
problem stems from large amounts of fertiliser and pesticide being applied to small
plots of land in an attempt to boost yields. This perceived need to boost yields is also
driven in part by the knowledge that significant losses perhaps as high as 30% will
occur along the supply chain.
The previous project AusAID-CARD0016 (2001-2003) demonstrated that a protected
cropping system (a net-house) is suitable for the production of safe and good quality
vegetables in Vietnam. This demonstration system used local waste coconut fibre
(cocopeat) as a growing medium, a suitable alternative to soil in peri urban areas for
intensive vegetable production with low chemical inputs. However, the
implementation of “good agriculture practice” for the production of safe and high
quality vegetables in new growing systems is still a long way off. To successfully
address these issues this project will use a multifaceted approach to improve
production efficiency; reduce reliance on pesticides; reduce postharvest losses and to
utilise quality assurance principles.
The achievements of Australia in R&D in horticulture has been considered as a very
high valuable lesson that Vietnam needs to learn for building the above vegetable
production technology. Vietnamese horticulturists that will learn new production,
postharvest and quality assurance techniques in Australia will be able to implement
these techniques in research and transfer new skills to growers in workshops in
Vietnam. In doing so this will enhance the ability of Vietnam to promote rural
development in these industries and increase the agricultural efficiency and
competitiveness of vegetable production, which are aligned in the Strategies 1.2.2.
and 2.1.1. in the agreed CARD Program Strategic Framework (Vietnam Australia
Development Cooperation Strategy 2003-2007).
The four-week visit of Ngo Thi Hanh, RIFAV; Vu Tuan Minh, HUAF and Ngo Xuan
Chinh, IAS to the National Centre for Greenhouse Horticulture, NSW DPI, Australia
are strongly supported to their scientific and 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
5 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 for 5 months (11/2004 – 3/2005). He teaches on 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 of IAS.
V. Source of Fund
All expenses of this project, including finance for this study tour with airfares, foods,
accommodation and local travel in Australia were met by AusAID-CARD-
004/04VIE.
VI. Itinerary
Week 1: 31st October – 05th November 2005
Date
Morning
Afternoon
Arriving to Sydney Airport VN Orientation – David Hall,
783 Sydney 9:35am – Vong Introduction training
Mon 31
course
&
Nguyen
Protected
Hydroponic systems –
Sophie Parks
Vegetables GAP - Vong Nguyen
systems: Protected cropping systems:
Cocopeat research –
cropping
Tue 01
Ross Worrall
GAP - Quality Assurance 1 - Joe GAP - Quality Assurance 2 - Joe
Wed 02
Ekman
Ekman
Protected
Greenhouse – Diseases –
Len Tesoriero
cropping
systems: Protected
cropping
systems:
Thu 03
Greenhouse IPM –
Stephen Goodwin & Marilyn Steiner
Field walk 1: Visiting Pacific Wrapping up Week 1 –
Fri 04
Hydroponics Pty Ltd, Wyong –
Sophie Parks, Joe Ekman, Suzie
Newman, Vong Nguyen, Tuyen
Vong Nguyen, Suzie Newman
Sat 05
Week 2: 06th – 12th November 2005
Date
Morning
Afternoon
Sun 06
National Launch: Asian vegetable names, west Sydney – Jenny Ekman
Mon 07
Tue 08
Wed 09
Postharvest diseases 1 –
Elena Lazar
Postharvest diseases 2 –
Elena Lazar
Supply Chains – Suzie Newman
Protected cropping systems:
Grafting – Vong Nguyen
5:30 Visiting Sydney Central Market, 7:30 Antico – Vong Nguyen, Suzie
Newman
Thu 10
Visiting farms, Bringelly & Leppington NSW – Dr Ho Dang
Postharvest – Quality Assessment Postharvest – Quality Assessment 2 -
Fri 11
Sat 12
1 - Suzie Newman
Suzie Newman
Week 3: 13th – 19th November 2005
Date
Morning
Afternoon
Sun 13
Yanco
Parliament House
–
Canberra:
Visit Canberra - Yanco
Mon 14
Yanco
Yanco Agricultural Institute-
Mohammad Quadir
Yanco Agricultural Institute-
Visiting farms – Mark Hickey
Tue 15
Yanco
Wed 16
Yanco
Yanco Agricultural Institute-
Sandra McDougall
Visit Leeton Rice Growers’ Co-
operative
Yanco – Gosford
Thu 17
Fri 18
Preparation of Travel Report – Vong Nguyen
Sat 19
Week 4: 20th – 27th November 2005
Date
Morning
Afternoon
Sun 20
Mon 21
Yuri
Discussion of experiments in Vietnam – Sophie, Suzie, Vong
Discussion of experiments in Vietnam – Sophie, Suzie, Vong
Discussion of workshops in Vietnam (12th – 25th February 2006) –
Sophie, Suzie, Joe, Vong
Tue 22
Yuri
Preparation of Travel Report – Vong Nguyen, Sophie Parks
Wed 23
Yuri
Thu 24
Yuri
Fri 25
Yuri
Equipment purchase
Afternoon tea - Presentation of Certificate (David Hall)
Wrapping up Training course -
Vong Nguyen, Suzie Newman, Sophie Parks, Joe Ekman
Sat 26
Yuri
Vietnamese scientists return to Vietnam
VN782
11:35
Sun 27
VII. Research Institution Visited
1. National Centre for Greenhouse Horticulture, Gosford NSW (NCGH)
David Hall - Director
Vong Nguyen - Australian Project Leader, Hydroponic vegetable and
Greentea
Suzie Newman - Post-harvest
Andrew Jessup - Disinfectation
Ross Worrall - Ornamental
Stephen Goodwin & Marilyn Steiner- Greenhouse IPM
2. Sydney Central Market, Flemington
3. Cabramatta Vietnamese market
4. Pacific Hydroponics, Wyong
6. Greenhouse vegetable producers (Mr Hung Nguyen, Mr Hoang, Mr
Kevin)
7. Yanco Agricultural Institute
VIII. Report
Week 1: Day 1 - Monday 31st October 2005
Arriving to Sydney Airport at 10:00am and met with Dr & Mrs Nguyen at 11:00am.
Arriving at Gosford Horticultural Institute at 3:00pm. Welcomed by Mr Paul
Patersen, Manager and Dr David Hall, Director, GHI.
Dr Vong Nguyen introduced the training course.
Week 1: Day 2 - Tuesday 1st November 2005
Morning session: Training on Protected cropping systems: Growing technologies
and Hydroponic systems – Trainer Dr. Sophie Parks explained the structures of
greenhouses, hydroponic systems and showed some experimental trials on lettuce and
perilla by NFT system and silver beet by RtW system.
Afternoon session: Training on Protected cropping systems: Cocopeat research –
Trainer Dr. Ross Worrall explained his study on cocopeats including Sri-Lankan and
Vietnamese cocopeats. He also talked about the automatic controlled system on
hydroponic of tomato and cucumber. These systems are difficult to build in Vietnam
due to lack of electricity, unavailable equipments and chemicals for nutrient solutions.
Week 1: Day 3 - Wednesday 2sd November 2005
Morning session: Good Agriculture Practice (GAP) - Quality Assurance 1:
Trainer Mr. Joe Ekman introduced GAP and Freshcare systems used by the Australian
horticulture.
Afternoon session: Good Agriculture Practice (GAP) - Quality Assurance 2:
Trainer Mr. Joe Ekman discussed further in Freshcare’s Code of Practice. At present,
the Vietnam’s MARD and ASEAN countries are discussing with Australia to develop
an ASEAN GAP which is likely to be introduced in early 2006.
Week 1: Day 4 - Thursday 3rd November 2005
Morning session: Training on Protected cropping systems: Greenhouse IPM –
Diseases: Trainer Mr. Len Tesoriero introduced diseases that damaged tomato,
cucumber and lettuce in greenhouse.
Afternoon session: Training on Protected cropping systems: Greenhouse IPM –
Insects: Trainers Dr. Stephen Goodwin & Ms Marilyn Steiner explained their studies
on predators that would control the insects. Their recent studies are focussed on fungi
that could control the development of insects.
Week 1: Day 5 - Friday 4th November 2005
Field walk 1: Visiting Pacific Hydroponics Pty Ltd, Wyong:
Morning session: Visited Pacific Hydroponics vegetable production company in
Wyong. Pacific Hydroponics produces lettuce (NFT system), herbs (NFT) and tomato
(RW) in greenhouse. Dr. Sophie Parks, Mr. Joe Ekman, Dr. Suzie Newman, Dr. Vong
Nguyen, Mrs. Tuyen Nguyen.
The above growing technologies are new for farmers in Vietnam. After this training
course we would like to implement these technologies in our country.
Afternoon session: Wrapping up Week 1 – Vong Nguyen.
Week 1: Day 6 - Saturday 5th November 2005
Sydney’s Sight Seeing
Week 1: Day 7 - Sunday 6th November 2005
Visit to Cabramatta market to inspection Asian vegetables and fruits.
Week 2: Day 1 - Monday 7th October 2005
Morning and afternoon sessions: National Launch: Asian vegetable names, west
Sydney – Project Leader: Dr. Jenny Ekman: Dr Ekman introduced her project which
is funded by RIRDC for 2 years 2004-2005. There is a need to uniform the exotic
vegetables’ names. A list of new Asian vegetable names which are used in Australian
are launched at Cabramatta market.
This is a new method of extension which would be good if apply in our country.
Met with Honourable Mr McDonald, the Minister of NSW Department of Primary
Industries and Dr Mike Curl, Deputy Director General, NSW DPI
Week 2: Day 2 - Tuesday 8th November 2005
Morning session: Training on Protected cropping systems: Postharvest diseases 1–
Trainer Dr. Elena Lazar: Introduction about some main diseases in Postharvest on
cucumber, tomato.
Afternoon session: Training on Protected cropping systems: Postharvest diseases
2– Trainer Dr. Elena Lazar: Studying about main damaging fungus development on
fruits and vegetables in storage. We had observed and counted fungal spores in
microscope.
Week 2: Day 3 - Wednesday 9th November 2005
Morning session: Training on Protected cropping systems: Supply Chains –
Postharvest Trainer Dr. Suzie Newman: Discussing on postharvest and supply chain
management on vegetables production in Vietnam and introducing on GAP and
postharvest in Australia. We think vegetables production in Vietnam need to apply
that.
General discussion – postharvest project objectives:
Practical-Storage environment, temperature and packaging-setting up
Afternoon session: Training on Protected cropping systems: Grafting – Trainer
Dr. Vong Nguyen: Discussion about grafting methods on tomato and cucumber in
greenhouse. Grafting technologies have been applied for large area in Vietnam. GAP
for vegetables was also discussed.
Week 2: Day 4 - Thursday 10th November 2005
Morning session: Start 5:30 Visiting Sydney Central Market, trainer Drs Vong
Nguyen, Suzie Newman: Australian vegetables sold in Central market are clean,
uniform and good looking. These characteristics are also required by export company
- Antico International Pty Ltd as well. To achieve this vegetables are produced using
high technology systems. Mr. Hugh Molloy introduced about activity of company and
cooling storage system.
Afternoon session: Visiting farms, Bringelly & Leppington NSW – Trainer Drs Ho
Dang, Vong Nguyen, Suzie Newman Visiting Vietnamese farms producing tomato,
cucumber and flowers on semi-hydroponic systems. These demonstrations are very
suitable with vegetable production in Vietnam.
Week 2: Day 5 - Friday 11th November 2005
Morning session: Training on Protected cropping systems: Postharvest – Quality
Assessment – trainer Dr. Suzie Newman: Supply chain management and quality
management. Studying on six principles for GAP.
Afternoon session: Training on Protected cropping systems: Postharvest – Quality
Assessment – trainer Dr. Suzie Newman.
Practical session - Storage environment, temperature and packaging of mushroom,
lettuce and orange
Practical session - Measuring quality of mushroom, lettuce and orange in 120C and
200C with different packaging conditions.
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Measuring of quality index: Brix, firmness, colour charge of apple, pear and water
melon.
Week 2: Day 6 - Saturday 12th November 2005
Week 2: Day 7 - Sunday 13th November 2005
Week 3: Day 1 - Monday 14th October 2005
Morning: Departure 7:00am Gosford – Canberra: Visit Parliament House
Afternoon: Canberra – Arriving 19:00 Yanco
Week 3: Day 2 - Tuesday 15th November 2005
Morning session: Yanco Agricultural Institute- trainer Dr. Mohammad Quadir: Visit
National Vegetables Industry Centre and inspect research laboratory and onion
experimental trials.
Afternoon session: Yanco Agricultural Institute-Visiting farms – trainer Mark
Hickey: Visit to farm producing rockmelon in net-house (3 acres) and open field;
processing tomato experimental trial. Inspection of onion, grapes, rice and orange
farms; learning of large-scale tractors, harvesters, irrigation systems and spray
equipments.
Production farms in Yanco are larger with an area of hundreds of hectares. All
farming are modernise and very uniform.
Week 3: Day 3 - Wednesday 16th November 2005
Morning session: Yanco Agricultural Institute- trainer Dr. Sandra McDougall:
Discussion about insect pest management on vegetables in Autralia and Vietnam
Afternoon session: Visit to Leeton Rice Growers’ Co-operative. There are many
products from rice: noodle, wine…
Week 3: Day 4 - Thursday 17th November 2005
Morning and afternoon session: Yanco – Gosford
Week 3: Day 5 - Friday 18th November 2005
Morning and afternoon session Preparation of Travel Report – trainer Dr. Vong
Nguyen
Week 3: Day 6 - Saturday 19th November 2005
Week 3: Day 7 - Sunday 20th November 2005
Week 4: Day 1 - Monday 21th October 2005
Morning and afternoon session: Discussion of experiments in Vietnam - trainer Dr.
Vong Nguyen. We were all agreed that the experimental trials will be organised as
follows:
1.
Hochiminh:
First year: experimental trails with 4 medium (1. Cocopeat of Cauvong Co.;
2. IAS media; 3. Coffee bean coir; 4. Ductrong media) on tomato and
cucumber local variety with 5 replications, design on RCBD.
Second year: Tomato and cucumber variety evaluation trials.
2.
Hanoi:
First year: experimental trails with 4 medium (1. Cocopeat of Cauvong co.; 2.
Cocopeat and volcano rock; 3. Cocopeat and peanut; 4. Cocopeat and roast
soybean) on a tomato and cucumber local variety with 5 replications, design
on RCBD.
Second year: Tomato and cucumber variety evaluation trials.
4. Hue:
First year: Experimental trials with 2 – 3 medium on tomato local variety
with 7 replications, design on RCBD.
Second year: Effect of indicate media on growth of tomato local variety and
tomato hybrid variety.
Week 4: Day 2 - Tuesday 22th November 2005
Morning and afternoon sessions: Discussion of experiments in Vietnam – Dr. Vong,
Dr. Sophie Parks, Dr. Suzie Newman.
Discussion of workshops in Vietnam – Dr. Vong, Dr. Sophie, Dr. Suzie, Mr. Joe: We
decided to organise workshops in Hochiminh and Hanoi in a period of 12th – 25th
February 2006. The itinerary would be as follows:
February 2006
Sunday
Monday
IAS
12
13
Sydney – Hochiminh
Visiting Thu Duc Central Market; Finalising workshop with
Tuesday
14
Workshop
Wednesday 15
Visiting experimental trial in Lam Dong
Visiting farms; wrapping up the workshop
HCM – Hue – Meet with HUAF
Visiting farms
Thursday
Friday
16
17
18
19
20
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Hue – Hanoi
Visiting Hanoi Central Market; Meeting with RIFAV;
finalising the workshop
Tuesday
21
Workshop
Wednesday 22
Visiting experimental trial in RIFAV’s research farm
Wrapping up the workshop
Visiting farms in Hanoi suburbs
Hanoi – HCM – Sydney
Thursday
Friday
23
24
25
Saturday
Week 4: Day 3 - Wednesday 23th November 2005
Morning and afternoon sessions: Preparation of Travel Report – Dr. Vong Nguyen.
Week 4: Day 4 - Thursday 24th November 2005
Equipment purchase
Afternoon tea - Presentation of Certificate (David Hall)
Week 4: Day 5 - Friday 25th November 2005
Wrapping up Training course -
Vong Nguyen, Suzie Newman, Sophie Parks, Joe Ekman
Week 4: Day 6 - Saturday 26th November 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 recommended.
1. Collaboration in medium and high technologies of Protected Cropping
systems;
2. Collaboration in Good Agriculture Practice (GAP) for horticulture;
3. Collaboration in Agricultural advanced technology;
4. The invitation for Vietnamese scientists to visit Australia should be sent to
Vietnam a little earlier, approximately two months before departure to enable
them to better prepare their paper work, specially for HUAF. Invited scientists
should go at the same time so that they can help each other in study;
5. Our accommodation and condition for our studies were very good. Therefore,
we request that the project need to be kept in that way;
6. Evaluation of Vietnam’s ability in exportation of vegetables to some overseas
major markets.
7. Production of cocopeat in Vietnam is stable and friendly environmental
vegetable production. So project like this could be lengthen and it will become
a big success.
8. There is a Need to invite much more Vietnamese scientists and outstanding
farmers to join Agriculture study tour in Australia.
Prepared by:
Ngo Thi Hanh, RIFAV
Vu Xuan Minh, HUAF
Ngo Xuan Chinh, IAS
28/11/2005
X. Appendix
Picture 1: Dr. Sophie Parks introduces NFT system on Lettuce to Vietnamese
scientists
Picture 2: Dr. Sophie Parks and Dr. Ross Worrall introduce media (cocopeat) for
hydroponic vegetables production
Picture 3: Visit vegetables production farm by NFT system and tomato in greenhouse,
with Dr Sophie Parks and Mr Joseph Ekman.
Picture 4: Visit farm production semi-hydroponic on tomatoes, with Drs Ho Dang,
Vong Nguyen, Suzie newman and Mrs Tuyen Nguen.
Picture 5: Visiting Sydney Central Market, with Dr Vong Nguyen and Mrs
Tuyen Nguyen
Picture 6: Visit farm production semi-hydroponic on flowers.
Picture 7: Enjoyed field-day about Asian vegetables extension
Picture 8: Visit to National Vegetable Industry Centre at Yanco Agricultural Institute.
Picture 9: Met with the Minister of NSW Department of Primary Industries, the
Honourable Mr. McDonald.
Picture 10: Drs Mark Hickey and Vong Nguyen worked on moisture sensor (Sentek,
EnviroScan) recording moisture content in the soil on 40ha rockmelon farm.
Appendix 2
Report on Travel to Australia
2nd – 30th July 2006
AusAID-CARD-004/04VIE
“Improving the safety and quality of Vietnamese
vegetables through research and capacity building in
quality assurance, post-harvest management and high
technology protected cropping systems”
July 2006
Nguyen Thi An, RIFAV
Nguyen Dinh Thi, HUAF
Ngo Minh Dung, IAS
Nguyen Hong Phong, Phong Thuy Farm
TABLE OF CONTENTS
XI. Acknowledgements
3
4
6
7
7
8
XII. Executive Summary
XIII. Introduction of Project and Study tour
XIV. The Authors
XV. Source of Funds
XVI. Itinerary
XVII. Research Institution Visited
9
XVIII. Report
10
XIX. Recommendation
XX. Appendix
16
17
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. 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, 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. 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 (from 2nd
to 30th, July 2006) on production of safe & high quality vegetables at
Gosford Horticultural Institute. This includes greenhouse and hydroponic
production methods and pest and disease management. The Post-harvest
Group based at the GHI provided training to visiting Vietnamese
scientists in quality assurance systems, supply chain dynamics and post-
harvest management of vegetable crops. A post-harvest study tour
provided Vietnamese scientists with an insight into post-harvest 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, post-harvest for fresh vegetables and fruits and
disinfectation of fruits (apple, orange…) for export. We also attended the
first Australia green tea conference, 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.
Due to high achievements in R&D of the Australian horticultural
industry, a co-operation between Vietnam and the Australian Research
Institutions as well as the Australian Horticultural companies is strongly
recommended, focussing on:
9. Collaboration in medium and high technologies of Protected
Cropping systems;
10.Collaboration in Good Agriculture Practice (GAP) for horticulture;
11.Collaboration in Agricultural advanced technology;
12.Our accommodation and condition for our studies were very good.
Therefore, we request that the project need to be kept in that way;
13.Evaluation of Vietnam’s ability in exportation of vegetables to
some overseas major markets.
14.Production of coco-peat in Vietnam is stable and friendly
environmental vegetable production. So project like this could be
lengthening and it will become a big success.
15.There is a Need to invite much more Vietnamese scientists and
outstanding farmers to join Agriculture study tour in Australia.
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