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Project 021-06VIE Training Assessment
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Activities – 2007

Date Training Details Type
(FFS/TOT/Other)
Number
trained
Measurable outcomes
18
th
July Field workshop on assessing watermelon crop
establishment and growth issues at ASINCV Vinh City
TOT 10 10 ASINCV staff able to identify root disease
and watering issues on watermelons
20
th
July Presentation watermelon production – ASINCV July 20
th
TOT 25 ASINCV staff and Hung Dong commune
15-22
nd

July
Watermelon Workshop: Dr Rogers conducted workshops
in Vinh City (Hung Dong Collective) on how to produce
watermelons under GAP principles and to review year 1
watermelon trial results.
TOT 33 ASINCV vegetable staff aware of watermelon
production issues.

TOT 24 Successful production of cabbage in Hung Dong
and supply to Metro Hanoi
October
November
Cabbage production FFS techniques: seedling production,
planting, production, harvesting and handling - Quynh
Luong – ASINCV staff
FFS 35 Supply of 50 tonnes of high quality, clean
cabbage to Metro Hanoi.
October
November
Cabbage production FFS techniques: seedling production,
planting, production, harvesting and handling - Hung
Dong (Vinh City) – ASINCV staff
FFS 21 Supply of 50 tonnes of high quality, clean
cabbage to Metro Hanoi.
1
st
October Training on cabbage agronomic techniques at ASINCV by
Gordon Rogers
TOT 15 ASINCV vegetable staff updated on cabbage
agronomy techniques
December Field training in postharvest handling and monitoring
techniques at QL and HD (Vinh City) – Dr Jobling and
ASINCV staff
TOT 32 Supply of quality cabbage to Hanoi and local
market.
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5
th

also relevant to cabbage and watermelon and will
be included in the GAP manuals produced for
this project.
12
th
– 18
th

August
Two Vietnamese scientists from ASINCV visited
Australia. The scientists visited Australian growers and
markets. They also worked with the Australian partners to
develop aspects of the GAP manual and particularly the
quality assurance aspects based on the NSW Department
of Primary Industries FreshCare
®
program.
Overseas Training 2 Principles incorporated into VietGAP best
practice guide

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Activities – 2008

Date Training Details Type
(FFS/TOT/Other)
Number

Dr Jobling explained and demonstrated how to correctly
harvest and select first quality cabbages at Quynh Luong
TOT 33 Quality cabbage supplied to Hanoi
13–21
st

January
Dr Jobling explained and demonstrated how to correctly
harvest and select first quality cabbages at Hung Dong,
Vinh City.
TOT 21 Quality cabbage supplied to Hanoi
22
nd
January
Follow up workshops on GAP-compliant cabbage:
harvesting, postharvest, marketing and transport were
conducted at Vinh
TOT 21 Supply of 50 tonnes of high quality cabbage to
Metro Hanoi and also supplied local market in
Vinh
23
rd

January
Follow up workshops on GAP-compliant cabbage:
harvesting, postharvest, marketing and transport were
conducted at Quynh Luong
TOT 33 Supply of 50 tonnes of high quality cabbage to
Metro Hanoi and also supplied local market in
Vinh

th
June John Baker Developed marketing plans for watermelons
with farmers and Metro, Hanoi and presented at Hung
Dong, Vinh City
TOT 24 Marketing plan submitted to CARD
3
rd
June Each marketing workshop was followed by in-field
training by Mike Titley in the watermelon crops being
grown at Quynh Luong.
TOT 33 Report submitted with milestone 8
3
rd
June Each marketing workshop was followed by in-field
training by Mike Titley in the watermelon crops being
grown at Dien Phuong.
TOT 40 Report submitted with milestone 8
4
th
June Each marketing workshop was followed by in-field
training by Mike Titley in the watermelon crops being
grown at Hung Dong, Vinh City.
TOT 24 Report submitted with milestone 8
4
th
June Workshop was help by Mike Titley on IPM and
watermelon crop management. ASINCV and MARD staff
attended.
TOT 15
June - July FFS on watermelon production and marketing one at the

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September
October
Farmer Field Schools were conducted weekly by ASINCV
staff to cover all stages of cabbage production from the
production of bare-rooted seedlings, soil preparation,
fertilizer application, planting, irrigation, pest and disease
control (IPM), harvesting, record keeping, postharvest
handling, and marketing. Dien Phuong commune
FFS 36 Successful supply of cabbage crop to Metro
Hanoi and local markets
22
nd
Sept
– 3
rd
Oct
Cabbage Workshop: Dr Rogers visited between 22
nd

September and 3
rd
October 2008 and presented workshops
at Vinh City and Quynh Luong Commune on safe cabbage
production, and reviewed plans for the coming season. He
also visited Metro Hanoi to review supply requirements.
Cabbage variety demonstration trials which were set up at
Quynh Luong and Hung Dong and used as by farmers to
assist in variety selection.
TOT 33+21 High quality cabbage supplied to Hanoi and local

Activities – 2009

Date Training Details Type
(FFS/TOT/Other)
Number
trained
Measurable outcomes
7
th
March
Review supply of cabbage and other crops to Metro Hanoi
and to local markets. Assess cause and solution to bacterial
soft rot problems with cabbage crops and follow up with
training activities at ASINCV. Develop a new crop supply
plan from Nghe An to Metro. John Baker, Jenny Jobling,
Gordon Rogers
TOT 25
Cabbage supplied to Metro Hanoi and local
markets from March to April 2009. See report
attached to milestone 10.
9
th
March A training course on GAP for vegetables was conducted
by John Baker and Gordon Rogers at ASINCV in Vinh
during March 2009. The course focussed harvesting and
transport of watermelons for the coming summer 2009
season.
TOT 25 New cropping plan developed for 2009
April-May FFS run at Quynh Luong commune. The topics of the
courses were aspects of safe vegetable production for

courses were aspects of safe vegetable production for
watermelon. The topics were focussed on agronomic best
FFS 31 High quality crops including watermelon,
cabbage, Chinese cabbage, carrots and tomatoes
now being supplied to Hanoi and local markets
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practice and harvesting for cabbage production and were
conducted by ASINCV staff.
July-
August
FFS run at Hung Dong commune. The topics of the
courses were aspects of safe vegetable production for
watermelon. The topics were focussed on agronomic best
practice and harvesting for cabbage production and were
conducted by ASINCV staff.
FFS 23 High quality crops including watermelon,
cabbage, Chinese cabbage, carrots and tomatoes
now being supplied to Hanoi and local markets
September FFS run at Quỳnh Lương commune. The training focussed
on the production of cabbage. Topics included the
planning of vegetable supply to the market (scheduling), a
review of agronomic best practice and harvesting
techniques. The training was conducted by ASINCV staff.
FFS 30 FFS was run by ASINCV staff using the
VietGAP manuals as a guide to material covered.
Mr Giap led the fieldwork and agronomy, crop
planning and harvesting. Mr Hai presented
material on agronomy.
September FFS run at Hưng Đông commune. The training focussed
on the production of cabbage. Topics included the

Sao) said farmers now financially better off (sales
and higher prices) and healthier because they are
not handling toxic chemical. Vietnam Project Report
Marketing Report March 2009
Cabbage
1. Harvest was delayed because of flooding, so supply did not start until after Tet, when prices are
traditionally lower
2. Initial deliveries were:
o 5 February - 5,255 kg at 3,500 Dong/kg
o 12 February – 4,822 kg Price not known
o 23 February – 3,449 kg at 2,500 Dong/kg
3. For the three subsequent harvests the price was very low (1,000 Dong/kg), so farmers either sold
to local collectors or ploughed in the crops
4. Thai said the quality was not good, because the heads were soft
5. Production data is being recorded for the project and good information was shown by Mr. Cuong.
The data will be supplied in English to the project leader.
6. Cabbage still scheduled to be harvested (and Cuong undertook to confirm the schedule, plus
whether the timing is earlier than scheduled, and if the 27 April entry is correct ) is as follows,
with significant volume in late March/early April:

Harvest Date Source Volume (tonnes)
15 March Quynh Luong (QL) 3.7
20 March QL 2.5
25 March QL 3.5

15 June QL 5
June - July New site south 1 hectare: 30 tonnes

2. Farmers were very happy with the results and prices from last season (and are still happy)
3. The estimated production schedule (volume and timing) was presented to Thai, who said he
can take all the production, for sale through the three Metro stores in the north
4. The opening price offered by Thai was 7,000 Dong/kg, which is up significantly on last
year’s good prices, so the farmers should be even happier. Poor quality from the Mekong
Delta is a helpful factor
5. Poster and fruit labels were requested by Metro to be used again, to help promote the sales of
the watermelons In-store sampling of the melons will also be undertaken by Metro
6. ACTION:
• Cuong to provide contact details to Thai for new supply communes at Dien Phong and
south of Vinh, who are both growing watermelons for the first time
• Cuong to order more watermelon stickers for the fruit
• John to arrange for three new watermelon posters and send to Thai

Tomatoes

1. Quality was good but prices were too low for farmers
2. Thai said best prices are normally in summer – April to October, when the main supply is
from China

Chinese Cabbage

1. Farmers planted the wrong variety (even though Cuong offered to supply them with the
correct seed) , so metro did not accept the product
2. Thais said there is good potential if the correct variety is grown (like that in Dalat and
Australia) – long and bulky


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
TheQuynhLuongcommunehasbeenparticipatingintheprojectCARDVIE06‐021sinceits
inceptionin2006anduntilnow,haveasocialseasonproductionofcabbage,providing28
tonsamonthbetweenMayand2007,andabout50tonsofwatermelonsbetweensix
months‐July2008.
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Keyfeaturesofthearrangementisthedepthsupportedavailabletoparticipantsand
mutualinterestinestablishingeffectiverelationshipsbetweenlong‐termMetroCashand
Carry,andgrowerorganizationsasQuynhLuongcommune.Theideatobuildthe
relationshipmutuallybeneficialtoprovideanewinitiativeforbothMetroandfarmers,
but
itisthebasisoftheeffectivenessoffreshproducesupplysystemsthroughoutthe
developingworld.

RelationshipissupportedbytheInstituteofAgriculturalScienceofNorthCentralVietNam
(ASINCV)andthroughprojectsVIE06CARD‐021,oftheUniversityofSydney,horticultural
researchandapplicationsspecialistsPtyLtd
consultantssuchasMr.JohnBaker,marketing
specialist

Mr.Thai,managementoffreshproduce,supportedstronglyaboutbuildinglong‐term
linkageswithfarmersgroupssuchasQuynhLuongcommune.
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Recommendationsforcropstoprovide12monthsfromQuynhLuongCommune
Crop
Start and end the
harvest
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Startof

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Table1.TotalVegetables(Cabbage,TomatoandChinesecabbage)
Supplyschedulefrom20Jan.2010to15March2010.

Harvesting
Order
Estimatetransport
datetoMetro
Cabbage(tonne) Tomato(tonne)
ChineseCabbage
(tonne)
Total(tonne)
1 20/01/10 6.0 0.0 0.0 6.0
2 26/01/10 4.0 0.5 1.0 5.5
3 01/02/10 6.0 0.0 0.0 6.0
4 03/02/10 4.0 0.5 1.0 5.5
5 05/02/10 6.0 0.0 0.0 6.0
6 08/02/10 6.0 0.0 0.0 6.0
7 10/02/10 4.0 0.5 1.0 5.5
8 12/02/10 6.0 0.0 0.0 6.0
9 17/02/10 4.0 0.5 1.0 5.5
10 19/02/10 6.0 0.0 0.0 6.0
11 21/02/10 4.0 0.5 1.0 5.5
12 25/02/10 6.0 0.0 0.0 6.0
13 01/03/10 4.0 0.5 1.0 5.5
14 08/03/10 4.0 0.5 1.0 5.5
15 15/03/10 4.0 0.5 1.0 5.5
 Total 74 4 8 86



01/03/10 0.5
08/03/10 0.5
Tomato(Quynh
Luong)
15/03/10 0.5
30/10/09 2500 20/01/10 6.0
07/11/09 2500 01/02/10 6.0
Cabbage(Hung
Dong)
15/11/09 2500 08/02/10 6.0
07/11/09 2500 05/02/10 6.0 Toencourageagriculturalexpansion
20/11/09 2500 19/02/10 6.0 (VinhCity)
15/11/09 10.000 12/02/10 6.0
Cabbage
(HaTinh)
25/11/09 10.000 25/02/10 6.0
Total 86.0 
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Fungicide Activity Key Diseases

Suitable Foliar Fungicides for Watermelon Crops

NB: "Suitable" fungicides are very LIKELY to be both effective and safe to the crop but not necessarily evaluated or confirmed to be so in watermelons.
These products are not necessarily "Registered" for these uses in an specific country, though many are likely to be.
Product Active Ingredient Group
Powdery
Mildew
Downy
Mildew
Gummy


Cu - hydroxide, oxychloride Cu Y **

Sulphur S Y **(*)

Prosper spiroxamine Y **(*)

Legend quinoxyfen Y **(*)

Filan boscalid ? ? ? ****
A new and very active fungicide on
a very broad range of pathogens Product labels for ALL fungicides registered for use in Australia can be found at:
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Products may be searched for by active ingredient or product name. Crop (situation) is also searchable.
Important note: Many products will be highly effective against diseases in crops NOT on Australian labels.
This is mainly due to the cost of doing the work to register products for legal use in minor (small) crops being too high for the applicant.
However, in Australia a PERMIT system tries to address the problem largely by allowing specific uses of specific products where a clear need and no available
legal alternatives exist.
These permits allow the use of specific chemicals at specific rates, numbers of sprays and application intervals for a FINITE period of time.
Permits are also searchable by product, active ingredient or crop and can be found at:
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Dry Season Program

1. As powdery and downy mildew tend to favour different conditions, product selection is likely to differ between extreme WET and DRY
seasons.

2. However, extreme susceptibility to both diseases in cucurbit crops means that both may occur in the same crop, particularly during


Agri-Fos 400 phosphonic acid Downy mildew

Week 6 Score difenoconazole Alternaria, GSB, Powdery mildew

Daconil 500 SC chlorothalonil Downy mildew, Alternaria, GSB

Week 7 Kocide Blue Xtra Cu hydroxide Downy mildew

Agri-Fos 400 phosphonic acid Downy mildew

Week 8 Daconil 500 SC chlorothalonil Downy mildew, Alternaria, GSB
Wet Season Standard Program

Timing Product Active Ingredient(s) Activity against
Week 0

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4 Ridomil Gold MZ metalaxyl-m Downy mildew
mancozeb GSB, Alternaria, Downy mildew

Week 5 Daconil 500 SC chlorothalonil Downy mildew, Alternaria, GSB Week 6 Daconil 500 SC chlorothalonil Downy mildew, Alternaria, GSB

difenoconazole Alternaria, GSB, Powdery mildew

Week 8 Ridomil Gold MZ metalaxyl-m Downy mildew
mancozeb GSB, Alternaria

Week 9 Daconil 500 SC clorothalonil Downy mildew, Alternaria, GSB

Original Program (was working at Quynh Luong)

Timing Product Active Ingredient
Product Rate (/12 L
knapsack /600 m
2
)
Activity against
Week 0

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4 Ridomil Gold MZ metalaxyl-m 50 g Downy mildew
mancozeb GSB, Alternaria, Downy mildew
Delan dithianon 20 mL Downy mildew, Alternaria, GSB

Week 5

Week 6 Delan dithianon 20 mL Downy mildew, Alternaria, GSB

Score 250 EC difenoconazole 250 300-500 75-125 15-25
Dithane Rainshield mancozeb 750 1700-2200 1275-1650 85-110
Delan dithianon 750 400 300 20 Disclaimer:Above use rates are a guide only to typical application rates used globally.

Be sure to check the active ingredient loading in the product selected as these often vary between formulations.
Guide use rates may not accurately reflect most appropriate use rates or spray intervals for local conditions.
These products may NOT be registered for legal use in these crops.
Always refer to local manufacturers labels for appropriate use rates.

Fungicide Resistances

This is a complex area of discussion and beyond the scope of this Document.
In general, MULTI-SITED PROTECTANT fungicides (Group Y) are less prone to developing resistance than SINGLE-SITED HIGH
EFFICACY fungicides.

All fungicides with the same letter (see the first page of the label on all fungicides sold in Australia) should be regarded as the same for
resistance management.
The only exception to this are the Group Y fungicides - These are multi-sited and may involve different or unknow modes of activity.

As a guide only, the expensive highly effective products are the ones more at risk to the development of resistance. Particularly prone to
resistance are:
Group D fungicides - metalaxyl, metalaxyl-m, oxadixyl
Group K fungicides - azoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, trifloxystrobin


This trial should include the 6 varieties: Sumo
5758 Seems to be the most tolerant to disease
CS202
CN 46
HMN 027
HMN 134

THUY
LOI Widely grown local standard

The 3 fungicide
treatments should be:
1. WET SEASON - Low
Cost Program
2. WET SEASON -
Standard Program

3. WET SEASON - High
Input Program