During 2007-08 the three collaborating institutes, OPI, IAS and SFI, produced inoculants and had them tested for quality by OPI. Each institute used slightly different production technologies. The number of samples tested was 261 from a total of 465 samples received (60 from IAS, 180 from SFI and 225 from OPI). There were 36, 108 and 117 samples tested from IAS, SFI and OPI, respectively. 117 samples were tested in 2007 and 144 samples in 2008. | Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development Collaboration for Agriculture Rural Development 013 06VIE Replacing fertiliser N with rhizobial inoculants for legumes in Vietnam for greater farm profitability and environmental benefits MS7 Capacity Improvement Report September 2009 1 Table of Contents 1. Institute Information 3 2. Contact Officers 3 3. Project Abstract 4 4. Executive Summary 4 5. Technical Capacity Improvement Report 7 . Inoculant production and training by Institutes 8 . Private sector distribution and extension of inoculants 25 . Private sector production of inoculants 25 . Training and extension 26 2 1. Institute Information Project Name Replacing fertiliser N with rhizobial inoculants for legumes in Vietnam for greater farm profitability and environmental benefits Vietnamese Institution Oil Plants Institute OPI Vietnamese Project Team Leader Ms Tran Yen Thao Australian Organisation NSW Industry Investment University of New England University of Sydney Australian Personnel Dr David Herridge Dr Roz Deaker Ms Elizabeth Hartley Mr Greg Gemell Date commenced March 2007 Completion date original March 2009 Completion date revised November 2009 Reporting period December 2008 - September 2009 2. Contact Officer s In Australia Team Leader Name Dr David Herridge Telephone 02 67631143 Position Professor Soil Productivity Fax 02 67631222 Organisa University of New Email tion England - PIIC In Australia Administrative contact Name Mr Graham Denney Telephone 02 63913219 Position Manager External Funding Fax 02 63913327 Organisation Industry Investment NSW Email . In Vietnam Name Ms Tran Yen Thao Telephone 08 9143024 - 8297336 Position Researcher Fax 08 8243528 Organisation Oil Plants Institute Email yenthao@ OPI yenthao@ yenthao9@
