Reduce overall grain yield by cracking as one of the main problems directly reduces income and the availability of staple food to the farmers in the Mekong Delta. Cracking or fissuring of a grain of wheat that may occur in the rice field by harvest time is not right / real, post-harvest conditions improper drying and milling activities inconsistent. This project aims to improve the quality and value of rice, through an integrated approach that includes the service provider farmers, millers, and extension workers and educational institutions. | Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development B Australian Government v 9 __ F AusAID CARD Project Progress Report 032 05VIE Sustainable and profitable development of acacia plantations for sawlog production in Vietnam MS6 SECOND SIX-MONTHLY REPORT Friday May 4 2007 1 1. Institute Information Project Name Sustainable and profitable development of acacia plantations for sawlog production in Vietnam Vietnamese Institution Forest Science Institute of Vietnam Vietnamese Project Team Leader Dr Ha Huy Thinh Australian Organisation Ensis Australian Personnel Dr Chris Harwood Dr Sadanandan Nambiar Dr Chris Beadle Mr Khongsak Pinyopusarerk Date commenced 1 03 2006 Completion date original 31 12 2008 Completion date revised Reporting period 1 9 2006 - 28 2 2007 Contact Officer s In Australia Team Leader Name Position Organisation Dr Chris Harwood Principal Research Scientist Ensis Telephone Fax Email 61-3-62267964 61-3-62267901 In Australia Administrative contact Name Linda Berkhan Telephone 61-3-95452222 Position Contracts Officer Fax 61-3-95452446 Organisation Ensis Email In Vietnam Name Dr Ha Huy Thinh Telephone 84-4-8389813 Position Director Research Centre for Forest Fax 84-4-8369722 Organisation Tree Improvement FSIV Email rcfti 2 2. Project Abstract This project supports the development of profitable smallholder tree plantations in Central Vietnam growing high-value acacia sawlogs for Vietnam s solid-wood processing industries. The project builds the scientific capacity of the Forest Science Institute of Vietnam FSIV to breed acacia varieties most suited to sawlog production and to conduct applied silvicultural research to support sustainable and profitable plantations. It will strengthen the extension capacity of provincial and local forest development authorities to demonstrate optimum growing technologies for the improved acacia breeds and will help tree-farmer groups to optimise financial
