Cashew is an important crop in Vietnam, and the government has assigned the development as a national priority. Cashew productivity has increased since 2002, but the widespread use of pesticides has caused health problems for farmers, animals and the environment. Article IPM program using ants as a key component in the development of Charles Darwin University (CDU) does not use toxic pesticides, but high-yield results. This project is using the CDU of IPM to develop and implement an IPM program that will work in conditions of Vietnam. The proposed activities of the second 6 months to achieve | Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development Australian Government AusAID CARD Project Progress Report 029 05VIE Implementation of the IPM Program Using Weaver Ants as a Major Component for Cashew Growers in Vietnam MS4 SECOND SIX-MONTHLY REPORT 20 April 2007 1 1. Institute Information Project Name Implementation of the IPM program using weaver ants as a major component for cashew growers in Vietnam Vietnamese Institution Institute of Agricultural Science of South Vietnam Vietnamese Project Team Leader Mr La Pham Lan Australian Organisation Charles Darwin University Australian Personnel Dr Keith Christian and Dr Renkang Peng Date commenced February 2006 Completion date original January 2009 Completion date revised Reporting period September 2006 - February 2007 Contact Officer s In Australia Team Leader Name Keith Christian Telephone 61 8 89466706 Position Associate Professor Fax 61 8 89466847 Organisation Charles Darwin Email University In Australia Administrative contact Name Jenny Carter Telephone 61 08 89466708 Position Research Manager Fax 61 8 89467199 Organisation Charles Darwin University Email In Vietnam Name La Pham Lan Telephone 84 0913829560 Position Head of Plant Protection Fax 84 8 8297650 Department Organisation Institute of Agricultural Email lphlan@ Science of South Vietnam 2 2. Project Abstract Cashew is a very important crop in Vietnam and the government has designated cashew development as a national priority. Productivity of cashew has increased since 2002 but the extensive use of pesticides has caused health problems to farmers their animals and the environment. The cashew IPM program using weaver ants as a key component developed at Charles Darwin University CDU does not use toxic insecticides but results in high yield. This project is to use the CDU cashew IPM to develop and implement a cashew IPM program that will work under Vietnamese conditions. The proposed activities of the second
