Reduce overall grain yield by cracking as one of the main problems directly reduced 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 fields by not harvested on time / practice, improper harvest and drying conditions milling operation is inappropriate. This project aims to improve the quality and value of Rice, through an integrated approach that includes farmers, millers, service providers and extension workers and educational institutions. The main objective of this project is to improve knowledge of small farmers by organizing seminars and performed for the cooperative farmers. | Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development AusAID Australian Government Project Completion Report MS14 PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT 026 05VIE Investigation of rice kernel cracking and its control in the field and during post-harvest processes in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam Report submitted using the CARD standard reporting format detailing progress in achievement of logframe activities. Brief Training Reports as attachments Statutory Declaration of Personnel Equipment and Other Services Provided April 2010 nong lam university gj The University Queensland Table of Contents 1. Institute Information 1 2. Project Abstract 2 3. Executive Summary 2 4. Introduction Background 4 Project objectives 4 Expected project outputs 5 Approach and Methodology 6 Implementation methodologies 11 5. Progress to Date 25 Implementation Highlights 25 Influence of harvesting time on rice cracking and head rice yield 25 Influence of harvesting method on the rice cracking and quality losses 26 Drying of paddy using flat bed dryer 29 Fluidized bed drying 31 Optimisation of the multi pass mode fluidized bed drying method 31 Milling experiments 32 Changes in physico-chemical properties of fluidized dried rice 33 Changes in cracking behaviour and milling quality due to post-drying annealing and subsequent storage 34 Sensory evaluation of cooked rice 34 Integrated data on harvest and post-harvest losses of rice and information on the use of harvesters and dryers 35 Rice management model 37 Survey result to evaluate the impact of the project 37 Extension service 41 Smallholder Benefits 43 Capacity Building 44 Publicity 45 Project Management 50 6. Report on Cross-Cutting Issues 51 Environment 51 Gender and Social Issues 51 7. Implementation Sustainability Issues 51 Issues and Constraints 51 Options 51 Sustainability 51 8. Next Critical Steps 51 9. Conclusion 51 10. .
