The major aims of this project centred around building capacity in protected cropping systems, trialling these systems with tomatoes and cucumbers in Vietnam and introducing farmers and other supply chain partners to these systems. As such, the emphasis was never intended to be on improving supply chains, merely examining current vegetable supply chains and determining the major problems. This milestone was added to the project after the original design and in-fact was extracted from another CARD project and added into this project. Despite this being only a minor component of this project the research team has attempted to address this milestone | CARD 004 04VIE Report Milestone 4 Supply Chains Defined Deliverables Methodology analytical techniques and training material for supply chain analysis and development Key issues and options for improved supply chain management of selected vegetables Supply Chain maps for at least 2 vegetable crops Supply Chain training needs analysis and strategy and timetable for training program The major aims of this project centred around building capacity in protected cropping systems trialling these systems with tomatoes and cucumbers in Vietnam and introducing farmers and other supply chain partners to these systems. As such the emphasis was never intended to be on improving supply chains merely examining current vegetable supply chains and determining the major problems. This milestone was added to the project after the original design and in-fact was extracted from another CARD project and added into this project. Despite this being only a minor component of this project the research team has attempted to address this milestone. Supply Chain Training The Australian training component included training specifically in supply chain mapping and quality assurance systems. Dr Newman introduced the concept of supply chain mapping described the methodology and then as a training exercise the team mapped out typical vegetable supply chains in North Central and Southern Vietnam. Part of Dr Newman s workshop presentation in Vietnam also included a section on supply chain mapping and this generated considerable discussion and questions particularly at the Hanoi workshop. The concept of supply chain mapping is a relatively new concept to our production focussed Vietnamese partners but through the training courses they now have an understanding of the process and with further guidance should be able to utilise this in future projects and activities. Joseph Ekman NSW DPI Quality Assurance Officer provided study tour participants with 1-2 days of training in the Australian Quality .
