Viet Nam is a developing country and as such has a low level of vegetable oil consumption. Vegetable oils are an important source of calories in the human diet providing 38 kJ/g compared to kJ/g for protein and carbohydrate. Vegetable oil consumption in Viet Nam is increasing and calories obtained from vegetable oils is likely to increase from 15-20% of the total diet to 35-45% as incomes increase and as government policies are implemented. Every year Viet Nam must import a large quantity of crude oil for processing. However, Viet Nam is an agricultural country with the potential to. | Profitability of sunflower production in Viet Nam 1 March 2006 Project Number VIE36 IF01 Project Title Design and implementation and scientific and financial analysis of 12 Sunflower trials in Vietnam Vietnamese Institution Oil Palm Research Institute Australian Institution The University Queensland UQ Commencement Date November 2005 Completion Date June 2006 Objectives 1. To improve cultural techniques of growing sunflower in the highlands of South Viet Nam to transfer to farmers. 2. To introduce sunflower into South Central Coast and Mekong Delta to enlarge oil seed material areas. Activities 1. Study the effect of phosphorus dose on sunflower yield in Ferralsols in Bao Loc Lam Dong province . 1 experiment 2. Study the effect of lime dose on sunflower yield in Ferralsols in Bao Loc Lam Dong province . 1 experiment 3. Study the effect of farmyard manure dose organic fertilizer on sunflower yield in Ferralsols in Bao Loc Lam Dong province . 1 experiment 4. Study the adaptability of potential sunflower hybrids in the highlands. 2 experiments one in Bao Loc and one in Duc Trong Lam Dong province 5. Study the suitable watering regime for sunflower in the rainfed area. 2 experiments one in Duc Trong and one in Di Linh district Lam Dong province . 6. Conduct the improve package for sunflower 1 trial in Di Linh district Lam Dong province 7. Study the adaptability of some potential sunflower in Mekong Delta 1 8. Study the financial return of sunflower compared to Maize mungbean in South central coast in rainfed area 1 experiment . 9. Study the financial return of sunflower compared to Maize soybean and rice in Mekong Delta 1 experiment . 10. Study the effect of Nitrogen dose on sunflower yield in Mekong Delta 1 experiments Miles ones Expected Date Nbr Milestone Description Deliverables 1 CARD Contract Signed Research Agreement signed. Milestones and payment schedules in place Nov. 2006 2 Research Report a summary report of all trial results together with an evaluation of
