CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION PROJECT SPONSORED BY SECO / IMPLEMENTED BY SCAN Presented by: Mr. Bach Thanh Tuan Director, CDC and SCAN Vietnam Coordinator Ho Chi Minh, 23/02/2016
I. SCAN PROJECT OVERVIEW Mission: To improve the livelihoods of rural producers, workers and communities in developing countries by enabling sustainable farming and business practices and more efficient entry into sustainable markets.. PROJECT CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION
I. SCAN PROJECT OVERVIEW KEY SUPPORT AREAS Good Agricultural Practices and Sustainable Practices Organizational Development Financial Literacy and Risk Management Quality Management Systems and Traceability Market Information (access and use)
I. SCAN PROJECT OVERVIEW SCAN S MECHANISM Achieved through the interna'onal coordina'on of service providers and the crea3on of na'onal level pla/orms to facilitate and coordinate the development of training materials and curricula and the provision of priori'zed services at the producer level.
I. SCAN PROJECT OVERVIEW Opera'ons Secretariat: Sustainable Commodity Ini3a3ve Peru: Na3onal Pla>orm Technical CommiBee: Supports Tool Development Guatemala: Na3onal Pla>orm Interna'onal pla/orm: Overall guidance/ direc3on Việt Nam: Core Group Tanzania: Na3onal Pla>orm PROJECT CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION
SCAN INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM MEMBERS!
FUTURE PLANS!
SCAN will continue supporting cooperation and collaboration of its international members and with national actors through the SCAN platforms.!
FUTURE PLANS Strong, effective international and national platforms are established which function globally as a reference for Technical Assistance (TA) on sustainable agriculture Training materials and programs are jointly developed and implemented, addressing the real needs of producers and identifying best practices for sustainable production and trade. Strong policy linkage and influence for SCAN and its partners is created
FUTURE PLANS SCAN successfully expands geographically and across sectors (with 6 national platforms established and working in both the coffee and cocoa sector). The delivery and acceptance of standards and certification/ verification programs is strengthened SCAN has a strong resource base to achieve its objectives
II. SCAN IN VIET NAM By partnering with key local institutions, SCAN s work is integrated into national curriculum and extension activities, greatly enhancing its reach, impact and sustainability. SCAN uses the Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA), for independent, internationally recognized impact assessment: thecosa.org and ITC s database, SustainabilityXchange to store and make SCAN s training material globally accessible : sustainabilityxchange.info. PROJECT CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION
PROJECT OBJECTIVES 01 Support coopera+ve ac+vi+es and coordina+on between SCAN members and partners in Vietnam 02 Provide technical support for sustainable produc+on PROJECT CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION 1
PROJECT OUPUTS 01 02 03 SCAN members/partners in Viet Nam par+cipate in the pla=orm, connect with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Na+onal Agriculture Extension Center and the SCAN interna+onal pla=orm Training material and training tool development. These materials are tested through prac+ce sessions. 24 Training classes and Mobile help desks (about 1,500 with farmers) 04 Support to maintain and expand the ac+vi+es of the " Informa+on Portal Suppor+ng Sustainable Agriculture Development PROJECT CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION
MAIN ACTIVITIES 5/2013 2/2015 3-12/2015 1/2015-3/2016 Started the SCAN project in Vietnam Finished prin3ng the training materials: TRAINING MANUAL AND TOOLS ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION And published on Informa3on Portal website Started training on GAP techniques (24 classes) Par3cipated in the 5th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Fes3val (3/2015) Implemented the mobile help desks Implemented ac3vi3es of the Informa3on Portal Suppor3ng Farmers Over 4,000 farmers receive support from the Informa3on Portal (or direct consul3ng or by phone)
II. SCAN IN VIET NAM No Work items Implementa'on contents Implementa'on progress 1 Training Material on Compos3ng - Document for trainers - Document for farmers - Training tool (Flip sheet) - Finished 2 Domes3c pla>orm mee3ng - First SCAN members/partners mee3ng - Second SCAN members/partners mee3ng - Third SCAN members/partners mee3ng - Fourth SCAN members/partners mee3ng - The 1st: 19/11/2013 - The 2nd: 20/12/2013 - The 3rd: 21/03/2014 - The 4th: 09/12/2014 3 Design, translate and publish - Original design - Translate into English and interna3onal consulta3on - Publish material - Finished - Already published SCAN document on Informa3on Portal PROJECT CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION
II. SCAN IN VIET NAM No. Work items Implementa'on contents Implementa'on progress 4 Training for producers - Training for 1,500 farmers through 16 mobile help desks and 24 classes (60 students/class) and (90-100 farmers/desk) - Training for 1,500 farmers - Finished - Already completed 25 training sessions: 1,461 par3cipants - Already completed 16 Mobile help desks 5 Informa3on Portal Suppor3ng Agriculture Development - 10,000 ques3ons and answers via e-mail and telephone - 3/2014-9/2015 finished PROJECT CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION
TRAINING MANUAL AND TOOLS ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION 01 New Plan+ng, Replan+ng (re-cul+va+on) and Caring techniques for a Coffee Planta+on 02 03 04 05 Fer+lizer for Mature Coffee Trees Watering Mature Coffee Trees Pruning and Crea+ng a Canopy for Robusta Coffee Trees Pests, Diseases and Control Measures for Coffee Trees 06 Coffee harves+ng, Processing and Storage PROJECT CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION
TRAINING MANUAL AND TOOLS ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION DOCUMENT FOR TRAINERS Includes detailed knowledge on the contents of the 6 units and is aimed at providing deeper and updated professional knowledge to the trainers: - Basic instruc3ons on teaching methods - Preparing lectures - Training objec3ves - Guidelines on discussion - Guidelines on rapid training needs assessment
TRAINING MANUAL AND TOOLS ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION TRAINING TOOLS Includes concise informa'on on the content of the 6 units aimed at providing exper'se to trainers. Training tools are only supplied to the trainers. - Each lesson is designed according to the flip chart system in size A0. - Trainers can use the flip charts to illustrate when teaching as in tradi3onal classes, on the field. - The flip chart system provides trainers illustra3ve images and some of the most basic content that the students need to remember through images or tables and charts.
TRAINING MANUAL AND TOOLS ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION FOR PRODUCERS Includes informabon from the 6 modules in order to provide experbse to producers and farmers. Contains the most succinct and intui3ve knowledge to help students memorize the contents they were trained on and to use them at home whenever they need to as reference. Depending on the design of the training, trainers can print out documents according to each unit and content and provide them to the trainees. The materials for producers were designed in the following format: ü Independent Leaflets of each unit are in a set of 6 units ü With this method, trainers and support programs for farmers can save on costs because they only need to print out the part of the document related to the lectures that they teach and thus guarantee the content and form.
TRAINING MANUAL AND TOOLS ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION FOR PRODUCERS The material is focused on using visual images to support trainers and learners: Helping trainers to reduce training prepara3on and content design. The support program encourages farmers to widely use this document and a so^ copy will be provided to allow prin3ng of large quan33es to use in training ac3vi3es. A so^ copy of this document can be downloaded from the Na3onal Agricultural Extension Center website: h`p://www.khuyen-nongvn.gov.vn and in the Informa3on Portal Suppor3ng CDC farmers: h`p://cdc.org.vn/index.php/vi/cong-thong-3n. Prin3ng a large number of copies without permission is possible when used for non-commercial purposes.
UNIT 1: NEW PLANTING, REPLANTING (RECULTIVATION) AND CARING TECHNIQUES FOR A COFFEE PLANTATION 1. Robusta coffee tree varieties 2. New planting techniques 3. Replanting 4. Taking care of a new coffee plantation PROJECT CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION
UNIT 2: FERTILIZER FOR MATURE COFFEE TREES 1. Basis of fertilizer for mature coffee trees 2. Principles of fertilizer application 3. Roles and deficiency symptoms of some essential nutrients for the coffee tree 4. Fertilizer technique practice 5. Production of bio-organic fertilizer from coffee husk PROJECT CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION
UNIT 3: IRRIGATION FOR COFFEE TREES 1. The scientific basis and principles of irrigation for mature coffee trees 2. Watering technique practice 3. Measures to improve irrigation efficiency PROJECT CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION
UNIT 4: PRUNING AND CREATING A CANOPY FOR ROBUSTA COFFEE TREES 1. The scientific basis and principles of pruning and creating a canopy for coffee trees 2. Techniques for pruning and creating a canopy practice PROJECT CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION
UNIT 5: PESTS, DISEASES AND CONTROL MEASURES FOR COFFEE TREES 1. Concepts and principles of integrated pest management for coffee trees (IPM) 2. Pests and disease components in coffee trees 3. Identifying major pests and control measures 4. Occupational safety in using protective equipment 5. How to read, understand and identify the types of plant protection products PROJECT CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION
UNIT 6: COLLECTING, PROCESSING AND STORAGE 1. Techniques for picking coffee berries 2. Transportation and processing 3. Product storage PROJECT CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION
SCAN IN VIETNAM PROJECT CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION 1
PICTURES OF THE SCAN PROJECT!
The Consultant Experts directly answer farmers questions in the Mobile help desks!
Numerous farmers ask questions at the Mobile Help Desks.!
Mr Bạch Thanh Tuấn SCAN Vietnam Coordinator Introduces SCAN in the 4 th SCAN Members Meeting!
The 4 th SCAN Meeting In Vietnam!
The 5 th SCAN Meeting in Vietnam!
The 5 th SCAN Meeting in Vietnam!
Meeting between Mr. Christopher Wunderlich SCAN International Coordinator & Mr. Bach Thanh Tuan - SCAN Vietnam Coordinator and Mr. Lê Đức Huy Vice General Director of SIMEXCO!
SCAN s Training Materials are highly appreciated by SCAN s Partner in Vietnam!
CONTACT INFORMATION - SCAN PROJECT COORDINATOR IN VIET NAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER CDC Address: 32 Tan Đa, Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province, VietNam Tel: (84) 0500 3973388: Fax: (84) 0500 3963388 Email: cdc@cdc.org.vn; Website: www.cdc.org.vn Mr Bạch Thanh Tuấn Director, Community Development Center Tel: (84) 0913 436 405/ Email: bachtuan@cdc.org.vn PROJECT CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION
SINCERE THANKS v National Agriculture Extension Center v Department of Crops and Planting Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development v Local Authorities of 5 Central Highland provinces v SECO, SCAN & Members: UTZ Certified/4C/Rainforest Alliance/Fairtrade/SNV v Solidaridad Community Development Center (CDC) v IFOAM/IISD/UNCTAD/WORLD AGROFORESTRY CNTER/FINANCE ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE TRADE/CIRAD/CABI/ISEAL ALLIANCE/UNDP/SAI v Leading Experts & Partners on coffee and collaborators in Vietnam v Organizations/Companies/ SMEs, especially the farmers who cooperated under the framework of the project PROJECT CAPACITY STRENGTHENING ON SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION