| Local knowledge for animal husbandry integration in SE Asian Mountains |
Mountainous areas of Lao and Vietnam |
Lao:
* NAFRI (report to MAF).
* Northern Agricultural Research Centre.
* Village committees (3). * Farmers (49).
* IRD.
* Provincial Agriculture Office.
* District agriculture office.
Vietnam:
* National Animal Husbandry Institute, Vietnam (NIAH).
* IRD, CIRAD.
* Soil Fertility Research Institute (SFI) reports to MARD.
* TX people’s committee (4)
* Farmers union.
* Six communes (300 farmers).
* Decision makers.
* Extension services. |
2 years but need to continue.
Impossible to let alone the farmers. |
(1) Guidebook for farmers per country, guidelines to apply innovative technologies
(2) Improve the link (interaction loop) between stakeholders
(3) Scientific knowledge improvement on agronomic aspects, adapted forage, erosion processes on sloping lands, fertility management.
(4) Social/socio-eco survey on local knowledge.
(5) Scientific papers.
From farmers (from Mr Bon, extensionist, and Mr Bao, farmers’ union):
-Increase the LU coefficient, means get one more crop season (grass example).
-Support cattle development
-More training course
In Laos (Oloth’s perception):
-improve fallow management for goats production
-Stable upland rice yields.
-More training course. |
1. With the Farmers:
-Spontaneous innovative based on interaction with farmers.
-Meetings between Farmers, Local ext. and Scientists.
-PA (as Experimentation, FFS, Interview (opened), Questionnaire (closed)).
NB: before the project, some PRA actions.
2. Link with policy-makers :
-Follow the Land Planning,
-Submit the main conclusion (achievements in relation with the Land Planning)
-Interview on their personal point of view
3. Scientific loop:
- Meetings (4/year/country)
-Quarterly reports
-Informal talking (the most important because not too much consuming of time) |
1. V: Fodder development (trop, temp), L: improved fallow (paper mulberry), integrated cropping system (leguminous crops).
2. Soil erosion control and water management processes.
3. Fertilizer management.
4. Social approach.
5. Booklet publication. |