Crop Health Capacity Building in Laos - The Crawford Fund · Mr Gerry Duckit Mr John Burley Mr...
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Crop Health Capacity Building inLaos
A Unique Approach
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic
• 80% population in rural areas
• 70% workforce engaged in agriculture
• 33% engaged in agricultural production
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Increased vegetable export
• Agriculture approx. 25% GDP
• 4% total area under vegetable production
• 80% small-holder farmers
• Routine 20 – 50% loss of yield due to pest & disease
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Crawford Fund capacity building program: Trade, crop health, biosecurity & food safety
• Crawford Fund since 2009
• Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office (PAFO)
• Scope Global
• Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID)
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Continuity in capacity building: AVID cluster approach
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Develop knowledge of disease & pests
Apply knowledge to develop IDM & IPM strategies
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Low cost research
Improved seedling production & techniques
Fusarium wilt of watermelon
Permanent research sites& on going monitoring
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Reduced crop loss & increased production
“Farmers have visited other farmers who have been
assisted (by AVID/PAFO). When they hear about
improvements and greater productivity the word passes
this way”
Farmer, Ban Don Xeng
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Support plant quarantine & health
• Checklists:
• > 50 crops surveyed
• 250 disease identified by symptoms
• > 150 insects collected
• Specimens lodged in Australia, New Zealand & Italy
• Plant health policy
• Trade & food security
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Co-ordinated through effective communication & dynamic collaboration
• > 40 E-mentors
• In-country visits by international scientists
• Diagnostic support from experts across the world
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Acknowledgments
Mr Somlit VilavongMiss Sengphet PhanthavongMiss Khonsavanh VonvichidMr Siphandone KeopadchitMr Khamseng KeothoummaMrs Kaisone SengsoulichanMr Khammone ThiravongMr Phouttavong NachampaMrs Touy XomphouthilathMr Gerry DuckitMr John BurleyMr David Sharman-Selvidge
Prof. Lester BurgessDr Kylie IrelandMr Lyall GrieveDr Ian SmithDr Jillian WalshMs Susan TurnerMs Sophia CallaghanMr Adam WilliamsDr Ian SmithDr Denis PersleyMrs Desley TreeDr Len TesorieroDr Alessandro InfantinoDr Virgilio Balmas
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“Currently when working with
farmers, we trust our judgement more
because we feel we have the
knowledge…now we have the confidence
to advise staff and the growers”
PAFO colleague