East and Southeast Asia

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1 East and Southeast Asia 2011 Global Strategic 2011 Planning Global Strategic Planning Flood Update Robert J J Holmer October 31-November 3, Headquarters 1 2 Flood Update Flood Update KPS ESEA Office Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport 3 4 What happened in 2011 Capacity Building As of 3rd quarter of 2011, ESEA had a total of 21 staff members: 7 staff (1 IRS, 6 NRS) are based at ESEA s Administrative Office at Kasetsart University's Bangkhen Campus in Bangkok. 14 staff (1 IRS, 13 NRS) are based at ESEA s Research and Training Station at Kasetsart University's Kamphaeng Saen Campus. 7 NRS finished 40 hours of English language proficiency course with financial support of MOFA. 3 Research Assistants and 1 Technical Assistant participated in selected sessions of the 30th International Vegetable Training Course (IVTC) 7 Field Workers participated in selected sessions of the Farmer Field School conducted concurrently with the 30th IVTC. 5 6

2 Infrastructure improvements Renovation of Bangkhen admin office Renovation of Bangkhen admin office Renovation of the KPS office building Renovation of the plant breeding and entomology buildings Renovation of cold storage Improvement of existing research and demonstration areas Before After 7 8 Renovation of the KPS office building Cucurbit Breeding Office Before After Admin office Before After RD office 9 10 Entomology Office Cold storage Energy costs reduced by almost 50 % 11 12

3 Improved research facilities Improved research facilities Laserleveled fields Field Office Demonstration Garden Efforts to strengthen relationships with local partners Kasetsart University 5,000 Disaster Response Seed Kits were turned over to Kasertsart University on May 18, ESEA will be participating for the second time at the KU annual agricultural fair Efforts to strengthen relationships with local partners KU was included as partner in two project proposals submitted to the GIZ Small Grants Program: Understanding Urban and Peri-urban Vegetable Production and Marketing Systems through GIS-based Community Food Mapping in Greater Bangkok, Thailand (Lead: University of Freiburg) Exploring the potential of endophytic entomopathogenic fungi and biochar for increasing sustainable vegetable production in Thailand (Lead: University of Goettingen) Kasetsart University Partnering with KU in the Workshop Roles of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture for Future Food Security in cooperation with the BMZ funded Food Security Center of the University Hohenheim (postponed to 2nd week of December 2011). Kasetsart University Involvement in the 9 BOWON project of KU AVRDC will provide technical assistance for the establishment and management of school gardens. A detailed plan for school gardens will be jointly determined by KU and AVRDC

4 Kasetsart University Mahidol University Several staff members of KU tapped as resource persons for lectures and laboratory sessions of the 30th IVTC Several senior staff members of Mahidol University, including a former Senator of Thailand and former FAO director, served as resource speakers for nutrition related topics in module II of the 30th IVTC Mahidol University AARNET RD participated the 6th Steering Committee meeting in Brunei from May Brunei Upon request, re-submitted proposal The collection and conservation of indigenous vegetables (IVs) and increased production of IVs with commercial potential in Negara Brunei Darussalam 24 Philippines Attended the National Conference of the Department of Education on "National Greening" which includes the School Garden Program Preparation of MOA with DepEd on School Garden Program on-going Timor Leste MercyCorp submitted a project proposal Sustainable Food Security Innovations for Timor-Leste to EuropeAid which includes a provision for AVRDC to act as consultant for a vegetable component (seed systems; healthy gardening seed kits)

5 Indonesia USAID funded project Mobilizing vegetable genetic resources and technologies to enhance household s nutrition, income and livelihoods in Indonesia Regional Symposium High Value Vegetables in Southeast Asia: Production, Supply and Demand January 2012, Chiang Mai, Thailand UN-CAPSA Project proposal Network for Knowledge Transfer on Sustainable Agricultural Technologies and Improved Market Linkages in South and Southeast Asia" (SATNETAsia) of UN-CAPSA (Lead) to EuropeAid s Technology Transfer for Food Security in Asia Program was approved. FAO Submitted joint project proposal Developing and Disseminating Innovative, Environmentally Safe and Sustainable Vegetable Production and Postharvest Technologies in Myanmar to EuropeAid s Food Security call for Myanmar GIZ Meeting with Project Director of GIZ Project ASEAN Biocontrol for Sustainable Agrifood Systems Joint proposal Resource Recovery: A Business Opportunity of IWMI and AVRDC SA submitted to GIZ JIRCAS Concluded 1st phase of project Survey on fermented vegetables in Thailand. WorldFish Regional Director attended WorldFish Science Week in Penang, Malaysia from July

6 JIRCAS Concluded 1st phase of project Survey on fermented vegetables in Thailand. WorldFish Regional Director attended WorldFish Science Week in Penang, Malaysia from July th International Vegetable Training Course participants from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam, India, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Myanmar, The Netherlands/Nepal, and Venezuela and beyond for East and Southeast Asia Renewal and improved MOA with Royal Government of Thailand Existing one expires 2017 Target 1: Increase core contribution Document impact of AVRDC on Thailand s vegetable industry Assess possibilities of a tripartite Thai partnership Kasetsart University (Breeding, IPM, postharvest) Mahidol University (Nutrition) DOA Horticulture Research Institute (variety release) Target 2: Improved legal standing in Thailand Enhancing cooperation with KU GIZ Begomovirus proposal Harness KU s Tropical Agriculture Ph.D. program possibilities for DAAD/KAAD sponsorship Rijk Zwaan proposal SEARCA scholarships BIOTEC-NSTDA collaboration Molecular markers for cucurbits, tomato & chilli Urban and peruriban vegetable program HortCrsp Center of Excellence Regional School Garden Program Philippines Thailand (school garden program of Crown Princess Sirindhorn; KU s 9 Bowon Project) GIZ Regional School Health Program with SEAMEO (Philippines, Cambodia, Laos and Indonesia) Connect with other AVRDC Regional Offices 35 36

7 Regional School Garden Program Questions: What do we want as AVRDC? Seed kits? Cultural practices? What are our research questions? How to connect with school feeding programs? Impact on community? Urban and Periurban Vegetable Systems FSC Program GIZ Research Proposals Connection with AVRDC SA Connection with Urban Environment Management Institute in Xiamen, China Geographic Information Systems Collaboration with University of Freiburg Food Mapping, Climate Mapping Regional Crop Improvement Programs Legumes Myanmar, Vietnam, Philippines Indigenous Vegetables ASEAN-wide Regional Crop Improvement Programs Cucurbits Expand bittergourd activities Pumpkin a priority crop of Crown Princess Sirindthorn Regional Crop Improvement Programs Solanaceous Crops Disease resistance, heat tolerance, nutrient density, taste/flavor rootstock selection for grafting Cross Sectoral Issues Climate Change/Climate Uncertainties Biochar Regional Biochar Network Adaptation strategies Grafting widening rootstock germplasm Increasing resilience Improved access to adapted varieties, micro-irrigation, raised-bed system 41 42

8 Cross Sectoral Issues Disaster Response/Disaster Preparedness Vegetable seed kits Adapted production technologies Cross Sectoral Issues Sanitation Connect with WASH and similar programs Strengthen AARNET Harness Private-Public-Partnership opportunities Explore possibilities of working in Mongolia (offer from MercyCorps) and expanding relationships to mainland China Conduct two IVTCs per year starting 2013 Thank you! 45 46