An e-publication by the World Agroforestry Centre
CONSERVATION FARMING ON SLOPING LANDS:
Summary and Highlights from a Roving Workshop
(Misamis oriental Province, Mindanao, philippines)
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An e-publication by the World Agroforestry Centre |
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CONSERVATION FARMING ON SLOPING LANDS: |
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Annex 3: Participant Profiles Vietnamese Participants BUI MY BINH Forest Officer, Forest Science Institute of Vietnam (FSIV) Ms. Binh is currently working with upland farmers whose living mainly relies on exploitation of natural resources. Part of her work is the introduction of sustainable and financially viable production alternatives to forest users, while trying to identify problems and propose possible solutions for forestry policy makers. As a Forest officer at FSIV, her present conservation farming activities involves shortening the fallow period in swidden farming; assessment of local knowledge in slope farming; assessment of present swidden farming situation in the Central Higland; applying technology progress for restoring ecological environment in the mountainous areas of Nham Bien, Bac Giang province; and, development of technical plantation developing in Mekong River. Ms. Binh has a BSc in Studies of Forestry from Xuan Mai Forestry College in 1993, and was an apprentice at the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, in the Philippines in 1996 where she was stationed at the Regional Office for Asia.
Researcher, Research Centre for Forest Ecology and Environment Mr. Giang is currently working on project and research topics related to conservation farming as both researcher and fieldworker/extensionist. These activities include shortening the fallow period in swidden farming; surveying of local knowledge in slope farming, assessment of present swidden farming situation in the Tay Nguyen region; and, applying technology progress for restoring ecological environment in the mountainous are of Nham Bien, Bac Giang province. He is also interested in activities related to identifying types of trees with multi-purpose in long-term sustainable sloping land use and on establishing experimental models on sustainable sloping land use in different regions of Vietnam. Mr. Giang is a Silviculture Engineer on Forest Conservation graduate of the Forestry University, Vietnam in 1996.
Department of Social Forestry Mr. Thoan has a BSc in Forestry (1970) and is an instructor of the National Agricultural Institute of Saigon. He also served as Head of the Forest Inventory and Management Department from 1983-1993. He has been involved in training and research to help meet the needs of the Social Forestry Department's forestry sector and implement the Vietnam government's 327-CT program. Mr. Thoan has a MSc in Forestry (1997). His past researches include on farm research on sustainable agroforestry systems in the poorest village, which aims to strengthen farmers to participate in the establishment of sustainable agroforestry on the grey soil (also the white area during the war) to improve environment conditions (199-1994), and community-based resource management.
Silviculture Faculty Mr. Hoan is currently involved in forestry extension and social forestry activities in framework of cooperation and financial assistance by Helvetas-Switzerland; training and transfer activities related to a 5 million ha plantation programme set out by Vietnam's government and other activities in conservation farming. He was trained on silviculture course and graduated from the Forestry University of Vietnam belonging to the Silviculture Specialization, earning him a Regular University Degree Training. Mr. Hoan also has a Master Degree Training in Silviculture Major (1996) and is now working on his PhD study. Hoan would like to engage in conservation farming activities in Vietnam that would investigate findings of the indigenous techniques in land use by the Dzao people, and study approaches that would replace the Dzao peoples' shifting cultivation practice following a model that will be participated in by the people.
Staff, Research Planning and International Cooperation Department Vietnam Agricultural Sciences Institute (VASI) He is engaged in conservation farming and is currently the Coordinator and researcher for VASI-CIRAD Project for Agricultural Systems in Northern Mountainous Regions of Vietnam. He also worked before on sustainable mountainous agricultural systems research; indigenous forage and soil cover legumes; and, soil erosion control and soil fertility. Mr. Tuan has a BSc in Biology, Phytopathology from Kisinhev State University, Kisinhev/Moldavia (1976) and MSc in Plant Breeding from Sydney University in Australia. He is most interested in continuing research on sustainable ways to develop agriculture on sloping areas; collect, test and introduce suitable legumes and trees for agroforestry in mountainous areas; and, seek different methods to increase incomes of upland farmers.
Western Highlands Agroforestry Science and Technical Institute Mr. Tiem participated as researcher and coordinator in the following projects which are related to conservation farming: assessment of land use for coffee growing in the Western Highlands in order to prevent soil loss and risk of water shortage; cinnamon intercropping with coffee in the sloping soil in the Highlands in Yen Bai province (1995-1996); and, integrated measures and irrigation systems adopted to the shortage of water areas in coffee growing zones in the Western Highlands (1995-2000). He has a BSc in Crop Protection from the Agroforestry University, Habana, Cuba (1982) and PhD in Coffee Breeding, from the Agroforestry University, in Ho Chi Minh City (1996) Mr. Tiem is most interested in engaging in activities related to identifying the sustainable agroforestry system for the Ethnic people in the Western Highlands of Vietnam, in order to improve their living conditions and to protect the land losses as well as watersheds.
National Institute of Soils and Fertilizers Mr. Bo has earned Highest Degree in 1988 from Moscow University. He is presently conducting research and demonstrations on appropriate use of upland for sustainable production, erosion monitoring, and watershed management. He is most interested in policy management and linkage between research and extension with regard conservation farming.
Head, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Ms. Nuong has a PhD in Agricultural Sciences from the Vietnam Agricultural Sciences Institute. She is currently the Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Cao Bang Province of Vietnam. She is also conducting researches on agricultural systems in the mountainous regions of Vietnam.
Center of Environment and Natural Resources Mr. Thanh holds a BSc in Engineer of Agriculture and Master of Environment. His past activities related to conservation farming includes soil survey and landcare planning, soil fertility, and land evaluation. He is presently building agricultural projects and transferring Agro-Techniques to farmers. Mr. Thanh is most interested to learn colleagues' experiences on farming system field on sloping lands to soil conservation.
Head, Research Planning and International Cooperation Department Vietnam Agricultural Sciences Institute (VASI) Mr. Doanh's interest in conservation farming led him to the following conduct studies on the changes of farming systems on upland areas of North Vietnam, participatory projects in different development projects on Agroforestry in North Vietnam, the study of indigenous knowledge in the Upland North Vietnam, and, participatory in eco-regional researches in Red River Basin. He holds a BSc in Study on Soil Science and Fertilization from Hanoi Agricultural University (1984), MSC in Study on Agricultural Systems from the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok (1992). Mr. Doanh also participated in training programs on Farming Systems organized by the International Center for Development Oriented Research in Agriculture (ICRA) in Wageringer, Netherlands.
Senior Lecturer Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry Mr. Minh has been teaching in general ecology and protection environment for many years in the University of Agriculture and Forestry. He participated in some training course and workshops about Sustainable Rural Development in CRES and EWC. He enjoined as a member of Projects of Vietnam and International Cooperative Projects in Resources Management and Environment Protection field. Mr. Minh has a BSc in Biology from Hanoi University. He is also now teaching Agricultural Ecology in Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry. He is also the head of Upland Development and Research Group (UDRG is one of the branches of CRES).
Senior Lecturer Dr. Trong teaches Social Forestry (diploma and certificate courses) and conducts research and extension activities in the field of integrated rural development to improve their impacts on livelihood of local community and environment. He earned his BSc of Forestry in 1970 in the College of Forestry, Vietnam and his PhD in 1985 in Czechoslovakia at the University of Forestry and Wood Technology of Zvolen. Mr. Trong have been attending training courses on SALT in 1991 in Mindanao (Baptist Rural Life Centre) Philippines, Certificate on Community Forestry of RECOFTC, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Trong also provides consultancy in ToT, Participatory Curriculum Development for some Technical School in Vietnam.
Senior Expert Mr. Thuan's field of specialization is on Reforestation Planning. He has a PhD in Forestry. He is currently working for the Ministry of Science and Technology and Environment (MOSTE) as a Senior Expert
Institute of Agricultural Sciences of South Vietnam Mr. Ton has a BSc in Agronomy from Cantho University (1973), MSc and PhD in Agricultural systems from the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand. He currently monitors, conducts and supervises researches on agricultural technologies for sustainable agriculture in the different provinces of Vietnam.
UNITED STATES DENNIS P. GARRITY Regional Coordinator of Southeast Asia Dr. Garrity, a principal scientist, coordinates ICRAF's collaborative research and dissemination activities in Southeast Asia, which at present cover Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. His responsibilities focus on system improvement research in the humid tropics of the region to develop and evaluate agroforestry alternatives to slash-and-burn agriculture that can also reclaim abandoned alang-alang grasslands. Based in Bogor, Indonesia, he is involved in establishing the regional programme priorities. As a systems agronomist, he conducts research on the development of conservation-oriented agroforestry systems for sloping uplands in the region. He is investigating the tree-soil-crop interactions with emphasis on the management of soil fertility variation as natural terraces develop behind vegetative barriers. He is also working on the productivity of systems combining full-canopy trees and crops in smallholder agroforests. Dr. Garrity has a BSc in Agriculture from Ohio State University, an MSc in Agronomy from the University of the Philippines Los Banos and a PhD in Crop Physiology from the University of Nebraska. In 1992 he received the MS Swaminathan Science Award in recognition of his contribution to the development of the lock-lodging system that substantially raises ratoon rice production in humid tropics, and he was the 1994 recipient of the Technology Development Award from the Federation of Philippine Crop Science Societies. He served as an agronomist/crop ecologist and head of the Agroecology Unit at IRRI in the Philippines between 1982 and 1992.
UNITED STATES CHUNK. LAI Senior Capacity-Building Specialist (Consultant) Mr Lai provides programming and technical support for ICRAF's capacity-building activities in Southeast Asia, particularly in the Philippines and in Vietnam. Based at ICRAF-Philippines, he collaborates with the University of the Philippines Los Baños and other Philippine partners in the government and non-governmental sectors. He coordinates the Sida-funded Vietnam Agroforestry Capacity-Building Project, which aims to strengthen Vietnamese capacity to conduct sound agroforestry and ASB research and development. He also supports other capacity-building efforts within the region by working closely with Programme 5 colleagues based in Bogor and Nairobi. Mr. Lai has a BS in forestry from the University of Maine and an MF in international forestry from Yale University. He has gained over 20 years of professional experience in the USA, West and Central Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia, primarily working on initiatives to improve agroforestry and natural resources management for the benefit of farmers. ANDREAS BÖHRINGER Senior Scientist-Dissemination and Development Dr. Böhringer provides leadership in disseminating agroforestry in the SADC-Zambezi Basin Project. His main task is to link agroforestry research to rural development and to accelerate its impact on the livelihood of local communities and the environment. Large portions of his work therefore relate to education, training and creation of public awareness at different stakeholder levels. He works within Programme 4. Dr. Böhringer has a dipl. ing. Degree in International Agriculture Science/Farming Systems Economics from Kassel University in Germany, an MS degree from the Department of Agronomy and Soil Science of the University of Hawaii and a Dr. sc. Agr. Degree from Hohenheim University in Germany. He worked as an agronomist in charge of the Eastern Province of Zambia, where he also initiated agroforestry research in 1986. His doctoral research was conducted in Benin on the development of simultaneous fallow-cropping systems at benchmark village sites. Before joining ICRAF, he worked as a natural resources management and community development adviser for GTZ/CIMon Madura Island in Indonesia. He has also worked in farming systems research, natural resources management and rural development in the Philippines, Western Samoa, the Kingdom of Tonga, India, Uganda and Germany.
NOBEL MOYO Dissemination Specialist Mr. Moyo works with the SADC-ICRAF agroforestry programme in Malawi, based in Zomba, Malawi. A Programme 4 member, he is responsible for the transfer of agroforestry technologies through governmental and non-governmental extension services to farmers for wider testing and adoption. Mr. Moyo has a BSc in Agriculture from the University of Malawi and an MSc in Agricultural Extension from the University of Reading. He worked as an extension and training officer for a German-funded livestock project and later as an agricultural training officer with the Christian Service Committee, an NGO. In these appointments he was involved in promoting participatory extension and training approaches towards sustainable agriculture development. Principal Agricultural Economist Dr. Franzel provides leadership in the design and implementation of on-farm trials aimed at social and economic evaluation and farmer assessment of improved agroforestry practices, as an integral part of ICRAF's system's improvement research. Specific analyses include the feasibility, profitability, acceptability and impact of technologies being evaluated by Programme 4 at the farm level. He is also involved in Programme 2 research to assist in setting priorities among the tree species for germplasm improvement research. Dr. Franzel has a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and MSc and PhD degrees in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University. He worked as an agricultural economist with the Institute of Agricultural Research in Ethiopia on secondment from the World Bank Agricultural Development Service. With Development Alternatives Incorporated, he helped plan and coordinate development projects in Niger, Haiti, Guinea, Cameroon, Jamaica, Kenya and other African countries. He provided technical assistance to national institutions conducting multidisciplinary farming-systems research with the CIMMYT office in Kenya.
Associate Research Officer Mr. Mercado coordinates and implements the ICRAF research programme in Claveria in the Philippines. His work focuses on improved conservation-oriented agroforestry systems for sloping lands. His current investigations focus on the management of soil fertility on the natural terraces and the development of smallholder farm forestry with short-cycle tree species. He is also involved in testing practical methods by which conservation farming technology may be diffused within and among farm communities. He is working under the Development Division. Mr. Mercado has a BSc in Agriculture specialized in agroforestry from Bohol Agricultural College, and has earned his MSc in Environmental Management at Liceo de Cagayan University. Before joining ICRAF Mr. Mercado worked as a research assistant and site coordinator for 3 years of the IRRI acid upland rice based farming systems project in Claveria. His works include soil fertility management, upland rice cultivar evaluation and conservation farming.
Post-Graduate Fellow Mr. Bertomeu previously worked on a community-based agroforestry farming project in Camiguin Island, from 1994-1997. Involvement in conservation farming includes fruit and timber tree-based agroforestry, contour hedgerow, dissemination and policy research. He has a BSc in Forestry Engineering and is currently working on his PhD research on timber-based agroforestry systems and is most interested in the integration of timber tree on farming systems in Vietnam.
Natural Resource Management Planning Specialist Ms. Catacutan has a BSc in Industrial Education, MAT in Arts, and, MSc in Development Management She provides facilitation in the extrapolation of landcare in Lantapan, Bukidnon and leadership in action-research for NRM planning approaches, institutional innovations and policy work in the NRM sector.
JUDITH S. SAGUINHON Municipal Agricultural Officer Engr. Saguinhon provides leadership role to the municipal agricultural technicians (6) in the promotion of agricultural technologies and needs of the farmers in the municipality of Malitbog which includes among others the promotion in the adoption of conservation farming. She has a BSc in Agricultural Engineering and MSc in Agricultural Technology Management
Claveria LandCare Association Mr. Patindol is a retired Philippine Army. He is at present the President of the Claveria Landcare Association and is now engaged in farming and providing leadership role to the municipal wide Landcare Association (56 Landcare groups) promoting adoption of conservation farming, adoption of agroforestry practices and training farmers on conservation farming and agroforestry practices. |