North Carolina Agricultural

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Agroforestry and Sustainable Vegetable Production
in Southeast Asian Watersheds

• Manuel Reyes and TMPEGS

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Thanks to USAID

• Chris Kosnik consistent help

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Thanks to VT Team

• VT team Theo, Keith, SK, and John
• Most exciting proposal I have ever written.

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Summary of Experience

• My email to John Lipovsky
• SANREM toxin is in my bloodstream, but I am NOT
  poisoned.  
• SANREM medicine is in my bloodstream, but I am
  NOT sick. 
• SANREM alcohol intoxicates me but I am NOT drunk.
   
• SANREM Gatorade is in my system because I am
  full of energy and enthusiasm. 

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US Universities with sub-awards

• University of California-Berkeley
• Robin Marsh

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US Universities with no sub-awards but with
travel support

• Virginia Tech
• Conrad Heatwole
• Texas AM University
• R. Srinivasan

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US Universities with no monetary support

• Purdue University
• Gerald Shively (Bridging Grant-USAID)
• University of California-Davis
• Howard Shapiro

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VIP Universities

• V - Vietnam
• I - Indonesia
• P - Philippines

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Vietnam University

• Nong Lam University
• Dang Thanh Ha

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Indonesian University

• Bogor Agricultural University
• Anas Susila

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Philippine Universities

• University of the Philippines at Los Banos
• Victor Ella
• Vicky Espaldon
• University of the Philippines-Open University
• Jean Saludadez
• De La Salle University
• Ma Ellen Javier
• Don Bosco Institute of Technology
• Manuel Biona

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Australian University

• Central Queensland University
• David Midmore

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International Agriculture Research Centers

• AVRDC-The World Vegetable Center
• Manuel Palada
• Mubarik Ali
• Liwayway Engle
• Greg Luther
• Flordeliza Faustino

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International Agriculture Research Centers

• ICRAF- The World Agroforestry Center
• Delia Catacutan
• Rodel Lasco
• James Roshetko
• Meine Van Noordwijk
• Joshi Laxman

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Private partner no monetary support

• Howard Shapiro

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Inter-CRSP

• IPM-CRSP
• Michael Hammig
• Clemson University

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Consultant

• Ronald Morse
• Professor Emeritus Virginia Tech

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Outline

1. TOPS Concise Problem Statement
2. Objectives
3. Location
4. Methodology
5. Challenges
6. Help!!!

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Outline

1. TOPS Concise Problem Statement
2. Objectives
3. Location
4. Methodology
5. Challenges
6. Help!!!

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TOP Framework

• Concise Problem Statement
• Communities in many forest and vegetable
  producing watersheds in Southeast Asia are
  suffering from poverty, and forest, soil and
  water resources degradation

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Outline

1. TOPS Concise Problem Statement
2. Objectives
3. Location
4. Methodology
5. Challenges
6. Help!!!

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Response

TMPEGS TeaMPEGS
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PEG

• A pin forming a projection that may be used as a
  support or boundary marker
• TMPEGS Philosophy
• To be a support to small scale farmers both women
  and men

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TMPEGS

• Technology

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TMPEGS

• Marketing

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TMPEGS

• Policy

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TMPEGS

• E

nvironmental conomic-social impact
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TMPEGS

• Gender

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TMPEGS

• Scaling-up

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TMPEGSKeith Moore helped a lot

• Technology
• Develop economically viable and
  ecologically-sound vegetable-agroforestry (VAF)
  systems

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TMPEGS

• Marketing
• Develop a market value chain at the local,
  regional, and national levels that builds upon
  existing marketing strategies.

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TMPEGS

• Policy
• Develop and test policy options and institutional
  frameworks that promote sustainability of
  vegetable-agroforestry production and reward
  environmental services

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TMPEGS

• Environmental and Socio-economic
• Assess the short and long-term environmental and
  socio-economic impacts of integrated
  vegetable-agroforestry systems

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TMPEGS

• Gender
• Provide mechanisms to ensure womens involvement
  in decision-making and sustainable production and
  marketing practices to improve their
  socioeconomic well being within the vegetable
  agroforestry system.

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TMPEGS

• Scaling-up
• Build host country capacity to manage and
  disseminate integrated vegetable-agroforestry
  system

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Outline

1. TOPS Concise Problem Statement
2. Objectives
3. Location
4. Methodology
5. Challenges
6. Help!!!

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Vietnam

• Binh Phouc Province

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Vietnam

• VAF
• Cacao and Vegetables

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Vietnam

• Met with Nong Lam University faculty
• Visited Success Alliance office, Nicholas
  Richardson, Ho Chi Minh, City
• Met with USAID Vietnam MISSIONS staff David
  Brunell
• Met with Vietnam US Consul staff Heather Variava

Nong Lam University Faculty
Nick Richardson Success Alliance Office
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Vietnam Site
Breakfast meeting with Mr. David Brunell

• Chose Nghia Trung, Binh Phouc as the research
  site
• Complementary with a funded USAID Success
  Alliance project
• Ka Do, Lam Dong
• If additional funds are provided, scale-up site

Nursery in Long Nam University
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Indonesia

• Nanggung Sub-District
• Near Jakarta

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Indonesia

• Nanggung Sub-District
• Near Jakarta
• VAF
• Home-garden

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Indonesia

• Met with Bogor Agricultural University faculty
  and students
• Visited Nanggung
• Visit to USAID Indonesian MISSIONS office was
  cancelled due to threat
• Had a teleconference with Prijanto Santoso
  (called him from the Philippines)

Bogor Agricultural University
Nanggung ICRAF office
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Indonesia Site
Dr. Susila farmer Sweet potato

• Chose Nanggung to be the research site
• Complementary with a previously funded USAID
  project
• Kebun home garden setting
• Pasir Sarongge
• If additional funds are provided, scale-up site

Farmer proudly showing his new home
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Philippines

• Lantapan, Bukidnon
• Island of Mindanao

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Philippines

• Lantapan, Bukidnon
• Island of Mindanao
• VAF
• Alley-Cropping

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Philippines

• Workshop at IRRI, finalized objectives and
  developed a master work plan
• Visited USAID Philippine MISSIONS office Oliver
  Agoncillo and Jocelyn Daway
• Visited Mindanao and met with farmers and
  Northern Mindanao Veggies President

19 Workshop Participants at IRRI
Dynamic farmer in Mindanao
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Philippines site
Jasmin Agbon and Northern Mindanao Vegetable
Association President Remotigue

• Chose Lantapan, Bukidnon, Mindanao as project
  site. This is complementary with a USAID funded
  Growth with Equity in Mindanao project
• If additional funds are available scale up site,
  adjoining vegetable growing communities in Mt.
  Kitanglad Range Natural Park, Bukidnon Province

Farmer proudly showing his vegetable plots
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Outline

1. TOPS Concise Problem Statement
2. Objectives
3. Location
4. Methodology
5. Challenges
6. Help!!!

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Methodology
Organizational Structure
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Methodology

• Baseline Survey
• Develop drafts before kick-off meetings in VIP
  countries May 2006

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Methodology

• Menu of Technology some of which are
• Vegetable-Agroforestry
• Improved and indigenous vegetables
• Drip irrigation
• Integrated Pest Management
• No-till

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Methodology

• Menu of Technology some of which are
• Vegetable-Agroforestry
• Improved and indigenous vegetables
• Drip irrigation
• Integrated Pest Management
• No-till

Not all these technologies may apply in a country
and we may find out none of them may apply in a
country
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Methodology

• Determine our intervention technologies
• Conduct experiments in farmer fields

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Help from partners

• Robin Marsh
• Mubarik Ali
• Manuel Palada

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Outline

1. TOPS Concise Problem Statement
2. Objectives
3. Location
4. Methodology
5. Challenges
6. Help!!!

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Challenges

• Determine the balance between participatory
  research and technology dictated research

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Outline

1. TOPS Concise Problem Statement
2. Objectives
3. Location
4. Methodology
5. Challenges
6. Help!!!