LIST OF PROJECTS AND TASKS OF COFFEE INVESTIGATED PRINCIPALLY BY WASI AND COLLABRATED WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
(FROM 1997 – 2018)
Dao Thi Lan Hoa, MSc.
Division of Research management and International Cooperation
1. Official acceptance projects and tasks of coffee investigated principally by WASI
– The survey result of mealybugs (Planococcus citri Risso) on coffee beans and suggestion of prevention approaches by chemicals (Institutional project, 1997 – 1998);
– The study of coffee yellowing leaf syndrome and its prevention approaches (National project, 1997 – 2001);
– The research and the application of science and technology approaches to improve coffee productivity and quality in Dak Lak province (Dak Lak provincial project, 2001 – 2003);
– The selection, propagation technologies and intensive cultivation techniques of Robusta (Ministerial project, 2001 – 2005);
– The selections and propagation technologies of Arabica (Ministerial project, 2001 – 2005);
– The survey of wilt disease syndrome on Arabica in the Central Highlands (Institutional project, 2002 – 2003);
– Coffee quality improvement and prevention of formation of mold and OTA toxin of Vietnamese coffee (TCP/VIE/2903 project, 2002 – 2005);
– Trial production of selected asexual clones of Robusta in several major coffee production regions of Dak Lak and Dak Nong provinces (Ministerial project, 2006 – 2008);
– The breed selections and advanced technical approaches for sustainable and high quality coffee production for domestic consumption and export (Ministerial project, 2006 – 2010);
– The production of foliar fertilizer specialized for coffee – NUCAFE (Institutional project, 2006 – 2010);
– The production of bio-products used for composting coffee husks as fertilizers for plants (Institutional project, 2006 – 2010);
– The development of several approaches for green bean quality improvement for export in the Central Highlands provinces (Ministerial project, 2007 – 2009);
– The development of pilot of the Robusta grafting for rejuvenation in Bao Lam district (2008 – 2009);
– The application of technical approaches and scientific and technological advances to improve coffee productivity and quality in Lam Dong province (Provincial project, 2008 – 2010);
– The study on production approaches of high quality coffee (Raw material) in the Central Highlands (Ministerial project, 2009 – 2010);
– The production of high drought tolerance by-products for coffee (Institutional project, 2009 – 2010);
– The research of enzyme application in the processing of coffee beans to improve product quality and reduce production cost (Ministerial level, 2009 – 2010);
– The research on integrated technical measures to save input costs for coffee in the Central Highlands (Ministerial project, 2009 – 2012);
– The study of several technical approaches to make the concentrated ripening of Robusta (Provincial project, 2009 – 2012);
– The study of integrated technical approaches for replanting Robusta in the Central Highlands (Ministerial project, 2009 – 2013);
– The selection of Robusta clones with high resistance to main nematodes to use as rootstocks for grafting on commercial Arabica and Robusta varieties. (Ministerial project, 2009 – 2013);
– The study on technical protocols of water saving irrigation and fertilization for coffee in Dak Lak (Dak Lak provincial project, 2010 – 2011);
– The application of technical advances in sustainable Arabica production in Lam Dong (Lam Dong provincial project, 2010 – 2012);
– The evaluation of the situation and effect of grafting technique application for Robusta in Lam Dong (2010 – 2012);
– The project of coffee planting and intensive cultivation (Project of Central Agricultural Extension Project, 2011 – 2013);
– The selection and application of specific enzyme for treatment of raw materials (coffee cherries) to improve product quality and drying efficiency in dry processing (Institutional project, 2011 – 2013).
– The study on technical protocols of water saving irrigation and fertilization for coffee in Gia Lai province (Gia Lai provincial project, 2011 – 2013);
– The project of coffee and cocoa breeds (Ministerial project, 2011 – 2015);
– The selection of high quality Robusta clones in the Central Highlands (Ministerial project, 2011 – 2015);
– The selection of high quality Arabica clones in major production areas (Ministerial project, 2011 – 2015);
– Building up a pilot for raising farmers’ incomes through applying technical advances in the coffee re-planting to increase economic effects in wards: Cu Ni, Ea Kmut, Cu Yang and Cu Hue of Ea Kar district, Dak Lak Province (National project – New Countryside program, 2011 – 2015);
– The collaboration program on Sustainable Coffee Development (Collaboration project between WASI and Nestle Vietnam Ltd., 2016 – 2020).
– The application and transfer of integrated control measures for yellowing leaf syndrome on Robusta in Lam Dong (Agriculture Competitiveness Project (ACP), 2012 – 2013);
– The research on the improvement of the integrated crop management (ICM) protocol for coffee (National project, 2012 – 2015);
– The selection of several Arabica clones suiting with ecological conditions in Eastern Truong Son of Kon Tum province (Provincial project, 2012 – 2015).
– The research of Arabica intercropping under forests with thin canopy, to improve livelihoods of farmers living in the edge of forest in some wards of Dak Glei district, Kon Tum province (Kon Tum provincial project, 2012 – 2015);
– The study of TRS1 Robusta clone (Institutional project, 2012 – 2015);
– The transfer of Robusta grafting technique for the delivery of the best varieties for Robusta production towards sustainable development (Agricuture Competitiveness Project, 2013);
– The research on determining factors caused disadvantages in coffee replanting in the Central Highlands (Collaboration between WASI and Syngenta Vietnam Ltd., 2013);
– The selection and the application of some parasitic fungi and insects in soil with potential to control damages of insects in coffee roots in Dak Lak province (Dak Lak provincial project, 10/2012 – 3/2016);
– The development of coffee replanting approaches in the Central Highlands of Vietnam (In cooperation with Syngenta Vietnam Limited, 6/2013 – 12/2016);
– The evaluation of coffee rejuvenation strategy in Vietnam (Project of World Bank, 2014)
– The research on building up an Arabica propagation system by bioreactor technology (National project, 2014 – 2015);
– The evaluation of the effectiveness of products from cinnamon bark extract to control nematodes and fungi on coffee root. (Institutional project, 6/2014 – 6/2015);
– The research on building up a pilot of integrated intensive cultivation of qualified, sustainable and certified coffee in the Central Highlands (Central Agricultural Extension Project, 2014 – 2016);
– The research of sustainable coffee production in the Central Highlands (Regular task according to function, 2015);
– The research on the usage of Tithonia diversifolia in the prevention of diseases caused by nematodes and fungi on coffee (Institutional project, 2015 – 2016);
– The conservation and development of genetic resources and several technical approaches for the replanting of coffee in the Central Highlands (Regular tasks according to functions, 2016 and 2017);
– The development of the pilot and training course on coffee landscape in Lam Dong province (Collaboration with Loui Dreyfus Company – Vienam Limited (LDCV), 2017).
2. Projects and tasks of coffee investigated principally by WASI in progress
– The selection of several Arabica varieties (Coffea arabica L.) with high quality and productivity in Lam Dong province. 2015 – 2018);
– Building up the pilot of integrated crop management (ICM) for coffee replanting in Dak Lak province (Collaboration project between WASI and Vietnam Fumigation Joint Stock Company, 2015 – 2018);
– Building up the pilot of integrated crop management (ICM) for coffee replanting in Dak Nong province (Collaboration project between WASI and Loc Troi Group Joint Stock Company, 2015 – 2018);
– The collaboration program on Sustainable Coffee Development between WASI and Nestle Vietnam Ltd. (Collaboration project of WASI and Nestle Nestle Vietnam Ltd., 2016 – 2020).
– Building up a Robusta replanting pilot applying advanced technology in order to shorten the crop rotation and to improve soil nutrition (Collaboration project between WASI and Loc Troi Group Joint Stock Company, 2016 – 2018);
– The research on reaction to different nutriment levels of high productivity coffee clones in the Central Highlands (Collaboration project between WASI and Yara Vietnam Ltd., Co., 1/2017 – 1/2018);
– The project on building up technical protocols for production and mangement of coffee breed production and building up pilots of sustainable coffee replanting, then transfering these techniques for farmers in coffee production regions in the Central Highlands (Sustainable agricultural convertion project in Vietnam, 2017 – 2020);
– The research on selection and breeding of coffee clones with high quality and yield and high drought tolerance for sustainable coffee production (Ministerial project, 2017 – 2021);
– Trial production of late ripe Robusta varieties TR14, TR15 with high quality for sustainable coffee production (Miniterial trial production project, 2017 – 2021).
3. Official acceptance projects and tasks of coffee collaborated with other organizations.
– The application of intergrated pest management (IPM) and several agriculture approaches in order to improve sustainable coffee productivity in Dak Lak (National project, collaboration between Plant Protection Research Institute and WASI, 2005 – 2008);
– The study of several biological and ecological characteristics and proposing measures to control cicada on coffee in the Central Highlands (Miniterial project, collaboration between Plant Protection Research Institute and WASI, 2008 – 2010);
– The research on determining disadvantageous factors toold and stunted coffee planting soil and proposing approaches to replant efficiently (Miniterial project, collaboration with National Institute of Agricultural Planning and Projection (NIAPP), 2011 – 2014);
– The project of traceability water amount used in coffee cultivation (Collaboration project with E.D.E, 2011 – 2014);
-The study of main causes of death of replanted coffee and proposing solutions (Ministerial project, collaboration with VASS, 2014 – 2017).
4. Projects and tasks of coffee collaborated with other organizations in progress.
– The project of sustainable coffee development in Cuba and Vietnam (Ministerial project, collaboration with Vietnam Academy of Agriculture Science, 2016 – 2020);
– The project on production technology innovation of pure instant coffee with high quality for domestic consumption and export (Technological innovation project – National project, collaboration with An Thai Co., Ltd, 2018 – 2019)./.