Báo cáo: Hội nghị cấp cao hội cựu học viên nước ngoài tại Tổng cục Phát triển Nông thôn Hàn Quốc

Trong các ngày 23-24/7 năm 2019, Tổng cục Phát triển nông thôn Hàn Quốc (RDA) phối hợp với Srilan-KoRAA tổ chức Hội nghị cấp cao lần thứ 8  của Hội cựu học viên nước ngoài tại RDA (KoRAA) với chủ đề “Xây dựng mạng lưới bền vững và thiết lập hợp tác thân thiện giữa các thành viên của KoRAA thông qua cải thiện hiệu quả đào tạo Quốc tế của RDA” (Sustainable Networks among KoRAA Members and a Foundation of Cordial Cooperation by Improving Perfomance of Effective International Training from RDA). Hội nghị được tiến hành trong ngày 23/7 tại thủ đô Colombo và khảo sát thực địa ngày 24/7 tại Kandy.

Ông Trần Minh Tiến, Phó viện trưởng Viện Thổ nhưỡng Nông hóa, tổng thư ký VietKoRAA báo cáo kết quả hoạt động của Hội

Tại phiên khai mạc, các ông K.D.S. Ruwanchandra, Thứ trưởng Bộ Nông nghiệp, chăn nuôi, thủy lợi và nuôi trồng thủy sản Srilanka và ông Heon Lee-Đại sứ Hàn Quốc đã dự và phát biểu chào mừng. Chủ trì Hội nghị có các ông Lee Jiweon, Tổng giám đốc Trung tâm Hợp tác kỹ thuật (ITC/RDA) và Cục trưởng Cục Nông nghiệp Srilanka, chủ tịch SrilanKoRAA, ông W.Weerakoone.

Ông K.D.S. Ruwanchandra, Thứ trưởng Bộ Nông nghiệp, chăn nuôi, thủy lợi và nuôi trồng thủy sản Srilanka phát biểu khai mại Hội nghị

Ông Lee Jiweon, tổng giám đốc Trung tâm hợp tác kỹ thuật của Tổng cục phát triển Nông thôn Hàn Quốc (ITC/RDA) phát biểu chào mừng
Tham dự Hội nghị có chủ tịch và tổng thư ký của các Hội từ Campuchia (tham gia KoRAA năm 2007), Indonesia (tham gia KoRAA năm 2003), Mông Cổ (tham gia KoRAA năm 2013), Myanmar (tham gia KoRAA năm 2009), Philipin (tham gia KoRAA năm 2003), Thái Lan (tham gia KoRAA năm 2004), Srilanka (tham gia KoRAA năm 2005) và Việt Nam (tham gia KoRAA năm 2004).

Agriculture in Sri Lanka: present and way forward

Mr. K.D.S Ruwanchandra,
Secretary,
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development, Irrigation and Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development




Hon. P Harrison, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock development, Irrigation and fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development, His Excellency the Ambassador for Republic of Korea, Director /RDA, Delegation from Rural Development Administration of Korea, respected delegates from Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and host county Sri Lanka,invited guests, ladies and gentleman,

I am honored and privileged to address you at this important meeting in this beautiful setting at Pegasus Reef Hotel. 

Let me express my heartfelt appreciation for inviting me for this august gathering when the time you are going to have the high-level meeting of KORRA countries in Sri Lanka.  

Sri Lanka has a rich agricultural history dating back more than 2500 years. During the ancient days’ agriculture was practiced mainly to look after the household food security. This practice changed gradually with time converting this sector as a way of employment to look after the livelihood of the rural community. 

At present nearly 27% of the population is directly engaged in agriculture for their livelihood. 

Agriculture production in Sri Lankan is seasonal in nature and mainly based on the monsoonal weather pattern. Based on the rainfall, elevation, type of soil and terrain, Sri Lanka has been categorizedto 46 agro-ecological regions especially for agricultural purpose and crops are grown based on the favorable conditions especially the water availability in the particular agro ecological setting. Knowing the climate variability, our farsighted leaders have built irrigation tanks, Dams and anicuts in the dry and intermediate zones of Sri Lanka to support the Dry Zone agriculture.  Now Sri Lanka is blessed with over 14,000 minor tanks and 74 major tanks. 

For centuries, rice cultivation in the island nation was not just an economic activity but a way of life that shaped the society, culture, religion and economy. With the present-day consumption pattern, the demand for rice is around 2.4 million tons per annum, which is produced in the country. This has been achieved by the increased productivity throughutilization of improved technology, varietal improvementand by increasing the extent under production where ever possible.  

VIETKORAA: Activities for 2017-2018 and Success Story

Vietnam Korea Rural Alumni Association (VietKoRAA) was officially formed on the 20th Dec 2004 at the 1st Congress and has been going through 3 congresses in 15 years (2004-2019). The 2nd Congress was hold on the 19th Mar 2011 and the 3rd Congress was conducted on the 20th of April, 2019.



As of December 2018, VietKoRAA has 85 members based on application form, from 30 organizations, including management officers from ministries (Ministry of Planning and Investment; Ministry of Education and Training; Ministry of Science and Technologies and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), research institutes and universities, associations, enterprises... 
At the 3rd Congress, BOT with 13 members (Appendix 1) and Inspection Committee of VietKoRAA with 3 members (Appendix 2) have been elected.

VietKoRAA has official office, located at the 2nd floor, Soils and Fertilizers Research Institute (SFRI), Le Van Hien street, Duc Thang ward, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Vietnam. 
VietKoRAA has official and registered website at: http://www.vietkoraa.org/.

VietKoRAA’s Vision is: VietKoRAA looks to a sustainable agriculture and rural development, the livelihoods improved through the integrated technologies networking among KoRAA members countries under the leadership and guidance of Rural Development Administration of the Republic of Korea.

VietKoRAA’s Mission is: To achieve economically productive and environmentally sustainable agriculture and rural development through effective research partnerships and technologies transfer among KoRAA members countries.

At Present, VietKoRAA functioning under the Vietnam Rural Development Science Association.

Classification and Grading of Green Coffee Beans in Asia

Author:
Atamurat Datov
Ph.D. Student, Institute of Environmental Engineering,
National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan


Asian countries cultivate almost 28 % of the total coffee beans produced in the world (World Atlas, 2016). It’s known for producing some of the world’s greatest and most unique coffees. The taste of Vietnamese or Indonesian coffee, for example, are two flavors that some coffee enthusiasts will travel thousands of miles for (Byloos, 2018). Additionally, it represents an important source of income. However, the question is, how do the growth location and production methods of same species of coffee beans make them taste differently?



Coffee is graded and classified for export with the aim of producing high-quality coffee and thereby ensuring the fair price. However, there is no universal grading and classification system, thus each producing country, like Indonesia, Philippines or Vietnam - they produce coffee or coffee mixes under their own standards.  

The aim of this article is to promote a regional classification or grading system for green coffee beans. A system, which is qualitatively and quantitatively measured based upon scientific testing and sets values for coffee according to the region’s coffee drinking preferences. Hence, it facilitates more options and a fair system of pricing.

The well-known grading describes the size of the bean and are commonly expressed in 1/64 of inch. For example, beans of grade 18 will pass through screen 18 (holes with a diameter of 18/64") but are retained by screen 16 or 17. The theory behind classification based on bean size is that coffees of the highest altitudes are more dense and larger in size than those produced at lower altitudes. Similarly, coffees develop more slowly at higher altitudes and often have the best flavor profiles. The size and size distribution of beans also have impact on the optimization of roasting conditions (International Coffee Organization, 2018).

Climate-Smart Agricultural Initiatives in the Philippines

Author:
Fe B. Perlas
Professor Central Bicol State University of Agriculture San Jose,
Pili, Camarines Sur, Philippines
e-mail: fbperlas@yahoo.com


The Philippines is an agricultural country with a land area of 30 million hectares, 47% of which is agricultural land. Of the total area under food crops, coconut accounted for the biggest average harvest area of 4.25 million hectares, Sugarcane with 673 thousand hectares; Industrial crops with 591 thousand hectares; 148 thousand hectares for fruits; 270 thousand hectares for vegetables and rootcrops; 404 thousand hectares for pasture and 133 hectares for cutflowers.



The country's main agricultural crops are rice, corn, coconut, sugarcane, bananas, pineapple, coffee, mangoes, tobacco, and abaca. Secondary crops include peanut, cassava, camote (a type of rootcrop), garlic, onion, cabbage, eggplant, calamansi (a variety of lemon), rubber, and cotton. The Philippines is still primarily an agricultural country despite the plan to make it an industrialized economy. Most citizens still live in rural areas and support themselves through agriculture. The country's agriculture sector is made up of 4 sub-sectors: farming, fisheries, livestock, and forestry (the latter 2 sectors are very small), which together employ 39.8% of the labor force and contribute 20% of GDP. The fisheries sector is divided into 3 sub-sectors: commercial, municipal, and aquaculture (cultivation of the natural produce of bodies of water). The Philippines exports its agricultural products around the world, including the United States, Japan, Europe, and ASEAN countries (members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations). Major export products are coconut oil and other coconut products, fruits and vegetables, bananas, and prawns (a type of shrimp). Other exports include the Cavendish banana, Cayenne pineapple, tuna, seaweed, and carrageenan. Imported agricultural products include unmilled wheat and meslin, oilcake and other soybean residues, malt and malt flour, urea, flour, meals and pellets of fish, soybeans and whey.

The Philippines has been identified as one of the country’s most at risk from climate change, with the Global Climate Risk Index 2018, released by Bonn-based NGO German watch, ranking the country as the 5th most affected by changing weather patterns over the past 20 years. Among the changes in climatic conditions has been the more frequent occurrence of El Niño weather cycles, often characterized by lower rainfalls and higher temperatures, threatening crop outputs. The last major El Niño event, in 2015 and 2016, reduced harvest yields by 4.5% and cut returns along the food production and processing chain. Agriculture grew by 1.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018. Crops, livestock, poultry and fisheries contributed to the higher production during the quarter. The Philippines is making efforts to modernize and strengthen its agriculture sector, with both the state and private companies promoting the adoption of advanced technology and smart farming methods to increase harvests and minimize losses.

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