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A task force was established following the results of an information-sharing
and planning meeting held in Hanoi (March 2004) and a series
of meetings of stakeholders in the same city (September to
November 2004). HAU and MARD (the Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Development), on behalf of the task force, produced
a work plan that included the following activities:
Identification of a team to conduct the policy survey, i.e.
GRPI-Vietnam's DA. Such team was formed following the recommendations
of the first meetings of the task force.
Identification of representative provinces for the survey
using criteria such as high diversity of genetic resources,
diversity of livelihoods, accessibility and feasibility of
the survey. The following provinces were included in the DA:
Lao Cai, Hoa Binh and Nam Dinh in the North; Hue and Dak Lac
in the centre; and Can Tho in the South.
Identification of a list of stakeholders to be interviewed
(e.g. local authorities, cooperatives, farmers, commune leaders,
private sector, women unions, policy makers, Ministry of Finance,
Ministry of Trade, research institutions, youth unions, representatives
of science and technology, crop seed associations and NGOs,
among others). The tools used for this consultation included
round tables, focus group meetings, one to one interviews
and a questionnaire.
Preparation of a background paper focusing on management of
GRFA, international agreements, seed systems and seed certification
requirements. The paper "Management of genetic resources
in Vietnam: A review of policies and needs" was produced
by the task force in early 2005.
Compilation and analysis of relevant information and documentation
gathered during the DA.
Organisation of a series of task force meetings and two national
workshops to discuss the findings of the DA and make recommendations
for a second phase of GRPI-Vietnam.
Activities in the field related to the policy survey were
finished in December 2004. The task force invited relevant
stakeholders to a first workshop in January 27, 2005, to analyse
the results of the survey. A second national workshop that
provided the basis to prepare a Phase 2 proposal was organised
on March 29, 2005. A first draft of such proposal was sent
to the GGCO in June 2005; its components are:
Modelling of a PGRFA conservation and sustainable use strategy.
Informal seed system policy research and development.
Awareness raising of GRFA.
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