Sunrise Hotel
81 Hoang Le Kha Street, Ward 3, Tay Ninh City, Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam
Day 1 – Wednesday 4th October
| 8:00am | Registration | Sunrise Hotel | Presentation | Video |
| 8:30 AM | Welcome to Tay Ninh and Vietnam Importance of cassava in Vietnam and Tay Ninh | Mr Tran Van Chien, Vice Chaiman of Provincial People’s Committee Mr Nguyen Dinh Xuan, Director of DARD Tay Ninh Le Van Thiet, Deputy Director of Plant Protection Division | ||
| 9:00:9:20 | Introduction to ACIAR and the review team | Dr Eric Huttner (ACIAR) | ||
| Session 1: Assess the opportunities, challenges, and risks for the development of sustainable regional solutions for cassava disease management in mainland SEA | ||||
| 9:20-10:00 | “Establishing sustainable solutions to cassava disease in Mainland Southeast Asia” : market context, evolution, & achievements | Dr Jonathan Newby (CIAT) | Overview Market context | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee | |||
| 10:30-11:00 | Experimental field-level impacts of CMD and CWBD: Developing short-term recommendations for farmers based on best-bet information | Dr Imran Malik (CIAT) Mr Sok Sophearith (CIAT) | Presentation Presentation | Youtube Youtube |
| 11:00-11:30 | Panel: Impact of cassava disease – across scales (farmers, traders, industry, national government) | Panel 1 Jonathan Newby (facilitator) El Chhinh – Farmer leader Mr Attapol Lerdvanichdilok (TTSA) Nguyen Huu Hung (Vince Chairman VICAAS) Dr Phetmanyseng (NAFRI) | Discussion Padlet | |
| 11:30-12:00 | Addressing sustainability: Lessons learnt in coordination and communication between stakeholders and projects | Mr Xuan (DARD Tay Ninh) Mr Run Sophannara (PDAFF Banteay Meanchey) Dr Chanthakhone Boualaphanh (NAFRI) Boonmee Wattanaruangrong (TTDI) | Discussion Padlet | |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch | |||
| Session 2: Enhanced regional diagnostic protocols, tools and information platforms fit for purpose Discussion Padlet | ||||
| 1:00-1:20 | Overview of activities, outputs & outcomes (20mins) | Dr Wilmer Cuellar (CIAT) | Presentation | |
| 1:20-1:35 | Laos report (15mins) | Ms Pinkham Vongphachanh (PPC) | Presentation | Youtube |
| 1:35-1:50 | Cambodia report (15mins) | Mr Oeurn Samoul (GDA) | Presentation | Youtube |
| 1:50-2:05 | Vietnam report (15mins) | Ms Le Thi Hang (PPRI) | Presentation | |
| 2:05-2:20 | Thailand report (15mins) | Dr Wanwisa Siriwan (KU) | Presentation | |
| 2:20-2:35 | Whitefly surveillance and bio-typing: implications for spread of CMV and other WF transmitted diseases (15mins) | Dr Warren Arinaitwe (CIAT) | Presentation | |
| 2:35-2:50 | Questions and Answers (15mins) | |||
| 2:50 – 3:10 | Coffee | |||
| 3:10-3:40 | Advances in developing low-cost diagnostics for the cassava sector. (20mins + 10min Q&A) | Jimmy Botella (UQ) | Presentation | |
| 3:40 – 4:00 | Overview of the developments in Cassava Witches Broom Research (20mins) | Dr Warren Arinaitwe (CIAT) | Presentation | |
| 4:00-4:15 | Characterisatisation of CWBD in Lao PDR (15mins) | Ms Pinkham Vongphachanh (PPC) | Presentation | Youtube |
| 4:15-4:40 | Panel – what will happen from here? (30mins) Sustainability of surveillance and early warning systems; maintaining communication between NPPO | Dr Nguyen Van Liem (PPRI) Dr Bounsu Soudmaly (PPC) Dr Ny Vuthy (GDA) | Discussion Padlet | |
| 4:40-5:00 | Have we learnt the lessons from CMD? Developing pre-emptive measures for future transboundary pest and disease | Stephan Winter (DSMZ) | ||
| 5:00 | Close of Day 1 | |||
Day 2 – Thursday 5th October
| 8:00 | Registration | |||
| Session 3: Enhance the capacity and collaboration between breeding programs in mainland Southeast Asia to develop new product profiles for commercially viable cassava varieties Discussion Padlet | ||||
| 8:30-9:00 | Overview of breeding activities, outputs & outcomes (30mins) | Dr Xiaofei Zhang (CIAT) | Presentation – extended Presentation – short | Youtube – extended |
| 9:00-9:30 | Breeding and evaluation of CMD resistant varieties in Vietnam (30mins) | Ms Pham Thi Nhan (HLARC) Dr Anh Nguyen Hai (AGI) | Presentation Presentation | Youtube Youtube |
| 9:30-9:45 | Evaluation of CMD resistant varieties in Laos (15mins) | Mr Laothao Youabee (CIAT) | Presentation | Youtube |
| 9:45-10:00 | Evaluation of CMD resistant varieties in Cambodia (15mins) | Ms Kan Sopha (GDA) | Presentation | Youtube |
| 10:00-10:20 | Breeding and evaluation of CMD resistant varieties in Thailand (20mins) | Dr Chalermpol Phumichai (KU) | Presentation | |
| 10:20-10:40 | Q&A (20mins) | |||
| 10:40- 11:00 | Coffee | |||
| 11:00-11:15 | CATAS germplasm exchange and evaluation within the Asia Pacific Region | Dr Chen Songbi (CATAS) | Presentation | |
| 11:15-11:30 | Cassava breeding for multiple pathogens and market segments in Africa | Dr Elizabeth Parkes (IITA) | Presentation | |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Discussion: Safe germplasm exchange and future priorities. Is more CMD resistant genetic material required for Mainland SE Asia? What are the main market segments missing from current resistant breeding? Where is the best advanced material for food market segments and where should it be sent? What is on the horizon that we should be working on now and where? What are the tools and processes that need to be strengthened in the region? | Panel Xiaofei Zhang (CIAT) Suwaluk Sansanee (DOA) Kartika Noerwijati- (BRIN) Speedy Crisostomo (UPLB) Thiyagu Devarajan (MARDI) TBC (IITA and partners) | Discussion Padlet | |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch | |||
| Session 4: Develop and evaluate economically sustainable cassava seed system models for the rapid dissemination of new varieties and clean planting material to farmers in different value chains and production contexts Discussion Padlet | ||||
| 1:00-1:30 | Overview of seed system and agronomic activities, outputs & outcomes | Dr Imran Malik | Presentation | |
| 1:30-2:00 | Developing the cassava seed system in Vietnam (30mins) | Dr Anh Nguyen Hai (AGI) HLARC | Presentation 1. Irrigation 2. Density 3. Variety 4. Tunnel 5. Harvest date | Youtube Youtube Youtube Youtube Youtube Youtube |
| 2:00-2:30 | Laos (30mins) | Ms Soukphathay Simeuang (NAFRI) Mr Saythong Oudthachit (NAFRI) Dr Phanthansin Khanthavong (NAFRI) | Tissue culture NAFRI Tunnels Agronomy | Youtube Youtube Youtube |
| 2:30-3:00 | Cambodia (30mins) Tunnel and Agronomy | Dr Orn Chhourn (CARDI) Meng Rithea (GDA) | Presentation 1. Agronomy 2. Tunnel System | Youtube Youtube Youtube |
| 3:00-3:20 | Seed system developments in Thailand (20mins) | Wannasiri Wannarat (KU-TTDI) | Presentation | |
| 3:20 – 3:40 | Farmer demand, networks, and business models (20mins) | Erik Delaquis (CIAT) | Presentation | |
| 3:40-4:00 | Coffee | |||
| 4:00-4:30 | Pannel (20mins) Q&A (10mins) | Ngoc Nguyen Van Minh (TNU) Farmer PDAFF Bountheung Thepsouvanh (LCA) | ||
| 4:30- 5:00 | Reflections on achievements and future priorities | Sharon Van Brunschot (CSIRO) Dr Prapit Wongtiem (DOA) Dr Yorn Try (Institute of Science, Technology, and Innovation) Dr Eric Huttner (ACIAR) | Discussion Padlet | |
| 5:00 – 5:15 | Next steps | Dr Jonathan Newby (CIAT) | ||
Sustainable cassava disease solutions in Southeast Asia 