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    • On 7-11 November 2011, Prof. Georges GIRAUD (DIJON Hygher School of Agronomics - Agrifood Marketing Specialist offered a training for researchers and professors from FAVRI, CASRAD, RUDEC, Hanoi University of Agriculture, National University of Laos to teach marketing guidelines and to develop marketing plans for the followings products: 1) indigenous vegetables, 2) Phu Quoc fish sauce (NUOC MAM PHU QUOC), 3) River weed alfae (LAOS), 4) LY SON garlic 
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    • Dr. Nguyen Van Bo, president of Malica delivering the Introduction speechMalica promoted a joint Workshop on Geographical Indications policies in Vietnam, co-organized by the National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP), VAAS, IPSARD and CIRAD.  The meeting on 07.09.2011 was attended by 40 high-level participants including  the deputy Director General of NOIP, Dr. Ta Quang Minh; the deputy head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Science and Technology Department, Dr. LeVan Bam;  the President of VAAS, Dr. Nguyen Van Bo;  the Director of IPSARD, Dr. Dang Kim Son, and the regional director of CIRAD, Dr. Jean-Charles Maillard.
      This meeting opened a useful space for debate on GI management and implementation. Discussions were fuelled by presentations from NOIP, CIRAD (Dr Delphine Marie-Vivien), and representatives from Yen Bai and Nam Dinh Provinces. If you want to know more information about the workshop (presentations), please open the following link: http://www.malica-asia.org/en/projects/publications/
    • On 31.08.2011, Dr Nguyen Van Bo, President of VAAS and President of MALICA Steering Committee, opened the Worskhop on Lao-Vietnam scientific exchange on food markets, giving welcome to the National University of Laos (NUOL)'s Faculty of agriculture as a new member of Malica research group.   Dr. Silinthone Sacklokham, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, represented NUoL. NUoL and Malica partners have already collaborated in several recent research projects. Several future perspectives for joint research and trainings were underlined during this workshop.
    • Malica Training on "Trademarks, Collective trademarks, Certification Trademarks and Geographical indications", 
      A group of 15 researchers from FAVRI, CASRAD and RUDEC joined an intense one-day training on September 8 by Dr Delphine Marie-Vivien, CIRAD Intellectual Property specialist. The contents covered from Legal definitions to Case studies.
      - Trademarks and Geographical Indications (English)
      - Nhan hiêu và Chi dân dia ly_(T. Viêt)
      - Nhan Hieu Tap Thê Nep Cai Hoa Vàng Kinh Môn (T.Viet)

PAST EVENTS
  • Dr. Paule MOUSTIER from CIRAD, long-time MALICA researcher, has been awarded the Degree of "Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches en Économie" (Recognition as Ph.D Supervisor in Economics), on  May 3,  2011 at Montpellier University (France). Her HDR report is entitled : "Organisation and performance of agri-food value chains in Southern countries: the role of proximity".
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  • Two Malica researchers have recently been awarded Post-graduate Excellence scholarships from the French Embassy in Hanoi, starting in September, 2011:
  1. DAO Duc Huân (IPSARD / RUDEC) : Ph.D Scholarship  in Economics at University of Corte on "Multiscale learning processes, economic efficiency and quality labels"
  2. NGUYEN Tiên Dinh (IPSARD / RUDEC): Master Scholarship in Economics at Toulouse University on "Diagnosis and trends of consumption of animal products in Vietnam".
  • 11-14.10.2010 in Kunming (China): "Consumer studies research methodologies": Final Workshop of FAO Regional Project: 
Participating institutions from Vietnam: MARD, IPSARD/ RUDEC, VAAS/ FAVRI,VAAS/ CASRAD
Other participating institutions: Yunan Agricultural University, University of Laos, Asian Institute ofTechnology (Bangkok)
  • 30.09.2010 - Hanoi -  MALICA Training "Quality and coordination in Commodity chains", with the participation of Dr. F. Casabianca, INRA Phap: 30.09. The training counted with the participation of 25 researchers and professors from : FAVRI, CASRAD, IPSARD/ RUDEC,  IPSARD/ Rural institutions, IPSARD, HAU/ PTNT, HAU/ KTNN&CS, NIAS
  • 29.09.2010 - Hanoi - Meeting on "Quality management institutions : exchange of experiences betweenVietnam and France" with presentations by Dr. F. Casabianca, INRA Phap, and Dr. Thuan from NAFIQAD. Attending the meeting were leaders from varieties of organizations and Government authorities including Dr. Bo – president of VAAS, Dr. J.C. Maillard – Director of CIRAD, Dr. Kim Son –president of IPSARD, Dr. Binh-director of RUDEC, Dr. The Anh-director of CASRAD, and other representative from MOIT, Department of Crop production.
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  • New publication "perspectives" for policy brief on Supper Chain in version of English and French by Cirad has been completed, the Vietnamese version is under its way.
  •  Malica Workshop on Food safety on 15 December, 2009 in La Thanh Hotel, 218 Doi Can rd., Hanoi, Vietnam
Food Safety is currently one of the burning issues catching the special attention of policy makers, researchers, producers and consumers. Food Safety is also a research priority of MALICA Research Consortium (Markets and Agriculture Linkages for Cities in Asia). In an aim to exchange viewpoints, study results regarding the issue of food safety management and to elicit feedbacks from the application of legislation serving the research and policy formulation, MALICA held the workshop on: “Food safety and impact on supply chains”.
The workshop welcomed many delegates from the State's agencies, research institutions, universities, NGOs, as well as delegates of local authorities and farmers.
Five out of many studies relating to food safety management were presented at the workshop and have received quite a few valuable suggestion and proposition from the participants.
The workshop successfully finished and the bodies/organizations are looked forward to contributing to the coming activites of MALICA.

 

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PAST EVENTS

Inception workshop and training on "Methodologies and tools for food consumers market research”.
Bangkok, 26-28 October, 2009. FAO funded project N° TCP/RAS/3209 D.
Participation of Cambodia, China, Laos, Vietnam
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The meeting was organized by MALICA on the occasion of the visiting and working time in Vietnam of Mr. Patrick CARON, Director Director of Environmental and Social Department (ES) and Dr. Robert HABIB, Director of Performance of Technical Systems Department (PERSYST) - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement.
Topic: Cooperation and development orientation of MALICA in the future.

Time:  9h00-17h00, Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Location :      Morning      : Meeting room, 4th floor, Rural Development Center (RUDEC),  
                                             No. 38/14 Lot 1C, Trung Kinh rd., Cau Giay dist.,Hanoi        
                        Afternoon   : - Tien Le – Hoai Duc – Hanoi

- Center for Agrarian Systems Research and Development,

                                                An Khanh – Hoai Duc – Hanoi (CASRAD)

                                              - Rural Development Center 

Agenda  
Time Activity Speaker / Organizer Location
09h00 – 09h05 Welcome Speech Mr. Nguyen Van Bo / President of steering committee RUDEC
09h05 – 09h15 Presentation of MALICA general activities Mr. Hoang Vu Quang / Coordinator of MALICA
09h15 – 09h35 MALICA results: Pork products/ DURAS project RUDEC staff
09h35 – 09h45 Open discussion  
09h45 – 10h05 MALICA results: Safe  vegetable/ Red river delta FAVRI staff
10h05 – 10h15 Open discussion  
10h15 – 10h20 Tea Break  
10h20 – 10h40 MALICA results: Super chain project – Beef products/ Cao Bang CASRAD staff RUDEC
10h40 – 10h50 Open discussion  
10h50 – 11h00 Conclusion of morning session Mr. Hoang Vu Quang / Coordinator of MALICA
11h00 – 13h30 Moving from RUDEC to Tien Le – Hoai Duc and Having  lunch FAVRI / CASRAD staff Hoai Duc
13h30 – 13h45 Presentation of the cooperatives in Tien Le – Hoai Duc Mrs. Nguyen T Tan Loc / Member of Technical committee of MALICA Hoai Duc
13h45 – 15h00 Field visit in Tien Le - Hoai Duc with group of vegetable producers FAVRI, CASRAD Hoai Duc
15h00 – 15h30 Moving to CASRAD    
15h30 – 17h00  MALICA meeting in CASRAD (with Tea Break)    CASRAD
17h00 Going back to RUDEC    

 

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Second internal MALICA workshop
Topic: Analysis of the retail system for Nuoc mam Phu Quoc in Ho Chi Minh City
Presented by: Luu Tu-Hoan, Master student, Ecole Nationale des Travaux d'Ingenieurs de Clermont Ferrand (ENITAC), France
Time: Tuesday, 11. August, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
Place: RUDEC meeting Room at the 4th floor. Address: 38/14 Lot 1C. Trung Kinh rd. Cau Giay dist. Hanoi

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Internal scientific meeting of MALICA