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Thoughts about Macadamia Development Strategy in Central Highland Areas Prof.. Hoang Hoe Presented at Workshop on Macadamia and Sustainable development Aspect in Daklak, August/4/2009.

Thoughts about Macadamia Development Strategy

in Central Highland Areas

Prof Hoang Hoe Presented at Workshop on Macadamia and Sustainable development Aspect in

Daklak, August/4/2009

z Practical Lessons learned

z Land-use Planning

z Diversity of plants, agriculture and forestry

combination

z Macadamia – an economical and environmental protected tree

z Promotion of research

z Development of pilot models

z Quality seedling

z Supportive policies for enterprises and farmers

Practical lessons learned

z Coffee farm increased dramatically in the period 1994-2005, mainly extensive farming rather than intensive farming; 90% was planted in basalt soil and lack of soil – erosion control

z Rubber trees are not suitable to plant in many areas

z Cashew trees are not suitable to plant in many areas

z Soil is eroded seriously

z Underground water becomes exhausted

z Generally, development is spontaneous

z Natural Forest has been destroyed seriously

Land – use Planning

fairly is steady annually; soil is deep and soft, PH 5-5,5.

an important role in protecting agricultural trees.

annually Therefore, it is necessary to build terraces and provide measures to anti erosion

that are not suitable and replace by Macadamia It is encouraged to intercrop Macadamia with Coffee in existing coffee farm.

Soil Map

of Tay Nguyên 1:500.000

Land using

resource that should be used economically

only object of monolatry

Macadamia in comparison with other

sub-regions

methods on how to use land scientifically.

Diversity of plants, agriculture and

forestry combination

area of 10 ha

order to plant combinating.

economize water, spend expenditures reasonably.

order to get sustainable income

Macadamia – an economical and

environment protected tree

z Get high economical effectiveness if plant standard seedlings and manage the nursery well.

z Ratio of coverage: over 60%

z Protect soil and anti soil erosion

z Bio diversity: intercrops and breeding bees

z Using underground water more economical than coffee

z Have not found any kind of serious pestilent insects

z Creat trade name for Viet Nam Macadamia

z It is estimated to grow Macadamia on 5,000 ha, about 1,5 million trees in the next 10 years in Daklak

Research and trial continuously

z Identify varieties that are suitable with different bio-subregions; create new varieties

z Plant combination of different varieties in one block of ground in order to increase productivity

z Intercrop

z Method to anti aoil erosion

z Economize water

z Maintain and process

z Domestic and export market

Trial

z Pilot of intensive farming with combination of 3-4 Macadamia varieties in a block of ground

z Pilot of extensive farming that intercrop

macadamia with coffee

z Pilot to intercrop macadamia with others trees

z Scale: 20ha, 100ha 200ha,500 ha

z Pilot of 312 trees/ha, 660 trees/ha, 830

trees/ha

z Collect data & Analyze, Final review soon

Standard seedling

z Seedling’s titles should be clear and accurate

z Seedlings should be planted in nurseries where apply technical procedures and be assessed quality by an authorized agencies

z Seedlings criteria for selling must be regulated and applied

z Seedlings that do not meet the regulated criteria must be rejected

z Buying seedling should focus on quality rather than price

Policy for encouraging enterprises

and farmers

Government should provide them with favorable policies

scientists and the Goverment The Goverment

development, but not implement as a movement.

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