<\/p>\n
PART I. GENERAL General context:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 Advantages:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 Disadvantages:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 PART 2. TASKS In 2012, VAFS implemented 74 The total budget of VAFS for 2012 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n PART 3. 3.1. Scientific, technological and environmental tasks <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n As mentioned above, in 2012, VAFS Of the scientific, technological and The scientific, technological and Forest tree \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 Silviculture:<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022
\nCONTEXT, ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>In 2012, althought domestic economy
\nwas difficult but VAFS has strengthened and developed in the right direction of
\nResolution 20\/NQ-TW of The Central Committee of
\nthe Communist Party of Vietnam<\/span> about science and technology development.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>VAFS was awarded the Second
\nIndependent Medal; held successfully Conference on Forestry Science and
\nTechnology in North Central Coast Region of Vietnam and 30 year anniversary of
\npostgraduate training on the occassion of Vietnam Forest\u2019s Day.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Minister of MARD has issued a numbers
\nof decisions to complete organizational structure of VAFS.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>In 2012, the structure of VAFS was
\nrearranged that comprises Board of Presidents (including 1 President, 4 Deputy
\nPresidents from 25 May 2012); 3 functional divisions, 6 research divisions, 14
\ncenters and 1 sub-institute were transfered 4 functional departments, 6
\ninstitutes, 7 centers; 13 organizations of VAFS were rearranged and start
\noperating well.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>VAFS has 609 staff of which 471 are
\npermanent staff and 137 are contracted staff. Staff includes 5 Associate
\nProfessors, 1 Doctor of Science, 37 Doctors of Philosophy, 157 Masters, 269
\nEngineers\/Bachelors of Science, and 141 technicians and workers. <\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>VAFS has received the attention and
\ndirection of the Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan, leaders of Ministry of
\nAgriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Ministry of Science and Technology,
\nand the active support of the Administration of Forestry, Departments of MARD
\nand other relevant agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>VAFS staff are highly qualified and
\nyoung staff are increasing significantly in comparision with 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Under the direct leadership of the
\nParty Committee and VAFS leaders, the policies and implementation of tasks have
\nbeen disseminated quickly and efficiently.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>As a consequence, VAFS has been
\nawarded a large number of projects and programs to ensure work for all staff.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Adverse and unexpected climates
\nconditions created difficulties for the establishment of some field
\nexperiments.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Research activities of VAFS have
\nbeen implemented nationwide although the number of staff in the functional
\ndivisions was reduced, causing difficulties in monitoring and supervision of
\nsome research projects.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Due to restructuring of operation
\nunits, it took time to build projects and handle involved procedures. Moreover,
\nthe leader appointment of the units has not been finalized so the operation has
\nnot been stable.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>There are no adequate regulations to
\ntransform science and technology units to operate under the self-financing
\nmechanism under Decree 115\/ND-CP, so the units cannot identify the clear plan
\nfor its unit conversions.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>The projects are not distributed
\nevenly among research fields and units, which have bad effects on management
\nand direction of the Academy and units\u2019 operation.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Project budgets were not added
\ntogether with higher labor and inputs costs and additional difficulties in
\nimplementing programs. The Academy only received funding to implement three of
\nthe four approved basic construction projects.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nUNDERTAKEN IN 2012<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nscientific, technological and environmental tasks at ministry and national
\nlevel and at the institute and provincial level; 8 forest tree breeding
\nprojects; 4 agricultural encouragement and 7 forestry development projects; 2
\nequipment and tool procurement projects; 3 basic construction projects; 4 small
\nconstruction and big maintenance projects; 10 international projects\/contracts;
\nand post-graduate training of 47 PhD candidates.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nwas 195,893\u00a0million\u00a0VND, about 18.9% higher than that compared to its
\n2011 budget. Of the budget, budget for scientific, technological and
\nenvironmental tasks was 36,891 million VND; for forest tree breeding,
\nagricultural encouragement and forestry development projects was 9,045 million
\nVND; for international projects was 7,618 million VND; for small construction
\nand big maintenance projects was 24,305 million VND; for contracts value for
\nscientific services and commercial production was 89,021\u00a0million\u00a0VND;
\nand budget for doctoral training was 218 million VND.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nACHIEVEMENTS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nimplemented 74 scientific, technological and environmental tasks, including 15
\ntasks at the national level, 41 topic and pilot production and environmental
\nprojects at ministry level, 10 regulated standard at ministry level, 8 tasks at
\nthe unit level. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nenvironment tasks, 38% were financed by 34% of the total budget implemented by
\nthe relevant Hanoi units of VAFS and the rest was undertaken by Research
\nCentres and the Sub-Institutes under VAFS.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nenvironment tasks in 2012 reduced in comparsion with that in 2011 (90 tasks),
\nbut the total budget increased. Because tasks at the unit level were not
\nfinanced by MARD. Eight tasks at the unit level in 2012 were implemented by
\nforest exploitation fund of units. The main achievments for 2012 were:<\/span><\/p>\n
\nbreeding and forest bio-technology:<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>MARD approved distribution of three
\nnational and two advanced tree varieties of Macadamia
\nintegrifolia<\/em>; one national and 11 advanced tree varieties of Eucaliptus
\nhybrid <\/em>and E. urophylla,<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>The science and technology tasks
\nevaluated the growth, physical and chemical properties of Acacia hybrid
\n(natural and artificial), A.
\nauriculiformis, A. cassicarpa, A. mangium, E. camaldulensis, E. pelita, <\/em>Eucalyptus <\/em>hybrid (in different breeding
\npopulations), and then selecting over 1,000 plus trees, d\u1eabn d\u00f2ng<\/span>, collecting seed and pollen for 800 plus trees;
\nHybridizing within and between species for Acacia<\/em>
\nand Eucalyptus<\/em>,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Hybridizing E. camaldulensis<\/em>, artificially infected E. hybrid, <\/em>crossed several lines of E. camaldulensis<\/em> and separating DNA to
\nrun the SSR\/RAPD reaction test for the development of tolerance to leaf dot
\ndisease in E. camaldulensis<\/em> using
\nmolecule indicators,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Separating DNA from 200 parent trees
\nof A. mangium<\/em> and A. auriculiformis<\/em> (100 trees\/species).
\nSelecting three directives separation chat with leaf dot disease resistance
\nlocus and 30 SSR indicators are highly polymorphic for fast breeding research
\ngathered,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Procedure uses indicator
\nSTS to identify E. camaldulensis<\/em>
\nvarieties to resist leaf dot disease was proposed,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Environment, bacterial
\nculture time, transgenic condition, selective culture medium for E. urophylla<\/em> was determined,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Completion of technical procedures
\nto rapidly propagate 6 Acacia hybrid clones, BV10, BV16, BV32, BV71, BV73, and
\nBV75, using tissue culture,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Initially determining the bud
\nregeneration environment for 20 varieties of A. hybrid (AH1, AH7, TB1, TB11), A. auriculiformis<\/em> (AA1, AA9, Clt26,
\nClt7, Clt18, Clt57), E. camaldulensis <\/em>(C55,
\nC159BV22), E. hybrid (UP35, UP58, UP59, UP72, UP99), E.<\/em> urophylla<\/em> (89.1,
\n89.2),<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Propagated by cutting for Dipterocarpus alatus, Hopea odorata,
\nCoscinium fenestratum, Camellia lutescens<\/em>,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Producing the hundreds of thousands
\nseedlings to establish trials and supply its with many domestic and foreign
\nenterprises,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Storing 200 varieties of Acacia, Eucalyptus<\/em> and some native
\nspecies in the tissue culture room,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Developing, taking care of and protecting
\na total area of approximately 1,000 ha existing seed forests, newly converted
\nseed forests, seed orchards, parent tree orchards and tree improvement trials. <\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Establishing, collecting data and
\nassessing preliminary analysis of 74 permanent plots located in four main
\nforest types: Evergreen broad-leaved forest, Dry dipterocarp forest, Salt-swamp
\nforest and Melaleuca forest. Providing preliminary the data bases for
\nrecommendations for the sustainable management and harvesting of these four
\nnatural forest types in Vietnam,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Determining silvicultural
\ncharacteristics of Knema pierrei<\/em>, Dipterocarpus jourainii, D. grandiflorus<\/em>,
\nPtrocarpus macrocarpus, Azadirachta
\nexselsa,<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Selecting 340 parent trees at many
\nnatural populations to collect seeds for gene conserving, seed selecting and
\nculturing,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Identifying 400 tree species as a
\nreference set for the Mui Ca Mau National Park, U Minh Ha National Park and the
\nHon Khoai Island Group,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Developing a site classification
\nsystem to determine appropriate planting conditions and establishment
\ntechniques for Dipterocarpus alatus<\/em>, D. costatus<\/em>, Hopea odorata<\/em>, Brownlowia
\ntabularis<\/em>, Cinnamomum obtusifolium<\/em>,
\nAlnus nepalensis<\/em>, Neolamarkia cadamba<\/em>, Lithocarpus issus<\/em>,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Determining techniques to maintain
\nand improve site productivity of Eucalyptus<\/em>
\nand Acacia<\/em> through a number of
\nrotations,<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Developing statistical functions for
\nmeasuring carbon sequestration of evergreen and semi deciduous and deciduous
\nforests in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.<\/span><\/p>\n