Reduciing Risk Mekong Improving Yield in the Drawdown Area of Yali Reservoir, Vietnam

Under the MK1 project Soils and Fertilizers Research Institute (SFRI) and Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) introduced a short term variety of cassava (KM 98-7) that can reach maturity after 7 months and give better yield and starch content. The on-farm pilot started with 3 farm...

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Main Authors: Tran Duc Toan, Nguyen Duy Phuong, Nguyen Dug Dung, Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali, Chu Thai Hoanh, Joffre, Olivier M., Gia Tan Dat, Din, Y.
Format: Poster
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34823
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Summary:Under the MK1 project Soils and Fertilizers Research Institute (SFRI) and Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) introduced a short term variety of cassava (KM 98-7) that can reach maturity after 7 months and give better yield and starch content. The on-farm pilot started with 3 farmers in 2012 (1.5 ha) in 1 commune and thereafter expanded to 36 farmers in 2013 (20 ha) in two communes around Yali reservoir. The results in both 2012 and 2013.