After our stay in Cambodia, Claire and I continued on our way to Hanoi, Vietnam on September 8th and 9th. From there we drove out to Hưng Yên province, visiting two plant clinics and an agro-dealer. We had the opportunity to speak with farmers and plant doctors about how clinics are going, and how useful they can be for farmers to seek advice on their crops. On the way, we enjoyed some pomelo and longans, and shared a cup of tea. Afterwards, we headed back to the city and facilitated a backstopping training session about data management for 6 participants. Together, we identified bottlenecks in the data flow process, and discussed how they can be improved.
Plant doctors at Plant Clinic 8 in Hưng Yên province. ©CABI
Longan season in Hưng Yên province. ©CABI
Interview with the leader of Nhat Quang commune while sharing a cup of tea. ©CABI
Pomelo picked fresh from the tree! ©CABI
Visiting an agro-dealer and learning about the safety information available for farmers. ©CABI
Claire highlighting the importance of data management. ©CABI
The group visiting plant clinic 8 and talking with farmers about how much they valued the advice provided by plant doctors. ©CABI
Group photo from the backstopping data management training. ©CABI
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Excellent! Vietnam is a great place to see PW flourish. I am sure it does help to combine one day data management training to streamline the flow of data. Many thanks
Excellent! It sure helps to have one day data management training during backstopping to streamline data flow. Many thanks