ADDENDUM NO.1 TO THE REQUEST FOR APPLICATION (RFA) RELEASED IN 31 MARCH 2017 FROM THE AGRESULTS VIETNAM EMISSIONS REDUCTION PILOT
1. RFA
Workshop
In response to the written
request from potential Implementers, on April 11th2017, the Pilot Manager held an ad-hoc RFA Workshop in
collaboration with the Thai Binh Agriculture Extension Centre and the Institute
of Agriculture Environment. Formal announcement of this ad-hoc workshop sent to
all 120 organizations. Total of 30 participants in which:
Co-ops: 7 (9 participants)
Companies: 11 (20
participants)
Institution: 1 (1 participant)
The RFA Workshop addressed two
main objectives:
i.
Provided guidance and examples to address
challenges/issues faced by Implementers when completing the administrative
requirements of the Technological Application (Annex 1 of the RFA); and
technical examples and references to the relevant sections of the Performance
Baseline to all participants.
ii. Provided updates on the Residue (Straw+Stubble)
Management section of the Performance Baseline to all participants.
2. Updates
on the Residues (Straw+Stubble) Management section of the Performance Baseline
RFA
published on March 31st, 2017 (Annex 3 - Page 34 & page 36)
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Residue management
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Stubble (32% of total of stubble+straw)
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In which 90% household incorporated stubble in to
soil.
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In which 90% household incorporated stubble in to
soil.
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Incorporating in soil at the 1st tillage
of next crop
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Rice straw (68% of total of stubble+straw)
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In which
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30 % household burned RS
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45% household incorporated RS in soil
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25% household removed RS out the field
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In which
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40 % household burned RS
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40% household incorporated RS in soil
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20% household removed RS out the field
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Farmers don’t use trichoderma
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Addendum
1 to RFA effective from April 13th, 2017 (Annex 3)
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Residue management
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Stubble (32% of total of stubble+straw)
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Given the variability
in stubble management and the importance of residue management on long term
soil health, baseline stubble management will be set as the same fraction as
the technology. The stubble will be untreated.
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Given the variability
in stubble management and the importance of residue management on long term
soil health, baseline stubble management will be set as the same fraction as
the technology. The stubble will be untreated.
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Incorporating in soil
at the 1st tillage of next crop
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Rice straw (68% of total of stubble+straw)
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Given the variability
in rice straw management and the importance of residue management on long
term soil health, baseline straw management will be set as the same fraction
as the technology. The straw will be untreated.
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Given the variability
in rice straw management and the importance of residue management on long
term soil health, baseline straw management will be set as the same fraction
as the technology. The straw will be untreated.
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Incorporating in soil
at the 1st tillage of next crop
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3. Questions
& Answers
Q1: In Annex 1, it
seems the question 2 under IV. Project Description overlaps with question 3
under III. Application Narrative.
A1: No. Question 3
under III. Application Narrative asked for the “short narrative” of the
proposed technology. All 3 questions under this section should only be
described in 400 words maximum. For question 2 under IV. Project Description, a
lot more details of the proposed technology are answered by completing all the
tables listed under question 2.5.
Q2: Can the Project
Management Board (PMB) provide us with the sample of Partnership Agreement?
A2: Implementers may
enter into various types of partnerships with different stakeholders. There’s
no specific samples that the PMB recommends. As long as all key
partners/stakeholders discussed and agreed on their terms; they should document
their agreements and send copy(ies) of the Partnership Agreement along with
their Technological Application.
Q3: Is it compulsory
to only use the variety that is already verified and formally approved by the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)? The verification of a
variety normally take 10-12 years or more in all different ecological system of
Vietnam.
A3: Please re-visit
section 3.2 General Contest Rules vis a vis the variety selection; especially
the terms that said “AgResults reserves
the right to reject the use of low-quality rice varieties that deviate
significantly in quality from conventional varieties. If the Implementer
proposes any varieties outside of the acceptable standard of the Pilot,
AgResults will require the Implementer to select another variety”.Also, throughout
the RFA, inter-linked sections and language make it clear that the
feasibilities of the technology, the wide-uptake through the voluntary adoption
rate of small holder farmers and the repeat use of the technology are among key
success factors.
Q4: Is there any
credit for the treatment of “organic” straw vs “inorganic” straw?
A4: “Organic” straw
or “inorganic” straw are results of the technology application by each
recommended technology. Within the scope of AVERP, the “organic” straw or
“inorganic” straw is beyond the 4 main indicators that are measured, verified
and scored for prizes.
Q5: How can we get
the longitude coordination and the elevation of our demonstration field?
A5: If the digital
map is not available, one can use the smart phone with the compass to do this.
If not, just list the exact location details and the Verification team will
take the longitude coordinates and the elevation of the registered field.
Q6: Why the minimum
edges of the demonstration field by 30m x 30m while the total area is 1,500 m2?
A6: The two sides of
30m x 30 m of the total paddy of 1,500 m2s is the minimum requirement to
guarantee the best possible resolution quality for the satellite images of the
demonstration paddies.
Q7: I own a 50 ha
farm with rotation crops and livelihood models: rice/fish/duck. Can I apply as
an Implementer? I can also divide my farm for only rice crop.
A7: The RFA defined
the eligibilities of Implementer under 3.1 Eligibility. Also, note that in the
2nd phase, the wide-uptake and repeat use of the technology by small
holder farmers are key.
Finally, all participants were
reminded that the deadline for Questions finished. Their Applications are
encouraged in both Vietnamese and English languages if possible; submitted via infoAgResults@snv.org by 17hours on April 28, 2017
latest. A hard copy with full signatures is also required to send by post to:
C/o SNV Vietnam Office
3rd floor, Building D, La Thanh Hotel
218 Doi Can Street, Ba Dinh District
Hanoi, Vietnam