14.2.3. Overfishing (community outreach)
The research project entitled “Food Loss in the Catfish (Pangasius) Value Chain of the Mekong River Basin” was approved by the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training on August 28th, 2022 per Decision No.2426/QD-BGDDT. The project was funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), within the ACIAR Food Loss Program framework and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), from April 1st 2023 to June 30th 2026.
The project aims to support sustainable catfish Pangasius industry development in the Mekong Delta. The Health and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (HAPRI) of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) lunches the kick-off workshop entitled “Food Loss in the Catfish (Pangasius) Value Chain of the Mekong River Basin” to introduce the details of the project and the collaboration among relevant stakeholders to implement the project in the Mekong Delta.
Address: Conference room B1.302, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City. 279 Nguyen Tri Phuong, Ward 5, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City
Date: July 14th, 2023 (Friday)
Presentation languages: Vietnamese and English translation
Workshop Agenda:
Morning Session: Announcement ceremony of the project “Food Loss in
the Catfish (Pangasius) Value Chain of the Mekong River Basin”
| Time (Hanoi) |
Activities Speaker/Participants | Speaker/Participants |
| 08:00 - 08:40 | Welcome participants | HAPRI |
| 08:45 - 09:00 | Opening speech | Professor Dr. Su Dinh Thanh President of University of Economics – HCM City (UEH) |
| 9:00 - 9:10 | The importance of ACIAR/IDRC food loss research program |
Ms Eleanor Dean ACIAR General Manager - Outreach and Capacity Building |
| 9:10 - 9:20 | Introduction of key agricultural policies in the Mekong Delta, and the role of HAPRI in agricultural policy research in the Mekong Delta |
Associate Professor Dr. Vo Tat Thang Director of HAPRI-UEH (co-lead at HAPRI) |
| 9:20 - 09:40 | Overview of the project: Food loss in the Pangasius Catfish Value Chain of the Mekong River Basin |
Adjunct Associate Professor Dr. Van Kien Nguyen (Project Director), HAPRI/UNE Dr. Kim Alexander (co-lead), UNE/ Online |
| 09:45 - 10:00 | Overview of the roles and position of the Vietnam catfish industry: challenges in food loss and waste in the Pangasius Catfish value chain in the Mekong Delta |
Dr. Tran Dinh Luan Director Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries – MARD |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Group photo | All participants |
| 10:20 - 10:40 | Tea break | All participants |
| 10:40 - 10:55 | Work Package 1: Value chain approach for assessing food loss in the Pangasius Catfish industry |
Dr. Craig Johns & Dr. Theo Simos Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR), University of Adelaide Online |
| 10:55 - 11:05 | Work Package 3: Use foresighting methods to explore future value chain trends, structures, institutions, and dynamics in the Pangasius Catfish industry |
Adjunct Professor Steve Cork (ANU) & Associate Professor Magnus Moglia (Swinburne University of Technology) Online |
| 11:05 - 11:20 | Solution & intervention space activities and MEL |
Dr. Kim Alexander (co-lead), adjunct Senior Research Fellow, University of New England (UNE) Online |
| 11:20 -12:00 | Discussion | All participants |
| 12:00 - 14:00 | Welcome lunch | All participants |
Afternoon Session: Workshop on food loss among Mekong countries
| Time (Hanoi) |
Activities Speaker/Participants | Speaker/Participants |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Work package 2: Gender approach for assessing and enhancing the role of gender in the Pangasius Catfish value chain |
Dr. Silvia Larson Online |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Current status of food loss and waste in the Catfish value chain in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam |
HAPRI team |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Food loss and waste challenges in the Pangasius catfish industry, Laos |
Associate Professor Dr. Silinthone Sacklokham, co-lead National University of Laos (NUOL) |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Food loss and waste challenges in the Pangasius catfish industry, Cambodia |
Dr. Kim Chhin SOK co-lead Royal University of Agriculture (RUA), Cambodia |
| 15:00 – 15:10 | Challenges and Opportunities in the Pangasius catfish value chain in An Giang Province |
Mr Tran Anh Dung Director An Giang Sub-Department of Fisheries |
| 15:10 - 15:20 | Food loss and waste challenges in the Pangasius catfish business in Vietnam |
Mr Tran Anh Deputy General Director of Nam Viet Corporation |
| 15:20 – 15:30 | Challenges and Opportunities of Pangasius industry in Ben Tre Province |
Mr Nguyen Van Buoi Vice Director of Ben Tre Department of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 15:30 - 16:45 | Group Discussions | All participants are divided into groups |
| 16:45 | Closing speech |
Adjunct Associate Professor Dr. Van Kien Nguyen Project Director |
Program details: [ACIAR] Agenda
