TAILIEUCHUNG - Project Progress Report: " Investigation of rice kernel cracking and its control in the field and during post-harvest processes in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam - Ms5"

Reduce overall grain yield by cracking as one of the main problems directly reduces income and the availability of staple food to the farmers in the Mekong Delta. Cracking or fissuring of a grain of wheat that may occur in the rice field by harvest time is not right / real, post-harvest conditions improper drying and milling activities inconsistent. This project aims to improve the quality and value of rice, through an integrated approach that includes the service provider farmers, millers, and extension workers and educational institutions. | Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development Australian Government AusAID Project Progress Report MS5 SECOND SIX-MONTHLY REPORT May 2007 026 05VIE Investigation of rice kernel cracking and its control in the field and during post-harvest processes in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam NONG LAM UNIVERSITY The University Of Queensland Table of Contents 1. Institute Information 1 2. Project Abstract 2 3. Executive Summary 2 4. Introduction Background 3 Project objectives 3 Expected project outputs 3 Approach and Methodology 3 Implementation methodologies 4 5. Progress to Date 9 Implementation Highlights 9 Influence of harvesting time on rice cracking 9 Drying of paddy using a reversible flat bed dryer 9 Glass transition phenomenon in relation to rice cracking 10 High temperature drying and tempering effect on head rice yield and mechanical strength of rice 11 Extension service 14 Smallholder Benefits 14 Capacity Building 14 Publicity 14 Project Management 15 6. Report on Cross-Cutting Issues 15 Environment 15 Gender and Social Issues 15 7. Implementation Sustainability Issues 15 Issues and Constraints 15 Options 16 Sustainability 16 8. Next Critical Steps 16 9. Conclusion 17 10. Statuatory Declaration Error Bookmark not defined. 11. Project Progress Against Proposed Objectives Outputs Activities And Inputs Error Bookmark not defined. 12. APPENDICES 20 1 1. Institute Information Project Name Investigation of rice kernel cracking and its control in the field and during post-harvest processes in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam Vietnamese Institution Nong Lam University Vietnamese Project Team Leader Dr Vinh Truong Australian Organisation The University of Queensland Australian Personnel Associate Professor Bhesh Bhandari Professor Shu Fukai Date commenced April 2006 Completion date original March 2009 Completion date revised April 2009 Reporting period 6 months Contact Officer s In Australia Team .

• Báo cáo khoa học
• cracking rice
• harvesting
• post harvest technologies
• rice processing
• rice milling techniques
• harvesting time
• the quality of rice
• the Mekong Delta of Vietnam
• rice quality
• affecting the quality of rice milling process
• Vietnams rice
• rice kernel cracking
• the Mekong
• rice processing techniques
• post harvest
• control cracked rice
• cracked rice control
• Fly ash
• Cracking pattern
• Aggregate stability
• Physical properties of soil
• Farm yard manure on yield of rice
• chính sách kinh tế
• dự án nông nghiệp
• kỹ thuật nông lâm
• trồng trọt chăn nuôi
• kinh doanh nông nghiệp
• Artificial neural network
• Rough rice
• Drying kinetics
• Performance indices
• Sensitivity analysis
• Kernel cracking