Regional symposium on research into smallholder pig health, production and pork safety 27–29 March 2019 Hanoi, Vietnam Fred Unger1 and Tamsin Barnes2 1International Livestock Research Institute 2University of Queensland, Australia © 2019 International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) ILRI thanks all donors and organizations which globally support its work through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund. This publication is copyrighted by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). It is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. To view this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Unless otherwise noted, you are free to share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format), adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material) for any purpose, even commercially, under the following conditions: ATTRIBUTION. 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Contents Abbreviations and acronyms………………………………………………………………………………………4 Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Workshop summary .................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Relevance of the event to participants’ work and development outcomes ................................................................... 7 Networks for future collaboration ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Further workshop output ........................................................................................................................................................... 7 Annex 1: Participants and program .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Annex 2: Links to presentations and photos ....................................................................................................................... 17 Annex 3: Media clippings .......................................................................................................................................................... 18 4 Abbreviations and acronyms ACIAR Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research A4NH CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health GREASE Research Activities for a better Management of Emerging Epidemic Risks in Southeast Asia ILRI International Livestock Research Institute PACCOM People's Aid Coordinating Committee, Vietnam VNUA Vietnam National University of Agriculture 5 Acknowledgements We would like to express sincere appreciation and gratitude to the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) and Research Activities for a better Management of Emerging Epidemic Risks in Southeast Asia (GREASE) for the financial support as it enabled the organisation of this Symposium. Big thanks go to the People's Aid Coordinating Committee, Vietnam (PACCOM) for facilitating the organisation of the event. Many thanks to Fred Unger and Thanh Nguyen (International Livestock Research Institute, ILRI) and Tamsin Barnes (University of Queensland) for coordinating the organization of this meeting. Appreciation and thanks to the reviewers of abstracts: • Tamsin Barnes (University of Queensland) • Gomathy Palaniappan (University of Queensland) • Fred Unger (ILRI) • Hung Nguyen (ILRI) • Marisa Michell (ILRI) • Pat Blackall (University of Queensland) • Colin Cargill (Research Consultant - Production, Health and Welfare) Grateful thanks are rendered to Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA), Hanoi University of Public Health (HUPH) and National Institute for Animal Science (NIAS) for supporting the third day of the symposium and/or arranging related field visits for participants. Thanks are also extended to Chi Nguyen, Hanh Le and Thu Dang, ILRI support staff who provided assistance in the workshop preparation, communications, travel and logistical arrangements. 6 Introduction The smallholder pig industry plays an important role in many countries in Asia and the Pacific. But the sector faces different challenges in different countries. In Timor-Leste, for example, the key research need is to develop practical husbandry practices to improve pig nutrition, whereas in Vietnam solutions are needed to produce safer pork for the market. To address the issue, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the University of Queensland, Australia supported by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) are organizing a regional symposium on research into smallholder pig production, health, and pork safety. The symposium is being held in Vietnam from 27–29 March 2019. The overall aim of the symposium is to present and discuss research on improving the smallholder pig sector through proven concepts that are sustainable and use holistic approaches. The symposium aims to: • Share experiences and challenges in research on smallholder pig health, production and pork safety; • Discuss and explore gender aspects in pig and pork production; • Facilitate inter-country and intra-country networks on pig research including the South-South exchange; Date and location: • Location: Pullman Hanoi Hotel, 40 Cat Linh Street, Hanoi (27–28 March), and campus of Vietnam National University of Agriculture (29 March) • Date: 27–29 March 2019 • Co-organized by: ILRI and University of Queensland • Funded by: ACIAR and A4NH 7 Workshop summary The symposium was held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 27–29 March 2019. It was attended by 97 participants (46 females and 43 males) from 18 countries coming from academia/universities (48), international agencies including embassies (33), state agencies (14), and private sector (2). The program for the first two days focused on six themes and comprised three keynote presentations, 29 short oral presentations, 22 poster presentations, group reflection sessions after each theme, a group discussion on incorporating gender into research (led by a group of gender experts) and a panel discussion. The field day, originally planned for the third day, was cancelled due to outbreaks of African swine fever in Vietnam. This was replaced by a visit to traditional markets, followed by an information session on the pig sector in Vietnam and an interactive session covering topics such as possible future research topics and/or collaborations and ideas for translation of research into practice and policy organised at Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA). As gender was a key focus of the symposium we included a pre-symposium questionnaire on the topic. In addition, an online post-symposium evaluation was conducted. Reflections and highlights of the symposium were captured in a 4-minute video available at https://youtu.be/mT-zEwQEFV0. Relevance of the event to participants’ work and development outcomes Most of respondents to the evaluation (90%) indicated that the symposium was relevant/highly relevant to their work or study with 87% reporting the personal/professional development outcome(s) gained from the symposium as very good or excellent. Examples of development outcomes reported by participants included increased knowledge of various aspects of the research in the pig sector, ideas for potential collaborations and future research, opportunities to present research to an international audience and networking opportunities. Key insights from the gender session included a shared understanding of the importance to include gender at the design stage of livestock research projects, that women have a critical role in livestock value chains, and gender differences in access to resources and decision-making power. Networks for future collaboration The symposium provided a network opportunity for participants to connect from different countries and backgrounds and further enhanced their understandings and learnings of an improved small holder pig value chains. Participants expressed their strong interest in attending a similar symposium in the future, particularly to improve their understanding of gender, interventions and multi-sectoral collaborations. The high level of interest in the symposium could be further enhanced with more time for each session. Further workshop output A note ‘Exploring gender within the smallholder pork value chain in Southeast Asia through a symposium’ was developed focusing on the workshop discussions on gender aspects. Link to the note here. 8 Annex 1: Participants and program Below one can find the list of participants, with their respective organizations. No. Country Organization Full name Position/title Email State agencies 1. Bhutan National Centre for Animal Health Vijay Raika Monger Animal health specialist reekraika@yahoo.com 2. Cambodia National Animal Health and Production Research Institute Sophary Siek Deputy Director General sieksophary@yahoo.com 3. Philippines Provincial Veterinary Office, Pampanga, Philippines Corazon Ignacio Chief, Regulatory Division zon_ignacio@yahoo.com 4. Philippines Provincial Veterinary Office, Pampanga, Philippines Augusto S. Baluyut Provincial veterinarian pvo.pampanga@yahoo.com 5. Philippines DOST-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquaculture Resources Research and Development Ryan Bismark C. Padiernos Project biologist ryanbismarkp13@gmail.com 6. Philippines DOST-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquaculture Resources Research and Development Ronilo O. de Castro Science research specialist ronidec@yahoo.com 7. Philippines Bureau of Animal Industry Rachel R. Azul Veterinarian rachelazul@yahoo.com 8. Philippines Department of Agriculture Milagros R. Mananggit Chief of DA-RFO III Integrated Laboratories Division raidl3@yahoo.com 9. Philippines Department of Agriculture Eduardo L. Lapuz Assistant regional director emdcvet@yahoo.com 10. Timor - Leste MAF and TOMAK Olavio Morais Veterinary officer- coordinator viomorais82@gmail.com 11. Timor- Leste TOMAK Jenny Ikelberg Value chain specialist jennyikelberg@hotmail.com 12. Vietnam Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development Pham Thi Thu Ha Researcher ha.pham@ipsard.gov.vn Academia and universities 13. Australia Murdoch University Amanda Ash Lecturer in parasitology a.ash@murdoch.edu.au 14. Australia University of Melbourne Rebecca Doyle Scientist rebecca.doyle@unimelb.edu.au 15. Australia University of Sydney Jenny-Ann Toribio Associate professor jenny- ann.toribio@sydney.edu.au 16. Australia University of Queensland Tamsin Barnes Senior research fellow t.barnes@uq.edu.au 17. Australia University of Queensland Agnes R. dela Cruz Research student agnes.delacruz@uq.net.au 18. Australia University of Queensland Gomathy Palaniappan Senior research fellow g.palaniappan@uq.edu.au 19. Australia University of Sydney Auriol Purdie Senior Research Fellow auriol.purdie@sydney.edu.au 20. Australia Colin Cargill Research consultant (Animal Production, Health and Welfare) snout-n-about@bigpond.com 21. Bangladesh Bangladesh Agricultural University Homayra Siddika MS student homayra40332@gmail.com 22. Bangladesh Bangladesh Agricultural University Mohammed Asaduzzaman Sarker Professor masarker@bau.edu.bd 9 23. Cambodia Center for Livestock and Agriculture Development Chhay Ty Deputy Director chhayty@celagrid.org 24. Cambodia Royal University of Agriculture Samon Sreng Graduate student samonsreng@gmail.com 25. Indonesia Disease Investigation Center Denpasar, Bali Ardiana Veterinarian ardiana.dvm@gmail.com 26. Laos Veterinary Medicine, FAG, National University of Laos, NUOL Vannaphone Putthana Deputy of Veterinary Department v.phouthana@nuol.edu.la; vannaphone16@gmail.com 27. Myanmar University of Veterinary Science, Myanmar Saw Bawm Associate professor bestshadow@gmail.com 28. Philippines University of Antique - Hamtic Campus Arvin Dela Vega Subillaga Instructor arvinsubillaga@yahoo.com 29. Philippines University of Antique - Hamtic Campus Irving John C. Seduco Instructor ijseduco@antiquespride.edu.ph 30. Philippines Marinduque State College Panchito M. Labay Professor panchito.labay@yahoo.com; mscovpre@yahoo.com 31. Philippines Marinduque State College Arnolfo M. Monleon Associate professor and branch director arnolfommonleon@gmail.com 32. Sweden Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Gunilla Ström Hallenberg Researcher gunilla.strom@slu.se 33. Thailand Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand Sarthorn Porntrakulpipat Assistant professor sarthorn@kku.ac.th 34. Thailand Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University Warangkhana Chaisowwong warangkhana.chai@cmu.ac.th 35. Timor- Leste Universidade Nacional Timor Loro sa'e Ana Maria da C. G. Noronha Agriculture faculty costaanamaria78@yahoo.com 36. Timor- Leste Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa'e. Joana Da Costa Freitas Agricultural faculty, Department of Animal Science ajhofreitas08@gmail.com 37. UK Royal Veterinary College Mathew Hennessey Research assistant mhennessey26@rvc.ac.uk 38. UK University of Liverpool/ ILRI Lian Thomas Post-doctoral research associate lianthomas1@gmail.com 39. Vietnam National Institute of Animal Science Ngo Thi Kim Cuc Director General cucngokim@yahoo.com 40. Vietnam National Institute of Animal Science Le Thi Thanh Huyen Senior researcher lehuyen1973@yahoo.com 41. Vietnam National Institute of Animal Science Tran Thi Bich Ngoc Senior researcher bichngocniah75@hotmail.com 42. Vietnam Hanoi University of Public Health - CENPHER Pham Duc Phuc Deputy director pdp@huph.edu.vn 43. Vietnam Hanoi University of Public Health - CENPHER Nguyen Thanh Luong Research assistant ntl4@huph.edu.vn 44. Vietnam Hanoi University of Public Health - CENPHER Meghan Cook AVI research officer meghancenpher@gmail.com 45. Vietnam Hanoi University of Public Health - CENPHER Negin Khaleghi Gender policy advisor negin.khaleghi@gmail.com 46. Vietnam Hanoi University of Public Health Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh Lecturer tth2@huph.edu.vn 47. Vietnam Vietnam National University of Agriculture Duong Van Nhiem Lecturer dvnhiem@yahoo.com 48. Vietnam Vietnam National University of Agriculture Le Van Phan Vice-director, Laboratory, Veterinary Biotechnology letranphan@vnua.edu.vn 49. Vietnam Vietnam National University of Agriculture Pham Van Hung Lecturer pvhung.hau@gmail.com 50. Vietnam Vietnam National University of Agriculture Nguyen Thi Duong Nga Lecturer ngantd@gmail.com 51. Vietnam National Institute of Veterinary Research Vu Thi Nga Senior researcher ngancvd@gmail.com 52. Vietnam National Institute of Veterinary Research Bui Ngoc Anh Researcher buingocanh_1980@yahoo.com Private sector 53. Vietnam Bac Tom Tran Manh Chien Founder chientm@bactom.com 10 54. Vietnam Bac Tom Hoang Thi Tam Staff tamht@bactom.com International agencies 55. Australia Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Anna Okello Research program manager, Livestock anna.okello@aciar.gov.au 56. Philippines ACIAR-PCAARRD Paul John J. Alvaran Project field veterinarian pjalvaran@gmail.com 57. Philippines ACIAR-PCAARRD Tessa Lyrene DC. Lantican Project agricultural economist tlyrene@gmail.com 58. Philippines ACIAR-PCAARRD Alvin G. Allam Project sociologist alvinallam@gmail.com 59. USA CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) Janet Hodur Communications specialist j.hodur@cgiar.org 60. Vietnam Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Nguyen Thi Thanh An Country manager an.nguyen@dfat.gov.au 61. Vietnam International Center for ropical Agriculture (CIAT) Huynh Thi Thanh Tuyen Data analyst t.huynh@cgiar.org 62. Vietnam International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) Vanya Slavchevska Postdoctoral researcher (Gender and social inclusion) v.slavchevska@cgiar.org 63. Vietnam French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) Francois Roger Veterinary epidemiologist francois.roger@cirad.fr 64. Vietnam Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Pawin Padungtod Senior technical coordinator pawin.padungtod@fao.org 65. Vietnam Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Jasper Abramowski Country Director jasper.abramowski@giz.de 66. Vietnam Denmark Embassy Katrine Løvenbalk Lundsby Counsellor, Food and Agriculture kalund@um.dk 67. Vietnam Australian Embassy Nguyen Khanh Minh DAWR Senior policy officer hanh-minh.nguyen@dfat.gov.au 68. Kenya International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Dieter Schillinger Deputy Director General, Biosciences d.schillinger@cgiar.org 69. Kenya International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Florence Mutua Researcher flmutua@yahoo.com 70. Kenya International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Elizabeth Cook Scientist annievet1@gmail.com 71. Uganda International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Peter Oba Graduate fellow p.oba@cgiar.org 72. Vietnam International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Nguyen Viet Hung Regional Representative for East and Southeast Asia h.nguyen@cgiar.org 73. Vietnam International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Fred Unger Senior scientist f.unger@cgiar.org 74. Vietnam International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Karl Rich Principal scientist k.rich@cgiar.org 75. Vietnam International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Johanna Lindahl Senior scientist j.lindahl@cgiar.org 76. Vietnam International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Hu Suk Lee Scientist h.s.lee@cgiar.org 77. Vietnam International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Nguyen Thi Thinh Research assistant t.t.nguyen@cgiar.org 78. Vietnam International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Pham Thanh Long PhD student ptlong.vndah@gmail.com 79. Vietnam International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Nguyen Tien Thang PhD student thang.t.nguyen@cgiar.org 80. Vietnam International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Dang Xuan Sinh Consultant s.dang@cgiar.org 81. Vietnam International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Steven Lam Consultant lams@uoguelph.ca 11 82. Vietnam International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Le Huyen Trang Consultant tranglht.hsph@gmail.com 83. Vietnam International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Marisa Mitchell AVI research officer m.mitchell@cgiar.org 84. Vietnam International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Nguyen Le Thanh Office manager t.l.nguyen@cgiar.org 85. Vietnam International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Nguyen Thi Quynh Chi Communications officer c.nguyen@cgiar.org 86. Vietnam International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Le My Hanh Admin assistant h.le@cgiar.org 87. Vietnam International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Dang Thanh Thu Intern thanhthudang2605@gmail.com 12 Day 1 (27 March 2019, Pullman Hotel) Time Activity Person in charge 8:30 Registration ILRI Opening session 9:00–9:30 Opening Group photo • MARD representatives • Anna Okello, ACIAR RPM • Dieter Schillinger ILRI DDG • Tamsin Barnes, UQ Facilitator: Hung Nguyen Session 1 – Pig nutrition and husbandry Chair: Auriol Purdie 9:30–10:00 Keynote: Impact of environment on pig production and health • Colin Cargill, Australia 10:00–10:30 Coffee break 10:30–12:00 Short presentations • Determination of apparent and standardized total tract digestibility of phosphorus and calcium in coconut co- products fed to growing pigs • Effect of dietary supplement, base mix, and/or soybean meal on growing pig performance • Effect of level of rice husk biochar on growth performance and nutrient digestibility of crossbred pigs fed incorporate ensiled banana pseudo stem and water spinach • Identifying husbandry options for smallholder pig farmers in Timor-Leste • Identifying constraints to smallholder pig raising in San Simon, Pampanga, Philippines through semi-structured interviews and farm visits • Reflection on session (10–15min) • Ronilo de Castro, Philippines • • • Samorn Sreng, Cambodia • • Chhay Ty, Cambodia • • • • Olavio Morais, Timor-Leste • • Paul John Alvaran, Philippines • • • • All participants 12:00–13:30 Lunch and time slot for poster presentations (Posters under Session 1, 2 & 3) Session 2 – Pig health and diagnostics Chair: Jenny-Ann Toribio 13:30–15:30 Short presentations: • Pig production and diseases in Bhutan • Vijay Raika, Bhutan • Ardiana Rachim, Indonesia 13 • Current situation of classical swine fever in East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia • Plain sliced bread as the base for lyophilized CSF oral vaccine • Point-of-care tests for pig disease diagnosis • A simplified approach for bacterial respiratory pathogen identification for front-line veterinary diagnostic laboratories serving smallholder pig producers • ASF prevention and control through application of biosecurity in smallholder pig farms, Uganda: progress and challenges • Emergence of African Swine Fever in Vietnam, 2019 • Reflection on session (10–15min) • • Sarthorn Porntrakulpipat, Thailand • Agnes R. Dela Cruz, Philippines • Milagros R. Mananggit, Philippines • • Peter Oba, Uganda • • • Le Van Phan, Vietnam • • All participants 15:30–16:00 Coffee break Session 3 – Social science, gender and equity in the pig value chain Chair: Tamsin Barnes 16:00–17:00 Short presentations: • The influence of nipple drinker system on smallholder pig raisers in the municipality of San Simon, Pampanga, Philippines • Small scale pig faming in empowering tribal women: A field level study from Madhupur forest areas of Bangladesh • How gender matters in antimicrobial resistance • Understanding the gender roles in smallholder pig farming in San Simon, Pampanga, Philippines • Alvin G Allam, Philippines • • • Homayra Siddika, Bangladesh • • • Nguyen Thi Thinh, Vietnam • Tessa Lyrene DC. Lantican, Philippines 17:00–17:45 Individual and group discussions • Questions around gender/equity meaning, gaps, experiences • Feedback on pre-symposium questionnaire • Facilitator: Gomathy Palaniappan, Vanya Slavchevska, Negin Khaleghi, Marisa Mitchell Day 2 (28 March 2019, Pullman Hotel) Session 4 – Zoonoses and food safety including antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Chair: Pham Duc Phuc 8:30–9:00 Keynote: ILRI research on foodborne diseases associated with pigs • Hung Nguyen, Vietnam 9:00–10:30 Short presentations: • Lian Thomas, Kenya 14 • Safe pork in Kenya; exploring risks and the regulatory environment of the pork value chain • SaferPORK – from assessment to interventions targeting rural and urban pork supply chains in Northern Vietnam • Seroprevalence of Trichinella & Cysticercosis spp. Infections of Pigs Correlated to Human Health in Southern Laos PDR • Occurrence of cysticercosis in slaughtered pigs from two slaughterhouses in Myanmar • Antimicrobial use and resistance among small-scale peri- urban pig farms in Cambodia • Reflection on session (10–15min) • • Fred Unger, Vietnam • • • Vannaphone Putthana, Laos • • • Saw Bawm, Myanmar • • Gunilla Ström Hallenberg, Sweden • • All participants 10:30–11:00 Coffee break Session 5 – Interventions Chair: Fred Unger 11:00–12:30 Short presentations: • Traceability in Kenya`s rural smallholder pig systems, can it work? • Taenia solium control – is it achievable? Results of a pilot study in northern Lao PDR • Assessing the societal economic benefits of a joint human- porcine intervention package for control of Taenia solium, soil transmitted helminths and improved pig health • Using an Ecohealth Approach to improve the Competitiveness and Productivity of the Smallholder Pig System in San Simon, Pampanga, Philippines • Exploring Behavioural Economics: Using ‘Nudge Theory’ to improve the effectiveness of SafePORK interventions in Vietnam • Reflection on session (10-15min) • Florence Mutua, Kenya • • Amanda Ash, Australia • • Amanda Ash, Australia • • • • Eduardo Lapuz, Philippines • • • Mathew Hennessey, UK • • • • All participants 12:30–14:00 Lunch and time slot for poster presentations (Posters under Session 4, 5 & 6) Session 6 – Developing a sustainable, affordable, welfare-friendly and safe smallholder pig value chain 15 Chair: Gomathy Palaniappan 14:00–14:30 Welfare in the value chain: practical strategies and benefits of improved pig welfare Rebecca Doyle, Australia 14:30–15:30 • Upgrading in smallholder pig value chain in Vietnam • • Awareness of food safety along Ban pork value chain in Hoa Binh, a northern mountainous province of Vietnam - opportunities for ethnic community in safe-pork supply • Understanding the economics of smallholder pig raising in San Simon, Pampanga, Philippines • Reflection on session (10–15 min) • Nguyen Thi Duong Nga, Vietnam • Le Thi Thanh Huyen, Vietnam • • • • Tessa Lyrene DC. Lantican, Philippines • • All participants 15:30–16:00 Coffee break Reflection and wrap-up session, group work or panel Facilitator: Hung Nguyen 16:00–16:10 Overall reflection • Hung Nguyen, Vietnam 16:10–17:20 Panel discussion: How to achieve sustainable, affordable, welfare-friendly and safe smallholder pig value chain Tentative panelists: • Eduardo Lapuz, Assistant Regional Director, Department of Agriculture for Region 3, DOA, Philippines • Vannaphone Putthana, Lecturer, National University of Laos, Laos • Jenny-Ann Toribio, Associate Professor, University of Sydney, Australia • Tran Manh Chien, Founder, Bac Tom, Vietnam • Tong Xuan Chinh, DDG Department of Livestock Production, Vietnam • Dieter Schillinger, DDG, ILRI, Kenya 17:20–17:40 Closing and certificate distribution Tamsin Barnes & Fred Unger Day 3 (29 March 2019, VNUA* campus) Informative session on pig sector in Vietnam, cross-country collaboration and visit of traditional market 7:00 Departure from Golden Rice Hotel 7:30–9:00 Visit of traditional market (4 groups) VNUA and ILRI 9:15–10:30 Welcome remarks Remarks from the symposium organizers Pig sector informative session: • Pig value chain in Vietnam by VNUA Board of Directors, VNUA Tamsin Barnes & Fred Unger VNUA, HUPH**, NIAS***, ILRI 16 • Indigenous pig systems in Vietnam by NIAS • Pork safety and farm to fork by HUPH 10:30–11:00 Coffee break 11:00–12:30 Cross-country session on joint future research areas or incorporation of gender into research Group session format Gomathy Palaniappan, Tamsin Barnes, Fred Unger 12:30–14:00 Lunch 14:00 Departure for Hanoi center 17 Annex 2: Links to presentations and photos Presentations and photos of the symposium are available here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vzmqcng276dw5u2/AAAd_3nsB-0why_YGDAJOLlfa?dl=0 18 Annex 3: Media clippings Media clippings on the symposium are available here: https://www.ilri.org/news/press-clippings-regional- symposium-research-smallholder-pig-production-health-and-pork-safety