... November Cabbage production FFS techniques: seedling production, planting, production, harvesting and handling - Hung Dong (Vinh City) – ASINCV staff FFS 21 Supply of 50 tonnes of high quality, ... 86Recommendationsforvegetables12monthsbetweenfruit and vegetableprogramsMetroCash and Carry and QuynhLuongcommuneBackground The QuynhLuongcommunehasbeenparticipating in the projectCARDVIE06‐021sinceitsinception in 2006 and untilnow,haveasocialseason production of cabbage,providing28tonsamonthbetweenMay and 2007, and about50tons of watermelonsbetweensixmonths‐July2008.Keyfeatures of the arrangementis the depthsupportedavailabletoparticipants and mutualinterest in establishingeffectiverelationshipsbetweenlong‐termMetroCash and Carry, and growerorganizationsasQuynhLuongcommune. The ideatobuild the relationshipmutuallybeneficialtoprovideanewinitiativeforbothMetro and farmers,butitis the basis of the effectiveness of freshproducesupplysystemsthroughout the developingworld.Relationshipissupportedby the Institute of AgriculturalScience of NorthCentralVietNam(ASINCV) and throughprojectsVIE06CARD‐021, of the University of Sydney,horticulturalresearch and applicationsspecialistsPtyLtdconsultantssuchasMr.JohnBaker,marketingspecialistMr.Thai,management of freshproduce,supportedstronglyaboutbuildinglong‐termlinkageswithfarmersgroupssuchasQuynhLuongcommune.Recommendationsforcropstoprovide12monthsfromQuynhLuongCommuneCrop ... commune. The training focussed on the production of cabbage. Topics included the planning of vegetable supply to the market (scheduling), a review of agronomic best practice and harvesting techniques....