First lab managers’ meeting of the South-East Asia Laboratory NETwork (SEALNET 2.0) - Quality improvement in Asian soil laboratories: towards standardization and harmonization of soil analyses and their interpretation, Bogor, Indonesia, 20 - 24 November 2017.

1. CENTRAL ANALYTICAL LABORATORY -
SOILS AND FERTILIZERS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SFRI) -
VIETNAM ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
(VAAS) -
VIETNAM
HANOI
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL
DEVELOPMENT (MARD)

2. 1. Laboratory staff
Number of staff: 9 persons
(6 women, 3 men)
Experience in lab testing:
> 5 years
< 5 years
6 persons
3 persons
Experience in lab management:
> 5 years
< 5 years
6 person
3 person

3. 2. Group photo(s) of Central Analytical Laboratory

4. 3. Laboratories
How many different rooms? 8 rooms
How many m2
of laboratory space?
(approximately)
300 m2

6. 6. Proficiency testing
Has your lab joined a proficiency testing (PT) program?
If ‘yes’, which PT program?
• Quality Assurance and testing center 3 – Vietnam
• Vietnam Association of Testing Laboratories - VNALAB
• Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council Inc

7. Results of Proficiency testing

8. 7. Accreditation
Does your lab have any accreditation or certification?
If ‘yes’, which institution/agency provides the
accreditation/certification?
Bureau of Accreditation (BoA) -
Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam

9. Results of Proficiency testing

10. 8. Data interpretation
Do you provide interpretation of soil results to your clients?
Method Units Rating
Low Moderate High
Carbon
Walkley Black (% Organic matter) <1 1-2 >2
Nitrogen Kjeldahl (%N) <0,1 0,1-0,2 >0,2
Nitrate-N Kjeldahl (mg/kg) - - -
Phosphorus Bray (mgP2 O5/100g) <5 5,0-10 >10
Potassium (mgK2O/100g) <10 10-20 >20

11. 9. Interpretation report for your clients
If you provide interpretation of soil analysis to your clients,
show here an example of the interpretation report
(as a scan or photo).

12. 10. Soil analysis in your country
How many routine laboratories exist in your
country? 20
Are they ‘mobile’ laboratories? NO
Are the soil test kits commonly used? NO

13. 11. Strength/weakness
What do you think your lab is strong at?
pH, N, P, K, OM
What do you think that could be improved?
Productivity of analysts
What do you wish to get improved after our meeting?
Improve productivity of analysts and using test kit

14. Thank you for your attention…