1) The document outlines an action plan to scale research outputs from the EC LEDS project in Vietnam. It identifies key activities to update livestock feed databases and software, improve feeding management practices, develop policies around carbon tracking and subsidies, and raise awareness of stakeholders. 2) The plan's main goals are to strengthen national feed resources, update the PC Dairy software, build greenhouse gas inventory systems, and adopt standards to reduce emissions in agriculture and the livestock industry. 3) Key stakeholders involved in implementing the plan include the Department of Livestock Production, universities, and ministries focused on agriculture and the environment.

1. Le Hoang Anh, Hoang Thi Thien Huong, Le Thi Thanh Huyen, and Nguyen Thi Lien Huong
April 2020
Delivering Information for National Low-Emission
Development Strategies
Acton Plan for Scaling the Research Outputs in Vietnam

2. Progress in Work Plan
What have been done:
1. Report on reviewing impact of EC LEDS research outputs to the national
dairy development strategy and propose the suitable adjustments.
• The first feed library officially formed in the dairy industry that matches PC
Dairy software program and has up to 1154 records.
• Improved livestock feed ration software has considered as a tool to formulate
feed rations for dairy at the household level in different regions in Vietnam.
2. Report on policy brief and infographic showing LED strategy information
needs and opportunities
• The Government expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the
agriculture sector by 8% by 2030, as compared to the BAU and possible
reduction of 25% under international support.
• The low emission targeted to reduce at least 1.5-2% per year in the period
2020-2050.
• These research outputs have a considerable contribution to sustainable dairy
development and low emission development strategies.

3. Progress in Work Plan
What have been done:
3. Report on engagement and use of research outputs to inform
Vietnam’s NDC (DLP)
• EC-LEDS research outputs have significantly contributed to
developing the sustainable dairy sector in line with low emission
strategies that can be achieved by improving dairy farmers’ income,
prosperous community, friendly environmental farming.
4. Make livestock forage database and feed ration formulation software
open access
5. Action plans and impact pathways for Vietnam to better integrate
research outputs and LEDS decision making.

4. Development of Action Plan
1. Review of EC LEDS research outputs: feed ration formulation
software and forage database
2. Review of low emission development policies and program in
agriculture
3. Consultation with key stakeholders of EC LEDS research outputs
in Ministry of agriculture and Ministry of Environment
4. Identification of key activities for the action plan in consultation
with next users

5. Key Gaps
• Feed data base need to include prevalent feedstuffs and
forages used regionally and seasonally in dairy farms.
• The feed rations formulated by the software need to align
to the dairy farming conditions in Vietnam in terms of
nutrition requirements and digestibility.

6. Activities
1. Collecting and analyzing
more feed samples currently
used for dairy and beef
Output
Further
development of
livestock feed
ration software
Next users
Outcomes
Scaling use of
improved livestock
feed ration software
2. Collecting data of chemical
composition and nutrient
values from published papers
and research works
3. Update the database and
reprogram PC software for
beef and dairy
Further
development of
seasonal and
regional feed ration
guidance
Technicians
Training,
Capacity building,
informing to NDC and
open access
4.Training on the feed
formulation software
• Policies on how to use effectively local forage resources and improve feeding management in
dairy and beef farming.
• Building up the MRV system in the dairy and beef industry prioritized
• Policies and legal framework to track back carbon footprint for livestock products, priority for
the beef and dairy products.
Policy makers
Researchers
Dairy and beef
producers
Increase access to
livestock forage
database and
seasonal and regional
feed ration guidance
Further
development of
livestock forage
database
5. Open access software and
guidance Contribute to
NDC
implementation
Improved impact pathway for EC LEDS Project

7. No Activities Objectives Outcome Stakeholders
1. Strengthening feed library by
Collecting and analyzing more feed
samples currently used and can be
used for dairy and beef cattle.
Collecting data of chemical composition
and nutrient values of dairy and beef
feed from published research papers
and research works.
Establish a national feed
library for dairy and beef
cattle
Development of national
feed library for formulation of
feed rations in the dairy and
beef industry
DLP, VNUA,
NIAS
2. Assessment of the accuracy of the
rations formulated by the PC Dairy VN
2019 software in terms of optimum
rations and milk production in real
practice
Propose suitable
adjustments for the
formulation program
software
Modified PC Dairy VN
software in line with the
practical in Vietnam
DLP, VNUA,
NIAS
3. Improve the software for beef and dairy Develop feed
formulation tools for
dairy and beef cattle
Introduce the software as
national tools for feed ration
formulation.
DLP, UC
Davis
4. Policies on how to use effectively local
forage resources and improve feeding
management in dairy and beef farming
Improve the efficiency of
the locally available feed
and fodder resources
The better feeding
management applied on
farm in the dairy and
beef industry
The livestock producers’
income will improve by
applying better feeding
management.
Improved feeding
management contributes to
reducing GHG emissions in
the livestock industry
DLP
ACTION PLAN

8. No Activities Objectives Outcome Stakeholders
5. Building up the MRV system in the
dairy and beef industry priotized
Take part in the national GHG
inventory
Building up the national
GHG inventory
DLP, DOSTE,
MONRE
6. Policies and legal framework to
track back carbon footprint for
livestock products, priority for the
beef and dairy products
The livestock producers adopt
better practices that reduce
emissions and help future –
proof their business.
Building up a traceability
system in terms of carbon
footprint tracking for the
livestock products, priority
for the beef, and dairy
products
DLP, DOSTE,
MONRE
7. Building up policies on subsidizing
for the livestock producers take
part in green growth strategy, low
emission strategies
Subsidies with environmental
priorities could improve through
cross-compliance regulations,
under which conditions direct
payments can be made to
livestock producers and other
stakeholders in the livestock
value chains for reducing
emission by adopting good
practices
Building up a traceability
system in terms of carbon
footprint tracking for the
livestock products, priority
for the beef, and dairy
products
DLP, DOSTE,
MONRE
8. Policies on livestock waste
management including biogas
development, insect rearing fed
with livestock waste, circular
livestock economy and treated
manure as organic fertilizers
70% of livestock waste will be
treated by appropriate methods
Developing friendly
environmental livestock
farming
DLP, livestock
producers and
other
stakeholders
9. Studies on feed digestibility and
nutrient requirements for
ruminants in Vietnam that can
match TAURUS and PC Dairy
software program requirements
Building up the nutrient
requirements for ruminants as
national standards
Adoption the nutrient
requirements for
ruminants as national
standards
DLP, DOSTE,
VNUA, NIAS
ACTION PLAN

9. No Activities Objectives Outcome Stakeholder
s
10. Research and development on
technological innovations on
feeding, breeding production,
breeding, farming management
Technological innovations
will apply in the livestock
industry
Livestock farming
efficiency will improve
by applying the
technological
innovations
Multiple
stakeholders
in the
livestock
value chain
11. Training on the feed formulation
software and measures applied
to reduce GHG emissions for
the technicians, local vets, AI
inseminators who work closely
dairy and beef producers, and
other stakeholders in the
livestock value chains
Feed formulation tools
and measures to reduce
GHG emissions will be
introduced to the
technicians, local vets, AI
inseminators, and other
stakeholders in the
livestock value chains
Awareness of
stakeholders in the
livestock value chains
on the feeding
management and
GHG emission
reduction will improve
Multiple
stakeholders
in the
livestock
value chain
12. Raise public awareness on
producing and consuming the
green livestock products
Propaganda of the green
growth’s value for the
public
Improved public
awareness on the
green livestock
products
MARD
ACTION PLAN

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