Table. 4.
Sources and indicators referenced in open source planthopper-virus case study in Vietnam, 2006–2007*
| Citation | Date | Source | Language | Indicator | Stage | Indicator Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006a | February 12, 2006 | Vietnam News | English | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) reports BPH infested 65,000 ha in 16 provinces, local agencies implement controls; pesticide price hikes seen. | PS2 | 1D25 |
| N/A | March 1, 2006 to March 31, 2006 | Multiple | Multiple | ‘Winter-Spring’ crop harvested; crop loss reported | PS3 | D |
| 2006b | April 2, 2006 | Thanhnien News | English | MARD announced a 335,000 ton shortfall in the harvest due to the BPH; exports capped at 5M tons. | PS3 | 1D6 |
| 2006c | July 24, 2006 | Vietnam Net | English | MARD acknowledges Mekong Delta infested with BPH, RGSV, and RRSV; 2 week increase from 27,000 ha to 38,000 ha affected; issued 70,000 bottles pesticide to farmers; recommended BPH-resistant varieties; destroyed fields over 30% affected; farmers compensated. | PS2 | 1D222 |
| N/A | October 1, 2006 to October 31, 2006 | Multiple | Multiple | ‘Summer-Autumn’ crop harvested; crop loss reported | PS3 | D |
| 2006d | October 20, 2006 | Thanhnien News | English | Local experts warn that the country's food security is in jeopardy; BPH damage > 10% southern crop (65,000 ha); request that infested cropland be left uncultivated largely ignored. | PS3 | 126 |
| 2006e | October 23, 2006 | Vietnam Economy | English | The Vietnamese Prime Minister (PM) declared emergency; officials take action; cancelled travel and meetings. | PS3 | 222 |
| 2006f | October 30, 2006 | Vietnam Net | English | Over 72,000 of 123,645 ha of the new rice crop in Mekong delta affected by BPH. Farmers refused to destroy infested paddy. | PS3 | D6 |
| 2006g | November 5, 2006 | Thanhnien News | English | PM mobilizes all human resources for pesticide spraying; BPH and RRSV spread to 21 provinces, >500,000 ha rice affected; US $125M in losses. | PS3 | 3DD |
| 2006h | November 13, 2006 | Thanhnien News | English | PM orders ban on export of rice to preserve food security; prevent price hikes, punish offenders. Finance Minister sells rice from national stockpile to stabilize the market. | PS3 | 526 |
| 2006i | November22, 2006 | Thanhnien News | English | PM authorizes export of rice to reduce damage to industry but fears 700,000 tons loss of rice production; reduced exports by 500,000 tons, punishes rice speculators. | PSR | 562 |
| 2007a | February 27, 2007 | Vietnam Net | English | MARD urged farmers in Mekong River Delta to destroy rice fields heavily infested by BPH. | PS2 | 2 |
| 2007b | March 12, 2007 | Vietnam's Farmer's Union | Vietnamese | MARD officials indicated that BPH/RRSV could affect an area 100 times greater than the previous year. | PS2 | 1 |
| 2007c | March 28, 2007 | Radio Free Asia | Vietnamese | The government reconsidered its earlier request to cancel the ‘Summer-Autumn’ rice crop | PS2 | 2 |
| N/A | April 1, 2007 to May 16, 2007 | Multiple | Multiple | 19 Vietnamese media reports of escalation of the epidemic. | PS2 | D |
| 2007d | April 16, 2007 | Tienphong Online | Vietnamese | The United Nations (UN), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) funds a USD $100,000 project to help farmers in the Mekong Delta control rice pests: first indication of international assistance. | PSR | 2 |
| 2007e | April 19, 2007 | Community Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper | Vietnamese | As drought destroyed rice crops, farmers sought off-farm employment. | PS3 | 4 |
| 2007f | May 7, 2007 | Vietnam Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment | Vietnamese | Epidemic 10 times more severe than previous year, 80,000 ha of rice infested with BPH (including 16,000 ha heavily infested at 10,000 BPH/m2). | PS3 | D |
| 2007g | May 9, 2007 | Vietnam Net | Vietnamese | Minister of Agriculture and provincial officials help farmers; surveillance, pesticides, and training; farmers abandon fields. | PS3 | 246 |
| 2007h | May 12, 2007 | Vietnam News | English | First English report since February on the 2007 BPH epidemic. MARD indicates 80,000 ha rice affected by BPH; MARD encourages local officials to supervise pest management; government attempts to curb price hikes of pesticides and rice. | PS3 | 1222 |
| N/A | May 18, 2007 to June 25, 2007 | Multiple | Multiple | BPH damage escalates in Vietnam; seven articles | PS3 | D |
| 2007i | June 26, 2007 | Vietnam's Farmer's Union | Vietnamese | Over 18% Spring rice crop in Cau Ke district with RGSV | PS3 | D |
| 2007j | July 20, 2007 | Baomoi | Vietnamese | BPH infested 126,000 ha of the ‘Spring-Autumn’ paddy harvested; presents threat to 700,000 ha newly planted paddy in the Mekong Delta; BPH flights close businesses, cause auto accidents. | PS3 | D56 |
| 2007k | August 16, 2007 | Nguoi Lao Dong Online | Vietnamese | More than 130,000 ha crop infested by BPH, Mekong Delta. | PS3 | D |
| 2007l | October 5, 2007 | Vinagency | Vietnamese | PM restricts exports; rice prices rise | PS3 | 56 |
| 2007m | October 8, 2007 | Vietnam Economy | English | PM distributes an additional 555 tons of rice from national stockpile to assist farmers who lost their crops to BPH. | PSR | 6 |
| 2007n | November 8, 2007 | Vietnam News | English | Plant protection agencies from 22 southern provinces meet in October to establish disease prevention protocols. | PSR | 2 |
| 2007o | November 28, 2007 | Laodong | Vietnamese | Government distributes 130 tons of rice to help farmers recover from the loss of paddy crop due to BPH. | PSR | 6 |
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Note that this table contains greater detail regarding sources and indicators than is described in the text of the case study.