RA Tea training Field version (English)

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Rainforest Alliance training

for tea plantations in Vietnam

Rainforest Alliance training

for tea plantations in Vietnam

Version: 2011 Version: 2011Version: 2011Version: 2011

-Field

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Integrated Crop

Management

Integrated Crop

Management

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3

criterion: 8.4 (critical)

criterion:

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4

criterion:

8.5

criterion:

8.5

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5

criterion:

8.1

criterion:

8.1

3. IPM (Integrated Pest Management)

Making your crop healthy and strong:

• _{Regular pruning} • _{Bush hygiene}

• _{Adequate fertilization}

• _{Removing the branches or bushes affected by} disease

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6

criterion:

8.2

criterion:

8.2

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7

criterion:

8.3

criterion:

8.3

5. Calibration and maintenance of equipment

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8

criterion:

8.2

criterion:

8.2

6. Keeping record of application

• _Date

• _Product

• _{Location and area size}

• _{Quantity and dosage}

• _Operator

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Ecosystem conservation

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10

Map of your farm

criterion:

2.1. (critical) criterion:

2.1. (critical)

Identifying areas to be protected:

• _{Water sources, rice paddies} • _{Forest, woods}

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Protecting water sources

criterion:

2.6

criterion:

2.6

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12

Protecting water sources

criterion:

2.6

criterion:

2.6

No crop No crop

Stream

No crop

River

No crop

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Protecting water sources

criterion:

2.6

criterion:

2.6

• _{Establishing no-spray zone}

No-spray zone

No-spray z

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Protecting water sources

criterion:

2.6

criterion:

2.6

• _{Establishing vegetative barrier}

Vegetative barrier

Crop

Water _Vegetative

barrier Crop

Water

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Protecting forest

criterion:

2.5

criterion:

2.5

• _{Keeping distance between tea and forest}

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Protecting forest

criterion:

2.5

criterion:

2.5

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Protecting housing areas/ public roads

criterion:

2.7

criterion:

2.7

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Protecting housing areas/ public roads

criterion:

2.7

criterion:

2.7

• _{Keeping distance between tea and houses}

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Wildlife conservation

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20

No hunting or capturing of wild animals

criterion:

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21

criterion:

3.3 (critical)

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Inventory of animals

criterion:

3.1

criterion:

3.1

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Soil conservation

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Soil erosion problems

criterion:

9.1

criterion:

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Soil erosion control

criterion:

9.1

criterion:

9.1

• _{Planting tea against the slope}

• _{Manual weeding}

• _{Vegetative cover}

Slope

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Maintenance of soil fertility

1. Soil analysis

2. Use of organic fertilizer (e.g. compost)

criterion:

9.2

criterion:

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Handling of chemicals

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Bad examples of chemical storage

criteria:

6.9, 6.11

criteria:

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Good examples of chemical storage

criterion:

6.9

criterion:

6.9

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Protective clothing

criterion:

sleeves

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Protective clothing

criterion:

• _Goggles • _Mask

• _Hat

• _Gloves

• _{Long sleeves} • _Apron

• _Boots

• _{Inner clothing used}

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After application

criteria:

6.16 , 6.17

criteria:

6.16 , 6.17

 Going home without taking shower and changing clothes

 Bringing protective clothing at home for your

wife to wash

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After application

Before going home:

• _{Take shower and change clothes}

• _{Wash protective clothing and equipment}

criteria:

6.16 , 6.17

criteria:

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Waste management

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Bad examples

criterion:

4.7 (critical), 10.5

criterion:

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• _{Organic waste (} Make it into compost)

• _{Plastic waste (} The factory will collect.) • _{Chemical containers (} The factory will

collect.)

Good examples

criterion:

10.1

criterion:

10.1

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• _{No burning or}

throwing away

• _{Wash three}

times and

puncture them

Empty containers and expired chemicals

criterion:

6.10

criterion:

6.10

• _{Keep them safely until the factory}

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Children on the farm

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Minors (15-17 years) contracted on a farm

• _{Written contract with authorization of a parent}

• _{No handling of agrochemicals} • _{No more than 42 hours/ week}

• _{Should be able to go to school if they wish}

criterion:

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Minors (-14 years) helping on a family farm

• _{Should go to school during the day} • _{Supervision of adults}

• _{No handling of agrochemicals, machinery or}

sharp equipment

• _{No working on steep slopes or at high places} • _{No carrying of heavy loads}

criterion:

5.9, 5.19

criterion:

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