RESUME

Personal information

·       Name: Nguyen Truong Thi

·       Date of birth: 20/07/1986

·       Place of birth: Ha Tinh, Vietnam

·       Address: 704 Phan Dinh Phung street, Kon Tum city, Kon Tum, Vietnam.

·       Phone: +84 866794007

·       Email: ntthi@kontum.udn.vn, thi.ntr86@gmail.com 

Education

·    PhD in Agriculture, Massey University, New Zealand, 2023,

·    Master of Environmental Management, Flinders University, Australia, 2016,

·  Bachelor of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry, Vietnam, 2009

Research Interest

·       Grazing swards, plantain forage, herb-mixed pasture,

·       Milk production and nitrogen excretion of dairy cows,

·       Nitrogen losses from pastoral systems,

·       Herb-fed chicken production,

·       Sustainable livestock production

Skills             

·       SAS, R, SPSS, quantitative research, research design and conduct, meta-analysis,

·       Grazing management, pasture, and animal sampling procedures,

·       Rural development and agricultural extension,

·       Project management, leading research project and teaching.

Working Experience

·  Researcher, Centre for Rural Development in central Vietnam (CRD), Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry, 2010 – 2017.

·     Lecturer, The University of Danang – Campus in Kon Tum, 2017 to present.

Research projects

·    Impact of plantain-based pasture on milk production and nitrogen excretion of dairy cows and nitrate leaching from pastoral systems, 2019 – 2023, PhD researcher, funded by DairyNZ, Ministry for Primary Industries, PGG Wrightson Seeds, and Fonterra, aiming to improve the use of plantain to save NZD 1 billion from 2031-2040 and reduce 15,000 tonnes of nitrate leaching from New Zealand’s pastoral system.

·    Promoting herbs-fed chicken production to improve income for ethnic minority women in Phong My commune, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Hue Province, 2017-2018, Project leader, funded by Australian Emabassy, studied the technical practice of herb-fed chicken and trasnfered this technology to improve the income for ethnic minority people.

·   Livelihoods need assessment and action plan to improve livelihoods for households in buffer zones of nature reserves in Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue provinces, 2017, Field Coordinator, Funded by USAID, aiming to provide baseline information for the project “USAID Green Annamites” and recommend local people's livelihood needs for developing the project’s activities.

·     Reducing poverty and improving the use of forest resources and forest land in the mountainous areas of Thua Thien Hue province, 2010–2013, Project officer/researcher, funded by Interchurch Organisation for Development Cooperation, Netherlands, aming to improve agricultural livelihoods and sustain the use of forest resources and forest land in the mountainous area of North Central Vietnam.

·    Impact of shocks on the vulnerability to poverty: consequences for the development of emerging Southeast Asian economies, 2010-2013, Survey team leader, enumator, data manager, funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Germany, assessing the impact of shocks on the vulnerability to poverty of local households in Vietnam and Thailand.

·  Reproductive performance of F1 crossbred sows (Yorkshire × Landrace), and growth performance of crossbred ((Duroc × Landrace) × (Yorkshire × Landrace)) pigs, 2009, bachelor research thesis.

·    The use of silaged Taro leaves as a protein source in the diet of growing pigs in central Vietnam, 2007, joined member in a student research group, the second prize for the young researcher of Central Committee of Vietnamese Youth Union.

Publications

·      Nguyen, T. T., Navarrete, S., Horne, D. J., Donaghy, D. J., Kemp, P. D., (in progess). Integrating plantain into perennial ryegrass-white clover pasture reduces nitrate leaching from a grazed pastoral dairy system.

·     Nguyen, T. T., Navarrete, S., Horne, D. J., Donaghy, D. J., Kemp, P. D. (in progress). Effect of grazed plantain-based pastures on milk production, milk composition and nitrogen partitioning of dairy cows, response to plantain content and season.

·     Nguyen, T. T., Navarrete, S., Horne, D. J., Donaghy, D. J., Kemp, P. D. 2023. Dairy cows grazing plantain-based pastures increased urine patches and reduced urine nitrogen concentration that potentially decrease nitrate leaching from a pastoral system. Animals 2023, 13(3), 528; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13030528.

·   Nguyen, T. T., Navarrete, S., Horne, D. J., Donaghy, D. J., Kemp, P. D. 2022. Incorporating plantain with perennial ryegrass - white clover in a dairy grazing system: dry matter yield, botanical composition, and nutritive value response to sowing rate, plantain content, and season. Agronomy 2022, 12(11), 2789; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12112789.

·     Nguyen, T. T., Navarrete, S., Horne, D. J., Donaghy, D. J., Kemp, P. D. 2022. Forage plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.): Meta-analysis quantifying the decrease in nitrogen excretion, the increase in milk production, and the changes in milk composition of dairy cows grazing pastures containing plantain. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol., 285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2022.115244.

·     Nguyen, T. T., S Navarrete, DJ Horne, DJ Donaghy, PD Kemp. 2022. Effect of plantain content in ryegrass-based dairy pastures on nitrate leaching and key components of the nitrogen cycle. Adaptive Strategies for Future Farming. Occasional Report No. 34. Farmed Landscapes Research Centre, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. https://www.massey.ac.nz/~flrc/workshops/22/Manuscripts/Nguyen_Session9.pdf.

·      Nguyen, T. T., Tran Canh Thang, Do Cao Anh, Nguyen Thi Thanh. 2020. Effect of garlic powder and turmeric powder on growth performance and meat quality of Ri broiler. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development., 17. 106-112.

·     Nguyen T. T., Thanh, N. T., Tran C. T., Do C. A. 2018. Reality and solutions for developing herb-fed chicken production and marketing: a case study of the Phong My herb-fed chicken cooperative group. International Conference in Commerce and Distribution. Kon Tum, Vietnam.

·    Nguyen, T. T., and N. T. Thanh. The use of herbs in livestock production in the world and Vietnam: a review. National Conference on Socio-economic Development in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Kon Tum, Vietnam, 2018, pp. 648-656.

·      Truong Q. H., Le D. N, Le T. H. S., Hoang T. H., Vo C. T., Nguyen T. H., Nguyen T. T., Nguyen V. L., Tran T. T. T, Nguyen T. H., Delia C. C., Do T. H., Rachmat M. 2018. Technical report: Livelihood-need assessment in Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue province, Centre for Rural Development in Central Vietnam (CRD). https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00TQXB.pdf.  

·   Nguyen, T. T., 2016. Impact of climate shocks, the perception of climate risks and coping strategies on income sources of rural households in central Vietnam (Master thesis). Flinders University, Australia.

·   Le Dinh Phung, Nguyen Truong Thi, 2009. Reproduction performance of F1 (Yorkshire x Landrace) crossbred sows and growth performance of ((Duroc x Landrace) x (Yorkshire x Landrace)) pigs. Academic Journal of Hue University. 55. 53-60.