Climate Change Impacts Vietnam's Agricultural Development
2013/9/29 13:29:00 vietnamnews
content Summary in response to climate change, which is one of the key factors affecting productive activities and socio-economic development in Vietnam, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam has requested several measures to ensure adequate water use for irrigation during the dry season, prevent wetland erosion and introduce better crop systems to address climate change.
Climate change it is one of the key factors affecting production activities and socio-economic development in Vietnam.
Pham Dong Quang, deputy director of crop production at Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), said agricultural production was the most severely affected. As a result of climate change, the yield of major crops may be reduced by 10%, and the total crop production will be reduced by 1%-5% per year.
It is estimated that the Mekong River will reduce its output by at least 7.6 million tons per year in the short term, equivalent to about 40% of Vietnam's total rice production.
In addition, rising sea levels will contribute to the intrusion of seawater into inland fields, affecting about 2.4 million hectares of rice fields. In the Red River Delta, about 1300 hectares of fields have also been reported to be affected by seawater intrusion.
In the northern mountains and the central highlands, farmers are facing severe drought due to extreme weather. During the last winter-spring season, the coastal areas of Vietnam suffered a severe drought. It is estimated that the drought will cause serious damage to the upcoming autumn and winter crops.
And that's not all, climate change is also at the root of the increased use of pesticides on farmland. In the past three years, rice production in the Mekong Delta has been severely reduced due to pest damage.
Quang also said that agricultural production in Vietnam accounts for about 43 percent of the total carbon dioxide emissions, of which 58 percent comes from rice cultivation, 22 percent from agricultural land use activities and 12 percent from livestock production.
Quang said: "In response to this situation, between 2008 and 2012, Vietnam introduced a number of reduced carbon Dioxide the emission approach aims to make agriculture green and sustainable."
vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has issued instructions to all localities across the country to implement several measures to ensure sufficient water for irrigation during the dry season, prevent wetland erosion, and introduce better crop cultivation systems to combat climate change.
Vietnam is one of the countries frequently affected by tropical storms, floods, droughts, desertification and other natural disasters.
Citation from Science and Technology World Network http://www.twwtn.com/Agriculture/53_203768.html
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