Assessing the Performance of Climate Smart Rice Production Systems in the Upper Part of the Vietnamese Mekong River Delta

• DOI: 10.37801/ajad2021.18.1.2
• Publication Date: 2021-06-16T00:03:30Z
• Authors: Kim Khoi Dang; Minh Thu Doan; ; Thi Ha Lien Le; ; Thi Tam Ninh Nguyen; ; Duc Thinh Pham; ; Huy Thiep Do; ; Sy Dat Ngo; ; Thi Bich Ngoc Vu; ; Phuong Anh Nguyen
• Keywords: Mekong Delta; Benchmarking; Vietnamese; Shrimp farming; River delta; Resilience

Climate smart agriculture (CSA) has gained considerable attention in Vietnam due to its potential increase food security and farming system resilience while decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. In recent years, several CSA practices have been introduced rice production, the most important sub-sector of Vietnam’s agriculture. However, few studies done produce comprehensive assessments performance sector. This research proposes a approach assess through new set evaluation indicators. A case study An Giang province Vietnamese Mekong River Delta was implemented evaluate five models versus that triple crop (i.e., benchmarking model). Results show rice-shrimp rice-lotus rotations are profitable, low-risk, applicable at larger scale. Given current analyzed calculated only small number indicators types practices, further is necessary test all diversified models.