Farmers harvest rice in the Mekong River Delta region. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Agencies in Vietnam and international partners have beenworking together to seek effective measures to reduce the emission ofgreenhouse gases in rice production in the country.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development recently held the firstworkshop on the implementation of Vietnam's Nationally Determined Contribution(NDC) in the rice sector.
Aiming to set priorities for NDC implementation in rice production, theworkshop highlighted different NDC scenarios to reduce greenhouse gas emissionswhile gaining economic, social, and environmental benefits sustainably.
The workshop was organised in collaboration with the International RiceResearch Institute (IRRI), the Climate Technology Center and Network (CTCN) andthe Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC).
Representatives from the ministries and agencies involved in the planning andimplementation of Vietnam’s NDC, their partners and enterprises joined theworkshop.
The rice sector plays an important role in agriculture and rural development,ensuring national food security, social security and affecting the livelihoodsof many farmers. In Vietnam, the rice sector has advantages in ecologicalconditions and it is associated with the country’s cultural values andheritages of a long-standing wet rice civilisation.
However, the rice sector in Vietnam is facing challenges relating to lowefficiency, resource intensiveness, environmental pollution and climate change.
According to the agriculture ministry, a project on restructuring the ricesector during the 2025-2030 period was approved early this year, and isexpected to increase efficiency and ensure sustainable development for theindustry.
Under the project, Vietnam would implement measures to form and increase theefficiency of rice value chains, adapt and mitigate climate changes’ impacts,protect the environment, increase farmers’ income and consumers’ interests aswell as export high-quality rice.
Vietnam submitted an updated Nationally NDC in September 2020, increasing itscommitment target level with high expectations for contributions from theagricultural sector.
IRRI had developed and analysed three scenarios for NDC implementation in therice sector through changes in farming practices including the AlternateWetting and Drying technology (AWD) or the Mid-season Drainage technique in theRed River and the Mekong River Deltas.
According to IRRI, the scenarios showed significant benefits of these technicalpackages, in particularly the reduction of GHG emissions, economic benefit forfarmers and health and environmental benefits.
IRRI, CCAC, CTCN, UNIQUE Landuse - a German consulting firm and the ResearchProgramme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security developed a toolkitto support Vietnam in making its NCD implementation plan.
These tools are: MapAWD – a mapping tool to identify suitable rice area for AWDapplication, SECTOR – a GHG emissions calculator specific for rice, and COMPARE– a cost-benefit analysis tool for mitigation options in rice cultivation.
The Department of Crops Production under the agriculture ministry took on aleading role in the formulation of the NDC implementation plan for the sector.
Through the workshop, department leader Nguyen Nhu Cuong acknowledged theproposed mitigation options to reduce GHG emissions in rice cultivation as wellas the technical inputs by IRRI and workshop participants for building the NDCimplementation plan.
He appreciated the contributions of IRRI and other organisations in providingtechnical assistance to MARD as well as linking partners and enterprises toachieve the goal of GHG emissions mitigation in Vietnam's rice sector./.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development recently held the firstworkshop on the implementation of Vietnam's Nationally Determined Contribution(NDC) in the rice sector.
Aiming to set priorities for NDC implementation in rice production, theworkshop highlighted different NDC scenarios to reduce greenhouse gas emissionswhile gaining economic, social, and environmental benefits sustainably.
The workshop was organised in collaboration with the International RiceResearch Institute (IRRI), the Climate Technology Center and Network (CTCN) andthe Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC).
Representatives from the ministries and agencies involved in the planning andimplementation of Vietnam’s NDC, their partners and enterprises joined theworkshop.
The rice sector plays an important role in agriculture and rural development,ensuring national food security, social security and affecting the livelihoodsof many farmers. In Vietnam, the rice sector has advantages in ecologicalconditions and it is associated with the country’s cultural values andheritages of a long-standing wet rice civilisation.
However, the rice sector in Vietnam is facing challenges relating to lowefficiency, resource intensiveness, environmental pollution and climate change.
According to the agriculture ministry, a project on restructuring the ricesector during the 2025-2030 period was approved early this year, and isexpected to increase efficiency and ensure sustainable development for theindustry.
Under the project, Vietnam would implement measures to form and increase theefficiency of rice value chains, adapt and mitigate climate changes’ impacts,protect the environment, increase farmers’ income and consumers’ interests aswell as export high-quality rice.
Vietnam submitted an updated Nationally NDC in September 2020, increasing itscommitment target level with high expectations for contributions from theagricultural sector.
IRRI had developed and analysed three scenarios for NDC implementation in therice sector through changes in farming practices including the AlternateWetting and Drying technology (AWD) or the Mid-season Drainage technique in theRed River and the Mekong River Deltas.
According to IRRI, the scenarios showed significant benefits of these technicalpackages, in particularly the reduction of GHG emissions, economic benefit forfarmers and health and environmental benefits.
IRRI, CCAC, CTCN, UNIQUE Landuse - a German consulting firm and the ResearchProgramme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security developed a toolkitto support Vietnam in making its NCD implementation plan.
These tools are: MapAWD – a mapping tool to identify suitable rice area for AWDapplication, SECTOR – a GHG emissions calculator specific for rice, and COMPARE– a cost-benefit analysis tool for mitigation options in rice cultivation.
The Department of Crops Production under the agriculture ministry took on aleading role in the formulation of the NDC implementation plan for the sector.
Through the workshop, department leader Nguyen Nhu Cuong acknowledged theproposed mitigation options to reduce GHG emissions in rice cultivation as wellas the technical inputs by IRRI and workshop participants for building the NDCimplementation plan.
He appreciated the contributions of IRRI and other organisations in providingtechnical assistance to MARD as well as linking partners and enterprises toachieve the goal of GHG emissions mitigation in Vietnam's rice sector./.
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