Farmers’ barriers to the access and use of climate information in the mountainous regions of Thừa Thiên Huế province, Vietnam

Sen, Lê Thị Hoa; Bond, Jennifer; Dũng, Nguyễn Tiến; Hoang, Hung Gia; Hồng, Nguyễn Thị; Phuong, Huynh Thi Anh

doi:10.1016/j.cliser.2021.100267

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“…In the specific case of cattle farming systems, their sustainability scales depend on several factors. These include (i) animal metabolism and animal farm exchanges (Vera and Ramıŕez-Restrepo, 2017;De Rosa et al, 2021); (ii) generation of ecosystem services (Rao et al, 2015); (iii) animal nutrition based on the adequacy of concentrates, crop-based biomass, industrial-scale by-products, and forage resources (Ramıŕez-Restrepo et al, 2017;Cumbe et al, 2021;Marıń-Loṕez et al, 2022); (iv) participatory adaptation to climate variability (Marshall and Smajgl, 2013;Sen et al, 2022); and (v) socio-cultural and livelihoods functions (Marshall et al, 2014;Sen et al, 2021).…”

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The carbon footprint of young-beef cattle finishing systems in the Eastern Plains of the Orinoco River Basin of Colombia

2023

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IntroductionPrevious research has shown increased productivity amongst sown grass pastures compared to native savanna pastures by year-round grazing for fattening of adult and young Brahman (Bos indicus)-bred cattle in the well-drained native savanna ecosystem of the Colombian Orinoquía. But there is limited information on the carbon footprint (CF) of commercial young-Brahman heifers and steers reared throughout life on well-managed Brachiaria decumbens Stapf pastures.MethodsThe present study characterized growth, lifetime enteric methane (CH4) emissions, carcass carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-eq) CH4 efficiency intensities (i.e., emissions per kg of product), and estimated the overall CF of young cattle grazing B. decumbens pastures subject to a range of daily liveweight gains (DLWGs; 0.428 – 0.516 kg) and fattening framework (405 – 574 kg). Weaning data from seven consecutive calving seasons in a commercial Brahman breeding herd continuously grazed on B. decumbens were integrated with a Microsoft Excel® dynamic greenhouse gas emission (GHGE) simulation of stockers-yearlings, and seven fattening, and processing scenarios.ResultsThe model predicted that heifers subject to low and high DLWGs (0.428 vs 0.516 kg) and steers (0.516 kg) may be successfully fattened without supplementation assuming that animals had access to a well-managed grass pasture. Depending on the fattening strategy, kg CO2-eq CH4/kg edible protein values ranged from 66.843 to 87.488 ± 0.497 for heifers and from 69.689 to 91.291 ± 0.446 for steers.DiscussionAssuming that forage on offer is at least 1,500-2,000 kg of dry matter/ha during the rainy season, all the simulated systems showed potential for C neutrality and net-zero C emission when considering GHGEs from the soil, pasture, and animal components vs the estimated soil C capture over seven seasons. However, under a more optimistic scenario, these beef systems could accomplish substantial net gains of soil C, over the period for which field data are available. Overall, this study projects the positive impact of the design of plausible fattening strategies on grasslands for improving cattle productivity and reducing emission intensities with concomitant increases in technical efficiency.

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The carbon footprint of young-beef cattle finishing systems in the Eastern Plains of the Orinoco River Basin of Colombia

2023

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“…Climate information itself does not relate to information use in management practice decisions. However, it is still unclear how this information is building end-users and farmers' adaptive capacity with regards to climate change and climate shocks (Nkiaka et al, 2019;Sen et al, 2021). In fact, regardless of the weather forecast, coffee farmers in the Central Highlands perceive irrigation as an insurance to maintain high yield levels, increasing the risk of draining water resources and impacting the environment (D'Haeze et al, 2005a,b;Byrareddy et al, 2021;Tran et al, 2021).…”

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“…There is a gap in what is available and what farmers need (Bell-Pasht and Krechowicz, 2015;Sen et al, 2021). The production and supply of climate services rarely match with users' needs (McNie, 2012;Bell-Pasht and Krechowicz, 2015;Visscher et al, 2020).…”

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ThIRST: Targeted IRrigation Support Tool for sustainable coffee production

Nguyen,

Craparo,

Nguyen

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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The Central Highlands of Vietnam is an important Robusta coffee growing region. However, the region is facing climate change impacts from rising temperatures and irregular rainfall, while Vietnamese coffee farmers predominantly rely on irrigation from heavily depleted aquifers. To continue productive and sustainable growth, this system requires an innovative approach to meet this hydrological challenge. Here we propose a user-friendly tool, which aims to support coffee farmers’ irrigation decisions, through the Targeted Irrigation Support Tool or ThIRST. ThIRST combines seasonal forecasts, on-farm metrics, and farmer’s expertise. The research comprises baseline (n = 400) and endline (n = 237) surveys of coffee farmers in Đắk Lắk and Lâm Đồng Provinces. Through the surveys, farmers’ irrigation needs and the applicability of the tool are evaluated. Despite low smartphone usage for farming advisory, the results show the tool allows coffee farmers to continually achieve water-use efficiency and adapt to climate variability. Involving farmers in the design, production and evaluation of climate services can improve the trust and uptake of agro-advisories and the way this information is communicated.

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“…Further, ethnic minority households depend significantly on the agriculture and forestry sectors, which are the most vulnerable to CC [ 8 , 16 ]. Alongside CC, these societies face intersectional challenges such as unequal treatment based on gender, economic hardship, food scarcity, and insufficient access to essential public services [ 13 , 17 , 18 ]. Similar to recent CC-related works focusing on ethnic minorities, the raised questions are: How do the EMFs in upland regions perceive extreme weather events and climate shocks?…”

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Climate shocks and responses: Perspectives and experiences of ethnic minority farmers in rural mountainous regions of Central Vietnam

Tân¹,

Chương²,

Linh³

et al. 2023

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Farmers’ barriers to the access and use of climate information in the mountainous regions of Thừa Thiên Huế province, Vietnam

Cited by 15 publications

References 29 publications

The carbon footprint of young-beef cattle finishing systems in the Eastern Plains of the Orinoco River Basin of Colombia

The carbon footprint of young-beef cattle finishing systems in the Eastern Plains of the Orinoco River Basin of Colombia

ThIRST: Targeted IRrigation Support Tool for sustainable coffee production

Climate shocks and responses: Perspectives and experiences of ethnic minority farmers in rural mountainous regions of Central Vietnam

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