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HATRI NEWS
25 DECEMBER 2021
Salinity and Drought Significantly Affect Rice Production, Adopting Good Agricultural Practices is a Key Solution: Some Insights for Mekong River Delta, Vietnam
Rico C. Ancog1, 2, Pedcris M. Orencio2 , Romeo V. Labios2 , Nguyen Thi Lang3 , and Glenn B. Gregorio2, 4
1 School of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB)
2 Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)
3 High Agricultural Technology Research Institute for Mekong Delta, Can Tho, Vietnam
4 Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB)
Key Message
What are the economic consequences of salinization and drought? What can farmers do to effectively respond to salinization and ensure farm production is maximized? Overall, salinization as exacerbated by several climate change-related hazards has been significantly affecting rice production in the Mekong River Delta (MRD), a major rice production region in Vietnam. But there is a solution—massive promotion of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in cultivating rice in coastal saline environment among farmers up to a level that it has achieved significant and wider strategic adoption. Deatail
