Abstract
Farmers’ adoption of multiple climate-smart agricultural practices may guarantee food security and economic and social efficiency considering the adverse effects of climate change. This study investigates the adoption of climate-smart agricultural technologies among farmers in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. The analysis used a primary data sample of 350 rice farmers and a multinomial logit model. The findings indicate that the most critical determinants of climate-smart agricultural technology adoption among farmers include perceived impact of climate change, farmer’s education level, farm size, access to credit, social capital, access to extension, secured farmland tenure, and constraint to market. The results demonstrate the need for policymaking designed to improve the probability of households applying climate-smart agricultural technology as the most crucial step in successfully implementing adaptive agricultural production strategies to climate change.
Highlights
For the past 30 years (1990-2018), agricultural and rural areas have continued to play an essential role in the Vietnamese economy, employing around 60.0% of the workforce and accounting for 16.3% of GDP (General Statistical Office of Vietnam [GSO], 2019)
The substantial growth in agricultural production has come at a high environmental cost; agriculture being the second-largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions after the energy sector (World Bank, 2016)
Climate change adaptation practices play a crucial role in improving technical efficiency, economic benefits, and food security
Summary
For the past 30 years (1990-2018), agricultural and rural areas have continued to play an essential role in the Vietnamese economy, employing around 60.0% of the workforce and accounting for 16.3% of GDP (General Statistical Office of Vietnam [GSO], 2019). The substantial growth in agricultural production has come at a high environmental cost; agriculture being the second-largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions after the energy sector (World Bank, 2016). Among the 84 developing coastal countries profoundly affected by sea-level rise, Vietnam ranks first in terms of the consequences to the population and GDP performance. It ranks second in terms of the influence of climate change on land area and agricultural production (World Bank, 2016). Climate change is expected to reduce the agricultural production area and agricultural productivity in Vietnam (World Bank, 2016)
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