Open AccessThe Impacts of Climate Change on Agricultural Production and Sustainable Agriculture of Smallholder Farmers in Vietnam
Author(s) -
Nguyen Van Phu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
agricultural sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2588-1299
DOI - 10.31817/vjas.2021.4.2.10
Subject(s) - agriculture , climate change , greenhouse gas , sustainability , business , agroforestry , agricultural productivity , natural resource economics , productivity , conservation agriculture , sustainable agriculture , environmental science , geography , economics , ecology , macroeconomics , archaeology , biology
Climate change is one of the greatest threats to human beings, and agriculture is one of the fields that is most negatively affected by climate change. Farmers around the world and global food supply chains are impacted by the more extreme weather phenomena and increased damage of diseases and pests caused by climate change. Today, almost all agricultural enterprises and farms consider climate change a serious long-term risk for their production. Agricultural land systems can produce significant greenhouse gases (GHGs) by the conversion of forests to crop- and animal lands, and also through the weak management of crops and livestock. Around the world, cultivation and cattle production accounts for 25% of global GHG emissions (Javeline, 2014). However, under suitable conditions, agriculture can create environmental conditions that can help minimize pollution and the negative effects of climate change including carbon absorption by green plants in forests, and fields for watershed protection and biodiversity conservation. Sustainable agriculture helps farmers to adapt, maintain, and improve productivity without applying harmful techniques. In turn, this allows farms to manage and mitigate climate-related risks in their supply chains. The Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) has found new ways to incorporate smart climate cultivation methods into all farming practices to help farms and enterprises carry out agriculture sustainably.