Unpacking the Processes That Catalyzed the Adoption of Best Management Practices for Lowland Irrigated Rice in the Mekong Delta

Vietnam is supportive of the transition to sustainable rice production in the Mekong Delta. The national program promoted best management practices for rice production through “1 Must Do and 5 Reductions” (1M5R). This review traces the technological development and uptake of 1M5R in national policie...

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Autores principales: Flor, Rica Joy, Le Anh Tuan, Nguyen Van Hung, Nguyen Thi My Phung, Connor, Melanie, Stuart, Alexander M., Sander, Björn Ole, Wehmeyer, Helena, Binh Thang Cao, Tchale, Hardwick, Singleton, Grant R.
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116144
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author Flor, Rica Joy
Le Anh Tuan
Nguyen Van Hung
Nguyen Thi My Phung
Connor, Melanie
Stuart, Alexander M.
Sander, Björn Ole
Wehmeyer, Helena
Binh Thang Cao
Tchale, Hardwick
Singleton, Grant R.
author_browse Binh Thang Cao
Connor, Melanie
Flor, Rica Joy
Le Anh Tuan
Nguyen Thi My Phung
Nguyen Van Hung
Sander, Björn Ole
Singleton, Grant R.
Stuart, Alexander M.
Tchale, Hardwick
Wehmeyer, Helena
author_facet Flor, Rica Joy
Le Anh Tuan
Nguyen Van Hung
Nguyen Thi My Phung
Connor, Melanie
Stuart, Alexander M.
Sander, Björn Ole
Wehmeyer, Helena
Binh Thang Cao
Tchale, Hardwick
Singleton, Grant R.
author_sort Flor, Rica Joy
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description Vietnam is supportive of the transition to sustainable rice production in the Mekong Delta. The national program promoted best management practices for rice production through “1 Must Do and 5 Reductions” (1M5R). This review traces the technological development and uptake of 1M5R in national policies and by end-users. We highlight the outcomes from various policy-supported initiatives and unpack plausible pathways that generated the widespread adoption of 1M5R in eight provinces in the Mekong River Delta: at least 104,448 smallholder rice farmers were reached, and 1M5R practices adopted on 113,870 hectares. The scaling of 1M5R was enabled through a convergence of different socio-technical systems with varied foci, including sustainability certification, contract farming, consolidation of production, and improved use of inputs, aside from the development of sustainable technologies. In addition, 1M5R was promoted with incentives generated by a World Bank project and other initiatives in line with a national policy of increasing the quality of rice production for national and international markets. The interconnections of varied socio-technical systems, enacted by different intermediaries, catalyzed the spread of 1M5R. The widespread adoption by smallholder farmers increased their profits and raised awareness across diverse stakeholder groups of the higher marketability of rice produced with sustainable practices.
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spelling CGSpace1161442025-08-15T13:22:21Z Unpacking the Processes That Catalyzed the Adoption of Best Management Practices for Lowland Irrigated Rice in the Mekong Delta Flor, Rica Joy Le Anh Tuan Nguyen Van Hung Nguyen Thi My Phung Connor, Melanie Stuart, Alexander M. Sander, Björn Ole Wehmeyer, Helena Binh Thang Cao Tchale, Hardwick Singleton, Grant R. agriculture climate-smart agriculture climate change food security irrigated rice Vietnam is supportive of the transition to sustainable rice production in the Mekong Delta. The national program promoted best management practices for rice production through “1 Must Do and 5 Reductions” (1M5R). This review traces the technological development and uptake of 1M5R in national policies and by end-users. We highlight the outcomes from various policy-supported initiatives and unpack plausible pathways that generated the widespread adoption of 1M5R in eight provinces in the Mekong River Delta: at least 104,448 smallholder rice farmers were reached, and 1M5R practices adopted on 113,870 hectares. The scaling of 1M5R was enabled through a convergence of different socio-technical systems with varied foci, including sustainability certification, contract farming, consolidation of production, and improved use of inputs, aside from the development of sustainable technologies. In addition, 1M5R was promoted with incentives generated by a World Bank project and other initiatives in line with a national policy of increasing the quality of rice production for national and international markets. The interconnections of varied socio-technical systems, enacted by different intermediaries, catalyzed the spread of 1M5R. The widespread adoption by smallholder farmers increased their profits and raised awareness across diverse stakeholder groups of the higher marketability of rice produced with sustainable practices. 2021-08-27 2021-11-18T10:43:14Z 2021-11-18T10:43:14Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116144 en Open Access MDPI Flor RJ, Tuan LA, Hung NV, My Phung NT, Connor M, Stuart AM, Sander BO, Wehmeyer H, Cao BT, Tchale H, Singleton GR. 2021. Unpacking the Processes That Catalyzed the Adoption of Best Management Practices for Lowland Irrigated Rice in the Mekong Delta. Agronomy 11(9):1707.
spellingShingle agriculture
climate-smart agriculture
climate change
food security
irrigated rice
Flor, Rica Joy
Le Anh Tuan
Nguyen Van Hung
Nguyen Thi My Phung
Connor, Melanie
Stuart, Alexander M.
Sander, Björn Ole
Wehmeyer, Helena
Binh Thang Cao
Tchale, Hardwick
Singleton, Grant R.
Unpacking the Processes That Catalyzed the Adoption of Best Management Practices for Lowland Irrigated Rice in the Mekong Delta
title Unpacking the Processes That Catalyzed the Adoption of Best Management Practices for Lowland Irrigated Rice in the Mekong Delta
title_full Unpacking the Processes That Catalyzed the Adoption of Best Management Practices for Lowland Irrigated Rice in the Mekong Delta
title_fullStr Unpacking the Processes That Catalyzed the Adoption of Best Management Practices for Lowland Irrigated Rice in the Mekong Delta
title_full_unstemmed Unpacking the Processes That Catalyzed the Adoption of Best Management Practices for Lowland Irrigated Rice in the Mekong Delta
title_short Unpacking the Processes That Catalyzed the Adoption of Best Management Practices for Lowland Irrigated Rice in the Mekong Delta
title_sort unpacking the processes that catalyzed the adoption of best management practices for lowland irrigated rice in the mekong delta
topic agriculture
climate-smart agriculture
climate change
food security
irrigated rice
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116144
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