Financial feasibility planning for one million hectares program to transition to low-emission rice in Vietnam and access to carbon credit markets
Traditional rice farming systems contribute considerably to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally and in Vietnam, but they also offer a large potential for emission reductions. As part of the national strategy of Vietnam to reduce GHG emissions, the government has recently launched the ‘One Millio...
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| author | Iacobescu, Gabriela Yu, Hye-in Mello e Castro, Maria Ana Brandon, Matthew Verbeek, Midas Saha, Souravi |
| author_browse | Brandon, Matthew Iacobescu, Gabriela Mello e Castro, Maria Ana Saha, Souravi Verbeek, Midas Yu, Hye-in |
| author_facet | Iacobescu, Gabriela Yu, Hye-in Mello e Castro, Maria Ana Brandon, Matthew Verbeek, Midas Saha, Souravi |
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| description | Traditional rice farming systems contribute considerably to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally and in Vietnam, but they also offer a large potential for emission reductions. As part of the national strategy of Vietnam to reduce GHG emissions, the government has recently launched the ‘One Million Hectares of High Quality, Low-Emission Rice’ project (1Mha). The goal of our report is to assess the financial feasibility of this project. In order to do so we looked into to the requirements for scaling up the VnSAT that depend on the coordination between different stakeholders, strategies for dissemination of knowledge, the political context of carbon markets and the development of a reliable MRV system. We also investigated the current and future risks for the implementation of the project and its financial feasibility. This analysis resulted in a number of risks and barriers that range from Financial to Technological. In the cost-benefit assessment, the net annual revenue and the emission reductions were calculated for a business-as-usual (BAU) and 1MHa project scenario for the 1MHa. In the long-term, the project is projected to be profitable and is predicted to contribute an emission reduction of 38.1% over its 21-year lifetime, although it remains unclear whether carbon credit revenue is still feasible while meeting NDC requirements by the 2030 target.
The research questions were addressed by literature reviews, interviews with key stakeholders and through risk analysis, and cost-benefit analysis. Literature was examined to gather documented risks and cost data, while stakeholder interviews were based on qualitative questions focusing on perceived risks and costs linked with sustainable rice farming practices. Scenarios for implementing the 1Mha were formulated and refined through the interviews, and subsequent cost and benefit calculations were carried out utilizing the COMPARE-tool (International Rice Research Institute, Vietnam). |
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| spelling | CGSpace1491702024-11-07T09:46:18Z Financial feasibility planning for one million hectares program to transition to low-emission rice in Vietnam and access to carbon credit markets Iacobescu, Gabriela Yu, Hye-in Mello e Castro, Maria Ana Brandon, Matthew Verbeek, Midas Saha, Souravi climate change food systems emission reduction rice credit Traditional rice farming systems contribute considerably to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally and in Vietnam, but they also offer a large potential for emission reductions. As part of the national strategy of Vietnam to reduce GHG emissions, the government has recently launched the ‘One Million Hectares of High Quality, Low-Emission Rice’ project (1Mha). The goal of our report is to assess the financial feasibility of this project. In order to do so we looked into to the requirements for scaling up the VnSAT that depend on the coordination between different stakeholders, strategies for dissemination of knowledge, the political context of carbon markets and the development of a reliable MRV system. We also investigated the current and future risks for the implementation of the project and its financial feasibility. This analysis resulted in a number of risks and barriers that range from Financial to Technological. In the cost-benefit assessment, the net annual revenue and the emission reductions were calculated for a business-as-usual (BAU) and 1MHa project scenario for the 1MHa. In the long-term, the project is projected to be profitable and is predicted to contribute an emission reduction of 38.1% over its 21-year lifetime, although it remains unclear whether carbon credit revenue is still feasible while meeting NDC requirements by the 2030 target. The research questions were addressed by literature reviews, interviews with key stakeholders and through risk analysis, and cost-benefit analysis. Literature was examined to gather documented risks and cost data, while stakeholder interviews were based on qualitative questions focusing on perceived risks and costs linked with sustainable rice farming practices. Scenarios for implementing the 1Mha were formulated and refined through the interviews, and subsequent cost and benefit calculations were carried out utilizing the COMPARE-tool (International Rice Research Institute, Vietnam). 2024-03-04 2024-07-19T17:56:06Z 2024-07-19T17:56:06Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149170 en Open Access application/pdf International Rice Research Institute Iacobescu, G., Yu, H., Mello e Castro, M.A., Brandon, M., Verbeek, M., Saha, S., 2024. Financial feasibility planning for one million hectares program to transition to low-emission rice in Vietnam and access to carbon credit markets. International Rice Research Institute. |
| spellingShingle | climate change food systems emission reduction rice credit Iacobescu, Gabriela Yu, Hye-in Mello e Castro, Maria Ana Brandon, Matthew Verbeek, Midas Saha, Souravi Financial feasibility planning for one million hectares program to transition to low-emission rice in Vietnam and access to carbon credit markets |
| title | Financial feasibility planning for one million hectares program to transition to low-emission rice in Vietnam and access to carbon credit markets |
| title_full | Financial feasibility planning for one million hectares program to transition to low-emission rice in Vietnam and access to carbon credit markets |
| title_fullStr | Financial feasibility planning for one million hectares program to transition to low-emission rice in Vietnam and access to carbon credit markets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Financial feasibility planning for one million hectares program to transition to low-emission rice in Vietnam and access to carbon credit markets |
| title_short | Financial feasibility planning for one million hectares program to transition to low-emission rice in Vietnam and access to carbon credit markets |
| title_sort | financial feasibility planning for one million hectares program to transition to low emission rice in vietnam and access to carbon credit markets |
| topic | climate change food systems emission reduction rice credit |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149170 |
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