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...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
MDPI AG
2021-08-01
|
Series: | Agronomy |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/9/1707 |
id |
doaj-a58ad0750be24d72a7768acbce799b5b |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-a58ad0750be24d72a7768acbce799b5b2021-09-25T23:34:00ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-08-01111707170710.3390/agronomy11091707Unpacking the Processes that Catalyzed the Adoption of Best Management Practices for Lowland Irrigated Rice in the Mekong DeltaRica Joy Flor0Le Anh Tuan1Nguyen Van Hung2Nguyen Thi My Phung3Melanie Connor4Alexander M. Stuart5Bjoern Ole Sander6Helena Wehmeyer7Binh Thang Cao8Hardwick Tchale9Grant R. Singleton10International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños 4031, PhilippinesIndependent Researcher, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City 72900, VietnamInternational Rice Research Institute, Los Baños 4031, PhilippinesIndependent Researcher, My Phuoc Ward, Long Xuyen 880000, VietnamInternational Rice Research Institute, Los Baños 4031, PhilippinesInternational Rice Research Institute, Los Baños 4031, PhilippinesInternational Rice Research Institute, Los Baños 4031, PhilippinesInternational Rice Research Institute, Los Baños 4031, PhilippinesWorld Bank, Hanoi 100000, VietnamWorld Bank, Hanoi 100000, VietnamInternational Rice Research Institute, Los Baños 4031, PhilippinesVietnam 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/9/1707irrigated ricebest management practicessustainable productionscalingVietnam |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Rica Joy Flor Le Anh Tuan Nguyen Van Hung Nguyen Thi My Phung Melanie Connor Alexander M. Stuart Bjoern Ole Sander Helena Wehmeyer Binh Thang Cao Hardwick Tchale Grant R. Singleton |
spellingShingle |
Rica Joy Flor Le Anh Tuan Nguyen Van Hung Nguyen Thi My Phung Melanie Connor Alexander M. Stuart Bjoern Ole Sander Helena Wehmeyer Binh Thang Cao Hardwick Tchale Grant R. Singleton Unpacking the Processes that Catalyzed the Adoption of Best Management Practices for Lowland Irrigated Rice in the Mekong Delta Agronomy irrigated rice best management practices sustainable production scaling Vietnam |
author_facet |
Rica Joy Flor Le Anh Tuan Nguyen Van Hung Nguyen Thi My Phung Melanie Connor Alexander M. Stuart Bjoern Ole Sander Helena Wehmeyer Binh Thang Cao Hardwick Tchale Grant R. Singleton |
author_sort |
Rica Joy Flor |
title |
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_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_sort |
unpacking the processes that catalyzed the adoption of best management practices for lowland irrigated rice in the mekong delta |
publisher |
MDPI AG |
series |
Agronomy |
issn |
2073-4395 |
publishDate |
2021-08-01 |
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. |
topic |
irrigated rice best management practices sustainable production scaling Vietnam |
url |
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/9/1707 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT ricajoyflor unpackingtheprocessesthatcatalyzedtheadoptionofbestmanagementpracticesforlowlandirrigatedriceinthemekongdelta AT leanhtuan unpackingtheprocessesthatcatalyzedtheadoptionofbestmanagementpracticesforlowlandirrigatedriceinthemekongdelta AT nguyenvanhung unpackingtheprocessesthatcatalyzedtheadoptionofbestmanagementpracticesforlowlandirrigatedriceinthemekongdelta AT nguyenthimyphung unpackingtheprocessesthatcatalyzedtheadoptionofbestmanagementpracticesforlowlandirrigatedriceinthemekongdelta AT melanieconnor unpackingtheprocessesthatcatalyzedtheadoptionofbestmanagementpracticesforlowlandirrigatedriceinthemekongdelta AT alexandermstuart unpackingtheprocessesthatcatalyzedtheadoptionofbestmanagementpracticesforlowlandirrigatedriceinthemekongdelta AT bjoernolesander unpackingtheprocessesthatcatalyzedtheadoptionofbestmanagementpracticesforlowlandirrigatedriceinthemekongdelta AT helenawehmeyer unpackingtheprocessesthatcatalyzedtheadoptionofbestmanagementpracticesforlowlandirrigatedriceinthemekongdelta AT binhthangcao unpackingtheprocessesthatcatalyzedtheadoptionofbestmanagementpracticesforlowlandirrigatedriceinthemekongdelta AT hardwicktchale unpackingtheprocessesthatcatalyzedtheadoptionofbestmanagementpracticesforlowlandirrigatedriceinthemekongdelta AT grantrsingleton unpackingtheprocessesthatcatalyzedtheadoptionofbestmanagementpracticesforlowlandirrigatedriceinthemekongdelta |
_version_ |
1717368644918312960 |