The Farming Models Adapting to Climate Change in the Eastern Coastal Area of the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam

Nguyen Van Lap; Lieu Kim Phuong; Ta Thi Kim Oanh; Ta Duy Thong; Nguyen Thi Mong Lan; Vo Thi Hong Quyen; La Tan Tai

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The Farming Models Adapting to Climate Change in the Eastern Coastal Area of the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam

Nguyen Van Lap, Lieu Kim Phuong, Ta Thi Kim Oanh, Ta Duy Thong, Nguyen Thi Mong Lan, Vo Thi Hong Quyen, La Tan Tai

Published in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Volume 6, Issue 1)

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The Eastern coastal area of the Mekong River Delta has distinctly ecological zones and a potentiality for development of agriculture, forestry and fishery according to their ecological characteristics. The farmer life is mainly depending on exploiting agriculture, aquaculture and there are many supporting the development of social-economics in delta. However, the recent years, farming rice, vegetables, crops, fruit trees and raising shrimp, hard clam as well have heavily affected by drought and salt intrusion due to climate change. This has leaded to decrease the agricultural, fishery yield and the farmer’s income, therefore, the farmer’s life in the Eastern coastal area faces to the difficulties. The previous farming models are necessary to alter and this is a significant solution to minimize the risk and to cope the climate change such as farming system changes, to sustain agricultural production or transformation to alternative systems and combination between the rotational rice-shrimp-crops farming models following the season. Thus, the study proposes the farming models that can be suitable for the Eastern coastal locals of Mekong river delta. On the basis of document synthesis of natural characteristics, morpho-sedimentology, soil, vegatation cover, innundation, salinity, tidal water level indicating ecology and traditional farming, the study has given a general ecological model for the Eastern coastal area (Mekong Delta) to adapt to the climate change context. The general farming model including five models are clam farming, mangrove forest- shrimp farming, vegetables and fruit trees farming, rotational farming of rice, and rice- vegetables, and Rotation farming rice- shrimp, fruit- shrimp and fishes.

Published in	Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Volume 6, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.eeb.20210601.11
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Eastern Coastal Area, Mekong River Delta, Farming Model, Climate Change, Agriculture, Aquaculture

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Nguyen Van Lap; Lieu Kim Phuong; Ta Thi Kim Oanh; Ta Duy Thong; Nguyen Thi Mong Lan, et al. The Farming Models Adapting to Climate Change in the Eastern Coastal Area of the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam. Ecol. Evol. Biol. 2021, 6(1), 1-7. doi: 10.11648/j.eeb.20210601.11

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Nguyen Van Lap, Lieu Kim Phuong, Ta Thi Kim Oanh, Ta Duy Thong, Nguyen Thi Mong Lan, et al. The Farming Models Adapting to Climate Change in the Eastern Coastal Area of the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam. Ecol Evol Biol. 2021;6(1):1-7. doi: 10.11648/j.eeb.20210601.11

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Nguyen Van Lap

Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Resources Geography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Lieu Kim Phuong

Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Resources Geography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Ta Thi Kim Oanh

Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Resources Geography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Ta Duy Thong

Landscape Planning Laboratory, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo City, Chiba, Japan
Nguyen Thi Mong Lan

Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Resources Geography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Vo Thi Hong Quyen

Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Resources Geography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
La Tan Tai

Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Resources Geography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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