Asia Sub-Group

A pilot project in Vietnam selected measures that could provide both adaption to climate change and mitigate GHG emissions including cultivar selection, fertiliser management and crop/ farm management practices. Other factors considered important are including cost benefit analyses, verification process, scaling up and developing mechanism to support and encourage farmers to take up technologies.

Project contacts

Dr. Vu Duong Quynh, [email protected]

Dr. Pham Quang Ha, [email protected]; [email protected]

Ms. Bui Thi Phuong Loan, [email protected]

Institute for Agricultural Environment (IAE)

Sadoi, Street, Phu Do, South Tuliem, Hanoi, Vietnam

References

1. Quynh Duong Vu, Andreas de Neergaard, Toan Duc Tran,Quan Quang Hoang, Proyuth Ly, Tien Minh Tran, Lars Stoumann Jensen (2015) Manure, biogas digestate and crop residue management affects methane gas emissions from rice paddy fields on Vietnamese smallholder livestock farms, Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. pp 1-18, First online: 14 October 2015. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10705-015-9746-x

2. Ly P, Duong QV, Jensen LS, Pandey A, de Neergaard A (2015) Effects of rice straw, biochar and mineral fertiliser on methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from rice (Oryza sativa) grown in a rain-fed lowland rice soil of Cambodia: a pot experiment. Paddy Water Env 13 465–475.

3. Meryl Richards, Ruth Metzel, Ngonidzashe Chirinda, Proyuth Ly, George Nyamadzawo, Quynh Duong Vu, Andreas de Neergaard, Myles Oelofse, Eva Wollenberg, Emma Keller, Daniella Malin, Jørgen E. Olesen11, Jonathan Hillier & Todd S. Rosenstock (2015). Limits of agricultural greenhouse gas calculators to predict soil N2O and CH4 fluxes in tropical agriculture. http://www.readcube.com/articles/10.1038/srep26279

4. Trinh, Mai Van, Tesfai, Mehreteab, Borrell, Andrew, Nagothu, Udaya Sekhar, Bui, Thi Phuong Loan, Quynh, Vu Duong and Thanh, Le Quoc (2016) Effect of organic, inorganic and slow-release urea fertilisers on CH4 and N2O emissions from rice paddy fields. Paddy and Water Environment, 1-14. doi:10.1007/s10333-016-0551-1

6. Bui Thi Phuong Loan (2015). Sustainable paddy in Red river delta through recycling crop residues toward fertilizer usage and toward green-house gases emission reduction. Funded by ADB. Email: [email protected]

The target to reduce emissions from agriculture in Indonesia is primarily focused on increasing agricultural systems productivity and efficiency and identifying practices that will reduce GHG emissions as a secondary focus. Consequently, Indonesia has an integrated rice and livestock system for sustainable agriculture production which aims to meets multiple outcomes (including the reduction of GHG emissions), but also making use of all parts of the system (e.g. waste products) and considering international carbon schemes. Indonesia has developed a number of programmes to encourage integrated crop management, food diversity, integrated fish and rice crops and reduce emissions from peatlands used to grow oil palm.

Project Contacts

Rina Kartikawati, [email protected]

Ali Pramono, [email protected]
Asep Nugraha, [email protected]
Prihasto Setyanto, [email protected]

Helena Lina Susilawati, [email protected]

References

A database has been developed in collaboration with the MAGGnet activity of the Croplands Research Group to collect metadata from experimental sites throughout the world where GHG fluxes are monitored. Led by Japan this is an activity supported by both sub-Groups; the Asia sub-Group has more data to share having completed more experimental research measuring GHG emissions. The database is made available to PRRG members through the PRRG website. (Will include link and information on how to include metadata from an experimental site to the database.)