Conference mobilises resources for nature-based agricultural development
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan on March 21 called on international partners to support the Vietnamese Government in carrying out nature-based agricultural models and projects in the Mekong Delta which has been hard hit by climate change.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan (Photo: VNA)
Ca Mau (VNA) – Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Le Minh Hoan on March 21 called on international partners tosupport the Vietnamese Government in carrying out nature-basedagricultural models and projects in the Mekong Delta which has been hard hit by climatechange.
Attending a conference on mobilising resources for nature-based agriculture held in Ca Mau province, the minister laid stress on thesignificance of nature-based solutions to improving farmers’ livelihoods andpromoting the agricultural sector’s recovery, adding the approach helps mitigateand respond to climate change through the process of carbon absorption of land,wetland and forest, preserve nature and biodiversity, and maintain thefuture for food system.
Against this backdrop, agricultural producers should stand ready to shift toproduction measures that can restore nature while developing an effectiveand sustainable food system, he said.
Director of WWF-Vietnam Van Ngoc Thinh said that the WWF and its partners haveimplemented several nature-based solutions in the Mekong Delta region such asrice-fish, rice-shrimp, rice-lotus and shrimp-mangrove forest farming, which haveshown economic efficiency while contributing to preserving biodiversity.
The WWF is willing to share the models with a view to developing agriculturesustainably and ensuring people’s health, he added.
At the event, international partners like the EU, the US, Australia, FAO, UNDP,WWF, international financial funds, and domestic and foreign enterprises committed resources to roll out nature-based measures in the region.
They recommended economic, technical and financial solutions,and related mechanisms and policies to promote nature-based agriculture inVietnam and bolster international cooperation in the field.
The Mekong Delta contributes more than 90% of the country’s rice exports, and playsan important role in ensuring the global food security as Vietnam is now theworld’s third largest rice exporter. The region is also rich in biodiversity withan array of ecosystems, from oceans, rivers and streams to mangrove forestislets and wetlands.
However, it is facing various challenges, including drought, saline intrusionand climate change which have affected local production and livelihoods. Theregion could be submerged by the end of the century if urgent actions are nottaken across the river basin.
Scientists also said that 90% of the region’s land will be flooded ifsustainable measures are not put into place./.
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Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan (Photo: VNA) 
