Climate change adaptation options in rainfed upland cropping systems in the wet tropics: A case study of smallholder farms in North-West Cambodia

Touch, Van; Martín, Randy; Scott, J. M.; Cowie, Annette; Liu, De Li

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.039

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“…But through adaptation methods, climate change impacts can be minimized (Nordhaus 1991;Easterling et al 1993;Rosenzwieg and Parry 1994;Fankhauser 1996;Mendelsohn 1998;Wheaton and Maciver 1999). Environmental conditions, geographical location, socio-economic status, cultural differences and diverse knowledge systems influence perceptions of climate change and adaptation approaches (Saarinen 1976;Deressa et al 2011;Wolf et al 2013;Touch et al 2016;Ayal and Filho 2017). Farmers with extensive knowledge about climate change and its impacts are better adjusted (Adger et al 2003;Kemausuor et al 2011;Akerlof et al 2013;Tripathi and Singh 2013;Menapace et al 2015;Tesfahunegn et al 2016;Li et al 2017).…”

Section: Integrated Crop-animal Farmingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Farmers in North-West Cambodia cultivate cassava in their fields. Cassava is a drought-resistant crop that can be grown in different soils and requires less management and generates extra income (Touch et al 2016).…”

Section: Integrated Crop-animal Farmingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To feed this large population, twofold of food production from the present level will be required (FAO 2016). Climate change impacts are more severe in the developing countries due to their agriculture based economy, warmer climate, frequent exposure to extreme weather events and lack of money for adaptation methods (Parry et al 2001;Tubiello and Fischer 2007;Morton 2007;Touch et al 2016).…”

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Traditional agriculture: a climate-smart approach for sustainable food production

Singh

2017

Energ. Ecol. Environ.

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Sustainable food production is one of the major challenges of the twenty-first century in the era of global environmental problems such as climate change, increasing population and natural resource degradation including soil degradation and biodiversity loss. Climate change is among the greatest threats to agricultural systems. Green Revolution though multiplied agricultural production several folds but at the huge environmental cost including climate change. It jeopardized the ecological integrity of agroecosystems by intensive use of fossil fuels, natural resources, agrochemicals and machinery. Moreover, it threatened the age-old traditional agricultural practices. Agriculture is one of the largest sectors that sustain livelihood to maximum number of people and contribute to climate change. Therefore, a climate-smart approach to sustainable food production is the need of hour. Traditional agriculture is getting increased attention worldwide in context of sustainable food production in changing climate. The present article advocates traditional agriculture as a climate-smart approach for the sustainable food production and also deliberates the correlation between climate change and agriculture.

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Section: Integrated Crop-animal Farmingmentioning

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Traditional agriculture: a climate-smart approach for sustainable food production

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2017

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“…Cambodia is considered to be the country most vulnerable to climate change in Southeast Asia [8]. In recent decades, extreme events, such as floods and droughts, have negatively affected the livelihoods of farmers, especially in terms of the loss of crop production [9].…”

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“…Cambodian farmers are generally conscious of these changes and challenges [9]. Guidelines for agricultural adaptation to improve crop productivity and the sustainability of the farming system and to minimise vulnerability to climate change, are therefore crucial [8,10]. Currently, the production of vegetables, like lettuce, poses more challenges in term of managing irrigation water efficiently, due to the crop's sensitivity to water shortage [11][12][13].…”

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Simulation of Crop Growth and Water-Saving Irrigation Scenarios for Lettuce: A Monsoon-Climate Case Study in Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia

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Garré

Oeurng

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Setting up water-saving irrigation strategies is a major challenge farmers face, in order to adapt to climate change and to improve water-use efficiency in crop productions. Currently, the production of vegetables, such as lettuce, poses a greater challenge in managing effective water irrigation, due to their sensitivity to water shortage. Crop growth models, such as AquaCrop, play an important role in exploring and providing effective irrigation strategies under various environmental conditions. The objectives of this study were (i) to parameterise the AquaCrop model for lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. crispa L.) using data from farmers' fields in Cambodia, and (ii) to assess the impact of two distinct full and deficit irrigation scenarios in silico, using AquaCrop, under two contrasting soil types in the Cambodian climate. Field observations of biomass and canopy cover during the growing season of 2017 were used to adjust the crop growth parameters of the model. The results confirmed the ability of AquaCrop to correctly simulate lettuce growth. The irrigation scenario analysis suggested that deficit irrigation is a "silver bullet" water saving strategy that can save 20-60% of water compared to full irrigation scenarios in the conditions of this study.

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Agro-Climatic Constraints and the Adaptive Empirical Knowledge System of Indigenous Farmers in Assam, India

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Mili²,

Gogoi³

et al. 2022

Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Resource Management in Asia

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Climate change adaptation options in rainfed upland cropping systems in the wet tropics: A case study of smallholder farms in North-West Cambodia

Cited by 31 publications

References 14 publications

Traditional agriculture: a climate-smart approach for sustainable food production

Traditional agriculture: a climate-smart approach for sustainable food production

Simulation of Crop Growth and Water-Saving Irrigation Scenarios for Lettuce: A Monsoon-Climate Case Study in Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia

Agro-Climatic Constraints and the Adaptive Empirical Knowledge System of Indigenous Farmers in Assam, India

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