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Climate change adaptation experience shared in Da Nang

Members of the Asian Farmers’ Group for Cooperation (AFGC) shared new production models that are adapted to the effects of climate change during its 19th annual conference held in the central city of Da Nang from March 20-21.
Climate change adaptation experience shared in Da Nang ảnh 1Chairman of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance Nguyen Ngoc Bao (standing) addresses the meeting (Photo: VNA)

Da Nang (VNA) – Members of the Asian Farmers’Group for Cooperation (AFGC) shared new production models that are adapted tothe effects of climate change during its 19th annual conference held in thecentral city of Da Nang from March 20-21.

Head of the National Cooperative Union of India Ved PrakashSetia said the Indian government issued a seven-point strategy in a bid todouble farmers’ incomes by 2020.

He cited the zero budget national farming model in thesouthern state of Andhra Pradesh as an example, saying that it uses cow patsand urine to enrich soil in cultivation, instead of harmful chemicalfertilisers and pesticides.

Head of the Cooperative Federation of Thailand PoramateIntarachumnum said Thailand has been hard hit by the impacts of climate change,such as flooding and drought, causing it to launch an action plan to mitigategreen house emissions and produce technology to create artificial rains.

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra launched the “OneTown, One Product” (OTOP)  programme tosupport products that are produced and sold in localities, which is nowunderway in over 7,000 Thai villages, he said, adding that OTOP products wereworth 4.88 million USD in 2017.

Vice Executive Chairman of the Republic of Korea’s NationalAgricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF) Lee Jea-sik said NACF has set up adisaster response fund; provided free agricultural materials, pesticides, andseedlings for re-cultivation; as well as encouraged the purchase of cropinsurance and the switch to crops adapted to subtropical climate.

Head of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance’s Department ofInternational Cooperation, Pham Thi Hong Yen, said the alliance has adoptedmeasures to deal with climate change challenges such as ensuring food and waterresource security, sustainably protecting and developing forests, enhancingbiodiversity preservation, and improving inter-sectoral coordination in theeffort.

She forecast that the winter-spring and summer-autumn ricecrop, and coffee and cassava output will decrease by 2050. In particular, amajority of the Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta will be underwater due torising sea levels, thus hurting aquaculture. –VNA
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