Transitioning from monoculture to mixed cropping systems: The case of coffee, pepper, and fruit trees in Vietnam
In the Central Highlands of Vietnam, coffee (Coffea canephora) and pepper (Peper nigrum) farmers have started transitioning from monoculture to mix cropping systems. To investigate this ongoing shift towards diversified systems and understand the underlying agronomic and economic drivers, a total of 234 interviews were conducted with farmers in the three provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Gia Lai in 2021. The interviews showed that farmers are increasingly incorporating coffee, pepper, and fruit trees (mostly avocado, durian, and macadamia) within their plots. This response is likely driven by market prices and government incentives. The addition of perennial crops into existing systems results in an overall increase in planting densities (+33–71% compared with monoculture systems). Despite the intensification and diversification, there is currently no noticeable competition between crops, and productivity per tree remains high in these intensive farming systems. Furthermore, diversified coffee systems exhibit higher gross margins (only considering fertilizer and pesticide costs while excluding labor costs) than monoculture coffee systems. They also demonstrate greater economic resilience to price fluctuations. Given the perennial nature of the crops, this transformation is expected to continue unfolding in the coming years, reshaping the agricultural landscape of the Central Highlands.
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dig-cirad-fr-6063082024-01-29T06:11:12Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/606308/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/606308/ Transitioning from monoculture to mixed cropping systems: The case of coffee, pepper, and fruit trees in Vietnam. Rigal Clément, Duong Tuan, Vo Cuong, Bon Le Van, Hoang Quôc Trung, Chau Thi Minh Long. 2023. Ecological Economics, 214:107980, 14 p.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107980 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107980> Transitioning from monoculture to mixed cropping systems: The case of coffee, pepper, and fruit trees in Vietnam Rigal, Clément Duong, Tuan Vo, Cuong Bon, Le Van Hoang, Quôc Trung Chau Thi Minh, Long eng 2023 Ecological Economics F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture Coffea canephora système de culture Coffea monoculture diversification avocat culture en mélange arbre fruitier poivre intensification paysage agricole agriculteur incitation indice de surface foliaire système d'exploitation agricole http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1723 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1971 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1720 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4915 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2344 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9022 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4871 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3128 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25495 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33485 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37277 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2805 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3818 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35196 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2807 In the Central Highlands of Vietnam, coffee (Coffea canephora) and pepper (Peper nigrum) farmers have started transitioning from monoculture to mix cropping systems. To investigate this ongoing shift towards diversified systems and understand the underlying agronomic and economic drivers, a total of 234 interviews were conducted with farmers in the three provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Gia Lai in 2021. The interviews showed that farmers are increasingly incorporating coffee, pepper, and fruit trees (mostly avocado, durian, and macadamia) within their plots. This response is likely driven by market prices and government incentives. The addition of perennial crops into existing systems results in an overall increase in planting densities (+33–71% compared with monoculture systems). Despite the intensification and diversification, there is currently no noticeable competition between crops, and productivity per tree remains high in these intensive farming systems. Furthermore, diversified coffee systems exhibit higher gross margins (only considering fertilizer and pesticide costs while excluding labor costs) than monoculture coffee systems. They also demonstrate greater economic resilience to price fluctuations. Given the perennial nature of the crops, this transformation is expected to continue unfolding in the coming years, reshaping the agricultural landscape of the Central Highlands. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/606308/2/Transitioning%20from%20Monoculture%20to%20Mixed%20Cropping%20Systems.pdf text Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107980 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107980 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107980 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107980 |
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F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture Coffea canephora système de culture Coffea monoculture diversification avocat culture en mélange arbre fruitier poivre intensification paysage agricole agriculteur incitation indice de surface foliaire système d'exploitation agricole http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1723 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1971 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1720 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4915 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2344 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9022 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4871 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3128 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25495 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33485 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37277 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2805 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3818 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35196 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2807 F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture Coffea canephora système de culture Coffea monoculture diversification avocat culture en mélange arbre fruitier poivre intensification paysage agricole agriculteur incitation indice de surface foliaire système d'exploitation agricole http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1723 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1971 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1720 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4915 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2344 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9022 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4871 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3128 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25495 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33485 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37277 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2805 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3818 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35196 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2807 |
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F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture Coffea canephora système de culture Coffea monoculture diversification avocat culture en mélange arbre fruitier poivre intensification paysage agricole agriculteur incitation indice de surface foliaire système d'exploitation agricole http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1723 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1971 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1720 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4915 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2344 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9022 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4871 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3128 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25495 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33485 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37277 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2805 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3818 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35196 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2807 F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture Coffea canephora système de culture Coffea monoculture diversification avocat culture en mélange arbre fruitier poivre intensification paysage agricole agriculteur incitation indice de surface foliaire système d'exploitation agricole http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1723 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1971 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1720 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4915 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2344 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9022 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4871 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3128 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25495 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33485 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37277 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2805 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3818 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35196 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2807 Rigal, Clément Duong, Tuan Vo, Cuong Bon, Le Van Hoang, Quôc Trung Chau Thi Minh, Long Transitioning from monoculture to mixed cropping systems: The case of coffee, pepper, and fruit trees in Vietnam |
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In the Central Highlands of Vietnam, coffee (Coffea canephora) and pepper (Peper nigrum) farmers have started transitioning from monoculture to mix cropping systems. To investigate this ongoing shift towards diversified systems and understand the underlying agronomic and economic drivers, a total of 234 interviews were conducted with farmers in the three provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Gia Lai in 2021. The interviews showed that farmers are increasingly incorporating coffee, pepper, and fruit trees (mostly avocado, durian, and macadamia) within their plots. This response is likely driven by market prices and government incentives. The addition of perennial crops into existing systems results in an overall increase in planting densities (+33–71% compared with monoculture systems). Despite the intensification and diversification, there is currently no noticeable competition between crops, and productivity per tree remains high in these intensive farming systems. Furthermore, diversified coffee systems exhibit higher gross margins (only considering fertilizer and pesticide costs while excluding labor costs) than monoculture coffee systems. They also demonstrate greater economic resilience to price fluctuations. Given the perennial nature of the crops, this transformation is expected to continue unfolding in the coming years, reshaping the agricultural landscape of the Central Highlands. |
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F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture Coffea canephora système de culture Coffea monoculture diversification avocat culture en mélange arbre fruitier poivre intensification paysage agricole agriculteur incitation indice de surface foliaire système d'exploitation agricole http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1723 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1971 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1720 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4915 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2344 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9022 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4871 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3128 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25495 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33485 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37277 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2805 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3818 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35196 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2807 |
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Rigal, Clément Duong, Tuan Vo, Cuong Bon, Le Van Hoang, Quôc Trung Chau Thi Minh, Long |
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Rigal, Clément Duong, Tuan Vo, Cuong Bon, Le Van Hoang, Quôc Trung Chau Thi Minh, Long |
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Transitioning from monoculture to mixed cropping systems: The case of coffee, pepper, and fruit trees in Vietnam |
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Transitioning from monoculture to mixed cropping systems: The case of coffee, pepper, and fruit trees in Vietnam |
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Transitioning from monoculture to mixed cropping systems: The case of coffee, pepper, and fruit trees in Vietnam |
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Transitioning from monoculture to mixed cropping systems: The case of coffee, pepper, and fruit trees in Vietnam |
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Transitioning from monoculture to mixed cropping systems: The case of coffee, pepper, and fruit trees in Vietnam |
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transitioning from monoculture to mixed cropping systems: the case of coffee, pepper, and fruit trees in vietnam |
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