An Overview of Agricultural Pollution in Vietnam : The Crops Sector
The “study” constitutes the totality of the work and includes multiple components,including national overviews of agricultural pollution for the three focus countries, thematic working papers, and an overall synthesis report. The present report cor...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/988621516787454307/An-overview-of-agricultural-pollution-in-Vietnam-the-crops-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29241 |
| Summary: | The “study” constitutes the totality of
the work and includes multiple components,including national
overviews of agricultural pollution for the three focus
countries, thematic working papers, and an overall synthesis
report. The present report corresponds to the national
overview of agricultural pollution in Vietnam, and
specifically, to the background paper on crop-related
pollution. It provides a broad national overview of (a) the
magnitude, impacts, and drivers of pollution related to the
crop sector’s development; (b) measures that have been taken
by the publicsector to manage or mitigate this pollution;
and (c) existing knowledge gaps and directions for future
research.The report was prepared on the basis of a desk
review of existing literature, recentanalyses, and national
and international statistics. It did not involve new
primaryresearch and did not attempt to cover pollution
issues that arise in crop value chainsmore broadly, outside
the farm gate—such as from processing, transportation,
andthe manufacturing of agricultural inputs and machinery.
An earlier version of the report was circulated to
stakeholders representing national government
agencies,nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and research
institutions, and discussed at a stakeholder consultation
workshop in December 2016.This paper is structured into
seven main sections. Section one includes the background and
analytical framework; Section two reviews the
intensification and expansion of the agricultural sector
through various development stages, with a special focus on
selected crops of rice, maize, and coffee; Section three
discusses the use of inputs in crop systems as well as waste
management practices, with a special focus on the use of
fertilizers and pesticides in the selected crops; Sections
four and five review thephysical and socioeconomic impacts
(that is, water, soil, and air pollution and impacts on
ecosystems and public health); Section six discusses the
driving factors contributing and responding to agricultural
pollution; Section seven presents the solutions and
knowledgegaps; and Section eight summarizes the findings and recommendations. |
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