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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Main Author: Nguyen, Tin Hong
Other Authors: Cassou, Emilie
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
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spelling okr-10986-292412021-05-25T09:10:37Z An Overview of Agricultural Pollution in Vietnam : The Crops Sector Nguyen, Tin Hong Cassou, Emilie Cao, Bing Thang CROP PRODUCTION RICE MAIZE COFFEE FERTILIZER PESTICIDES WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER POLLUTION GROUNDWATER SOIL POLLUTION AIR POLLUTION BIODIVERSITY SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT CROPPING INTENSITY 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. 2018-01-29T16:05:33Z 2018-01-29T16:05:33Z 2017 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/988621516787454307/An-overview-of-agricultural-pollution-in-Vietnam-the-crops-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29241 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Vietnam
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topic CROP PRODUCTION
RICE
MAIZE
COFFEE
FERTILIZER
PESTICIDES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER POLLUTION
GROUNDWATER
SOIL POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION
BIODIVERSITY
SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT
CROPPING INTENSITY
spellingShingle CROP PRODUCTION
RICE
MAIZE
COFFEE
FERTILIZER
PESTICIDES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER POLLUTION
GROUNDWATER
SOIL POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION
BIODIVERSITY
SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT
CROPPING INTENSITY
Nguyen, Tin Hong
An Overview of Agricultural Pollution in Vietnam : The Crops Sector
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Vietnam
description 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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Nguyen, Tin Hong
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title An Overview of Agricultural Pollution in Vietnam : The Crops Sector
title_short An Overview of Agricultural Pollution in Vietnam : The Crops Sector
title_full An Overview of Agricultural Pollution in Vietnam : The Crops Sector
title_fullStr An Overview of Agricultural Pollution in Vietnam : The Crops Sector
title_full_unstemmed An Overview of Agricultural Pollution in Vietnam : The Crops Sector
title_sort overview of agricultural pollution in vietnam : the crops sector
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/988621516787454307/An-overview-of-agricultural-pollution-in-Vietnam-the-crops-sector
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