Developing community model of managing and utilizing land and water resource effectively, sustainably to produce peanut adapting with climate change in Cam Lo district, Quang Tri province
1. Project Background
In Cam Thanh and Cam Tuyen communes, peanut is the staple crop that generates income for the local economy. Peanuts are mainly cultivated during winter-spring crop using rainwater, with an area of 521 ha - more than 50% of the whole district. During the summer crop, only 20 ha is cultivated due to shortage of irrigation water. The remaining land is fallow with low vegetation cover, leading to rapid water evaporation. Whereas in the hilly terrain areas during the rainy season, soild surface is eroded, which contributes to accelerate land degradation.
Traditionally, peanuts are cultivated using monoculture method, leading to widespread and serious pests problem. In addition, supply of quality seed for production is not ensured, using old degenerated seeds with a yield of only 15 kg/ha. Peanuts processing and consumption are self-organized by households instead of organized by professional enterprises. In the past years, extreme and prolonged droughts have increased, with total annual rainfall of 1,690mm in 2014, equivalent to 67.6% of the average rainfall in previous years and the lowest in 40 years. During the 2015 summer-autumn crop, nearly 5,000 ha of rice fields were converted to cultivate corns and beans due to prolonged heatwave of 27 days in May, with day temperature rising to above 40°C. Quat Xa village in Cam Thanh and An My village in Cam Tuyen are located in the region affected by water scarcity and anabatic wind from Laos, hence the drought situation is more intense, causing increasing difficulties to people's lives.
2. Project Objectives
2.1. Overall objective: Strengthen community capacity in managing the integrated use of land and water resources, to ensure effective - sustainable peanut production, climate change adaptation, poverty reduction, and implementation of the National Target Programme on New Rural Development in Cam Lo district.
2.2. Specific objectives:
Objective 1: Enhance community awareness and capacity in climate change and the ability to actively respond to climate change through adaptation measures.
Objective 2: Develop community-based models of effective ? sustainable peanut production technology and process in Cam Lo.
Objective 3: Review, evaluate and draw lessons learned; document technical guidelines; improve/expand and promote supporting policies.
3. Project Activities
Activity 1.1: Advocacy activities to raise awareness
Activity 1.2: Community technical capacity building: TOT, community exchange at field site
Activity 2.1: Select households/farms according to criteria to ensure successful implementation of the models
Activity 2.2: Surveys, detailed design of each model
Activity 2.3: Implementation of the model or operation of community groups according to the work plan
Activity 2.4: Conduct monitoring/evaluation of technical models/groups by relevant indicators (number of households/area/productivity/efficiency, degree of satisfaction of the community related to the model and groups operation)
Activity 2.5: Measure soil fertility (number of sampling times, number of samples, sample analysis results, conclusions)
Activity 3.1: Develop technical guidelines to summarize project preparation process (project concept outline, technical notes)
Activity 3.2: Organize the appraisal of technical guideline (members of the Appraisal Committee, organizing conference, written conclusions of the Appraisal Committee)
Activity 3.3: Replication plan (consult with local governments and agencies, develop replication plan)
4. Expected Results
Output 1.1: Enhanced awareness and capacity in climate change response among government/agencies and community groups.
Output 1.2: Enhanced technical capacity to ensure effective ? sustainable peanut production among community groups (peanut seeding techniques; intercropping of winter-spring peanuts and cassava using seepage irrigation technique; composting technique).
Output 2.1: Achieved success in peanut seeding model (produce pure seeds from super pure seeds); peanut yield of 22 quintals/ha.
Output 2.2: Approved the winter-spring intercropping of peanut and cassava using seepage irrigation to achieve productivity/efficiency/sustainability (peanut yield: 22 quintals/ha; cassava yield: 25 tons/ha).
Output 2.3: Approved organic composting model (high quality, low cost).
Output 2.4: Effective organization of community irrigation management groups, L14 peanut seed production/supply groups, corporate affiliations to distribute products, credit funds to support effective production of the community.
Output 3.1: Final report, project evaluation, lessons learned.
Output 3.2: Technical guidelines are appraised and transferred.
Output 3.3: Upgrade/expansion plans are integrated into local socio-economic development programmes, promote policies to support sustainable production of peanuts.
In Cam Thanh and Cam Tuyen communes, peanut is the staple crop that generates income for the local economy. Peanuts are mainly cultivated during winter-spring crop using rainwater, with an area of 521 ha - more than 50% of the whole district. During the summer crop, only 20 ha is cultivated due to shortage of irrigation water. The remaining land is fallow with low vegetation cover, leading to rapid water evaporation. Whereas in the hilly terrain areas during the rainy season, soild surface is eroded, which contributes to accelerate land degradation.
Traditionally, peanuts are cultivated using monoculture method, leading to widespread and serious pests problem. In addition, supply of quality seed for production is not ensured, using old degenerated seeds with a yield of only 15 kg/ha. Peanuts processing and consumption are self-organized by households instead of organized by professional enterprises. In the past years, extreme and prolonged droughts have increased, with total annual rainfall of 1,690mm in 2014, equivalent to 67.6% of the average rainfall in previous years and the lowest in 40 years. During the 2015 summer-autumn crop, nearly 5,000 ha of rice fields were converted to cultivate corns and beans due to prolonged heatwave of 27 days in May, with day temperature rising to above 40°C. Quat Xa village in Cam Thanh and An My village in Cam Tuyen are located in the region affected by water scarcity and anabatic wind from Laos, hence the drought situation is more intense, causing increasing difficulties to people's lives.
2. Project Objectives
2.1. Overall objective: Strengthen community capacity in managing the integrated use of land and water resources, to ensure effective - sustainable peanut production, climate change adaptation, poverty reduction, and implementation of the National Target Programme on New Rural Development in Cam Lo district.
2.2. Specific objectives:
Objective 1: Enhance community awareness and capacity in climate change and the ability to actively respond to climate change through adaptation measures.
Objective 2: Develop community-based models of effective ? sustainable peanut production technology and process in Cam Lo.
Objective 3: Review, evaluate and draw lessons learned; document technical guidelines; improve/expand and promote supporting policies.
3. Project Activities
Activity 1.1: Advocacy activities to raise awareness
Activity 1.2: Community technical capacity building: TOT, community exchange at field site
Activity 2.1: Select households/farms according to criteria to ensure successful implementation of the models
Activity 2.2: Surveys, detailed design of each model
Activity 2.3: Implementation of the model or operation of community groups according to the work plan
Activity 2.4: Conduct monitoring/evaluation of technical models/groups by relevant indicators (number of households/area/productivity/efficiency, degree of satisfaction of the community related to the model and groups operation)
Activity 2.5: Measure soil fertility (number of sampling times, number of samples, sample analysis results, conclusions)
Activity 3.1: Develop technical guidelines to summarize project preparation process (project concept outline, technical notes)
Activity 3.2: Organize the appraisal of technical guideline (members of the Appraisal Committee, organizing conference, written conclusions of the Appraisal Committee)
Activity 3.3: Replication plan (consult with local governments and agencies, develop replication plan)
4. Expected Results
Output 1.1: Enhanced awareness and capacity in climate change response among government/agencies and community groups.
Output 1.2: Enhanced technical capacity to ensure effective ? sustainable peanut production among community groups (peanut seeding techniques; intercropping of winter-spring peanuts and cassava using seepage irrigation technique; composting technique).
Output 2.1: Achieved success in peanut seeding model (produce pure seeds from super pure seeds); peanut yield of 22 quintals/ha.
Output 2.2: Approved the winter-spring intercropping of peanut and cassava using seepage irrigation to achieve productivity/efficiency/sustainability (peanut yield: 22 quintals/ha; cassava yield: 25 tons/ha).
Output 2.3: Approved organic composting model (high quality, low cost).
Output 2.4: Effective organization of community irrigation management groups, L14 peanut seed production/supply groups, corporate affiliations to distribute products, credit funds to support effective production of the community.
Output 3.1: Final report, project evaluation, lessons learned.
Output 3.2: Technical guidelines are appraised and transferred.
Output 3.3: Upgrade/expansion plans are integrated into local socio-economic development programmes, promote policies to support sustainable production of peanuts.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Union of Science and Technology Associations of Cam Lo district, Quang Tri province
Country:
Viet nam
Area Of Work:
Climate Change Mitigation
Grant Amount:
US$ 49,914.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 27,019.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 69,002.00
Project Number:
VNM/SGP/OP5/Y4/STAR/2015/04
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Project sustainability
- The community in the project area has become aware of the importance of sustainable and climate change adapted farming system and wished to change their awareness and behavior toward sustainable agricultural production. The community directly participated in discussions to make comments and contribution to the improvement of technical procedures, and in the monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the models. Since then, local farmers have improved their skills in working in groups and or independently, and capacity for transferring technical advancements to others through the training of trainers (TOT), and mastering and/or creating techniques.
- The loans that were repaid: are revolved in the community after the end of the project through the management of the Quat Xa Cooperative.
- Market for cassava: there is a broad commercial market for cassava in Cam Lo district, i.e. a cassava starch processing plant operated by the An Thai Cassava Processing J.S Company and two other cassava starch processing plants in Quang Tri province.
- Market for peanuts: Apart from an amount of peanuts used as a source of peanut seeds supplied for local peanut cultivation, the peanut products are sold to the peanut oil processing plant of Tu Phong Co. Ltd and local traders.
Replication of project activities
Based on the results gained from the implementation of the project, a plan for the replication of the models will be developed and implemented by Cam Lo DPC in some areas with similar conditions in order to create a window of opportunity to promote local agricultural production across the district; enhance a better understanding and awareness of the importance of climate change adaptation among of communities and local authorities; develop relevant models to apply technical advancements to agricultural production that utilizes land and water resources efficiently to limit the harmful effects of drought and land degradation; and organize linkages for stable agricultural product processing and consumption for local farmers.
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