Viet Nam’s food system emissions increased in absolute level over the past decade (2010-2020) while their share in national emissions decreased. However, the food system emissions in 2020 still represent more than a quarter of total national emissions. The largest emission sources in Vietnam’s food system are, by decreasing order of importance, rice cultivation (34% of total food system emissions), enteric fermentation (12%), manure (11%), synthetic fertilizers (10%), food system waste disposal (8%), and household food consumption (8%). Altogether, these six activities emitted 86.1 MtCO2 eq in 2020 and accounted for 83% of all food system emissions.
This document thus highlights six priorities for action, well aligned with national priorities: (i) reducing emissions from rice production; (ii) addressing emissions from enteric fermentation and manure management; (iii) reducing emissions from synthetic fertilizer production and use; and (iv) improving the data situation to understand and to pinpoint the focus areas and address emissions from household food consumption and food loss and waste.
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https://doi.org/10.17528/cifor-icraf/009048Altmetric score:
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Publication year
2023
Authors
Martius, C.; Guérin, L.; Pingault, N.; Mwambo, F.; Wassmann, R.; Pham, T.T.; Tran, N.; Chan, C.Y.
Language
English
Keywords
food systems, emissions, climate change, supply chain, policy analysis, socioeconomics