This paper aims to review previous studies exploring the impact of climate change on Thailand’s food security and measure the co-benefits of climate change adaptation and mitigation options. For the impact of climate change, most of the studies focused on crop production. They are mainly important cash crops such as paddy rice, cassava, and maize. Overall, climate change is projected to have a negative impact on the production of these crops. As a result, Thailand’s food security will not only be negatively affected by climate change, but global food security will also be sensitive to reductions in Thai crop production because Thailand is the world’s major exporter of these food crops. To reduce the impact of climate change, there are limited past studies that assessed cost of production and benefits of adaptation and mitigation options. Some options require temporary government support
Over the years, climate change has unraveled more issues that have affected the agricultural sector, most especially the already vulnerable smallholder farmers who have borne the burden of intensifying climate impacts. Given this urgent matter, the need to prioritize climate services for science-based decision-making and strategic planning has been more pertinent than ever. This paper scrutinizes the type of climate services available to Southeast Asian smallholder farmers and the role these play in climate change adaptation. Guided by the PICoST (Population, Interest, Context, Scope, and Time) approach, only 22 materials published from 2015 to 2022 were identified from a systematic review of Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science (WoS) literature, reflecting a poverty of literature in Southeast Asia despite the region’s high exposure to climatic hazards. From the review,
Mohammad Hariz Bin Abdul Rahman, Mohd Fairuz Bin Md. Suptian, Mohd Aziz Bin Rashid, Saiful Zaimi Bin Jamil, Nurul Atilia Shafienaz Binti Hanifah, Rozimah Binti Muhamad Rasdi, Fauzi Bin Jumat, Shamsul Amri Bin Saidon, Rahiniza Binti Kamaruzaman, Site Noorzuraini Binti Abd Rahman, Mohd Shahril Firdaus Bin Ab Razak, Zul Helmey Bin Mohamad Sabdin
Climate change continues to be a major focus area for researchers and policy makers. Its impacts could threaten national food security by potentially reducing crop yield in both commodity and non-commodity subsectors. Within the non-commodity agrofood industry in Malaysia, which includes rice production, the impacts of climate variability through events like droughts and floods will have long-term implications for its productivity. Additionally, these effects can be observed in other agrofood subsectors including fruits, vegetables, and livestock. Therefore, several adaptation and mitigation strategies using Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices have been developed to effectively manage the potential climate risks while simultaneously aiming to optimize crop production. These strategies mainly focus on overcoming the impacts of the potentially higher local temperatures and prolonged
Amidst evident climate impacts on the Korean peninsula, the Korean government targets carbon neutrality by 2050, extending this commitment to agriculture, aiming to mitigate climate-related impacts and damages. As agriculture's role evolves from emissions source to carbon sink, its responsible role gains importance. Developing low-carbon agricultural methods and technologies becomes crucial. The Korean government backs these efforts through programs for greenhouse gas reduction facilities, energy-saving technologies, and renewable energy installations. Programs incentivizing low-carbon farming practices are also in place. Using a case study method, this paper examines government and agriculture sector efforts toward carbon neutrality, stressing ongoing technique advancements for climate mitigation. A case study on farmers engaged in greenhouse gas reduction initiatives reveals
None of us is considered an outsider when it comes to facing global climate change. Taiwan’s agriculture-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accounted for as low as 2.1% of the country’s total GHG emission. Countries around the world successively made commitments and taken actions towards the target of achieving "Net-Zero Emissions by 2050." In 2022, a declaration was made indicating the strong determination of the agriculture sector to reach the goal of net-zero emissions by 2040. In response to the trends of climate change and environmental sustainability, the Council of Agriculture (COA) underwent an organizational restructuring and was elevated to the status of the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) on August 1st, 2023. Notably, a significant development was the establishment of the "Department of Resources Sustainability " as the authority to formulate climate change adaptation and
In Tokachi region of Hokkaido, Japan, the soil’s freezing depth has become shallower since mid-1980s resulting in the proliferation of volunteer potatoes in the fields, where remaining potato tubers after harvesting survive the winter and grow as weeds to the following crops. To eradicate the volunteer potatoes, the farmers adopted soil frost enhancement by snow removal in winter, a practice that a farmer had invented before. The adopters, however, sometimes encountered undesired outcomes due to insufficient or excessive soil frost. An extension agronomist brought this problem to the attention of a scientist, who then combined the farmers’ practice with a soil temperature model and thereby established the soil frost control (SFC) technology. With SFC, soil frost depth is optimized for controlling volunteer potatoes without the excessive freezing. The SFC technology was implemented in a
Synergies of Adaptation and Mitigation for Sustainable Climate-Resilient Agriculture: Perspectives and Policy Implication
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A Review of the Impact of Climate Change on Food Security and Co-Benefits of Adaptation and Mitigation Options in Thailand
Climate Information Services in Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review
Research Initiatives towards Implementation of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Practices for Rice and Other Crops in Malaysia
A Case Study of Korean Farmer’s Voluntary Participation in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs: Based on In-depth Interview
Strategic Roadmap to Net-Zero Emissions in Taiwan’s Agriculture Sector by 2040
Understanding the Role of Farmers, Scientists, and Extension Staff in Developing Climate Change Adaptation Technologies in Tokachi and Okhotsk, Hokkaido, Japan