Report
Assessment of economic, social and environmental benefits and climate resilience of shrimp-rice farming practices in the Mekong Delta
Gender Transformative & Responsible Agribusiness Investment In Southeast Asia (Graisea)
- Published by
- Oxfam
This study, within the framework of the GRAISEA 2 programme, provides an overall assessment of the shrimp-rice farming system in the Mekong Delta in the context of accelerating climate change.
The study focuses on the following objectives:
- To systematise the existing shrimp-rice farming models in the Mekong Delta, focusing on three project provinces of Soc Trang, Bac Lieu and Ca Mau
- To analyse the economic, social and environmental benefits, and the suitability, replicability and climate resilience of the shrimp-rice farming models
- To provide recommendations on improving and replicating the shrimp-rice farming models in the Mekong Delta
The research was conducted using the mixed-methods approach, including the value chain approach, multi-stakeholder approach and climate-smart agriculture (CSA).