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ThIRST: Targeted IRrigation Support Tool for sustainable coffee production

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Title ThIRST: Targeted IRrigation Support Tool for sustainable coffee production
 
Creator Nguyen, Kien Tri
Craparo, Alessandro
Nguyen, Phuong Minh
Turreira-García, Nerea
Talsma, Tiffany
Deniau, Aline
Bossolasco, Laurent
Le, Trung Dang
Bosselmann, Aske Skovmand
 
Subject climate change
production
coffee
advisory services
management techniques
irrigation efficiency
 
Description The Central Highlands of Vietnam is an important Robusta coffee growing region. However, the region is facing climate change impacts from rising temperatures and irregular rainfall, while Vietnamese coffee farmers predominantly rely on irrigation from heavily depleted aquifers. To continue productive and sustainable growth, this system requires an innovative approach to meet this hydrological challenge. Here we propose a user-friendly tool, which aims to support coffee farmers’ irrigation decisions, through the Targeted Irrigation Support Tool or ThIRST. ThIRST combines seasonal forecasts, on-farm metrics, and farmer’s expertise. The research comprises baseline ( n = 400) and endline ( n = 237) surveys of coffee farmers in Đắk Lắk and Lâm Đồng Provinces. Through the surveys, farmers’ irrigation needs and the applicability of the tool are evaluated. Despite low smartphone usage for farming advisory, the results show the tool allows coffee farmers to continually achieve water-use efficiency and adapt to climate variability. Involving farmers in the design, production and evaluation of climate services can improve the trust and uptake of agro-advisories and the way this information is communicated.
 
Date 2023-10-25
2023-11-13T09:53:57Z
2023-11-13T09:53:57Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Nguyen, K.T.; Craparo, A.; Nguyen, P.M.; Turreira-García, N.; Talsma, T.; Deniau, A.; Bossolasco, L.; Le, T.D.; Bosselmann, A.S. (2023) ThIRST: Targeted IRrigation Support Tool for sustainable coffee production. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 7: 1267388. ISSN: 2571-581X
2571-581X
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134463
https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1267388
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 1267388
application/pdf
 
Publisher FRONTIERS MEDIA
 
Source Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems