Transitioning from monoculture to mixed cropping systems: The case of coffee, pepper, and fruit trees in Vietnam

Rigal Clément, Duong Tuan, Vo Cuong, Bon Le Van, Hoang Quôc Trung, Chau Thi Minh Long. 2023. Transitioning from monoculture to mixed cropping systems: The case of coffee, pepper, and fruit trees in Vietnam. Ecological Economics, 214:107980, 14 p.

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Résumé : In the Central Highlands of Vietnam, coffee (Coffea canephora) and pepper (Peper nigrum) farmers have started transitioning from monoculture to mix cropping systems. To investigate this ongoing shift towards diversified systems and understand the underlying agronomic and economic drivers, a total of 234 interviews were conducted with farmers in the three provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Gia Lai in 2021. The interviews showed that farmers are increasingly incorporating coffee, pepper, and fruit trees (mostly avocado, durian, and macadamia) within their plots. This response is likely driven by market prices and government incentives. The addition of perennial crops into existing systems results in an overall increase in planting densities (+33–71% compared with monoculture systems). Despite the intensification and diversification, there is currently no noticeable competition between crops, and productivity per tree remains high in these intensive farming systems. Furthermore, diversified coffee systems exhibit higher gross margins (only considering fertilizer and pesticide costs while excluding labor costs) than monoculture coffee systems. They also demonstrate greater economic resilience to price fluctuations. Given the perennial nature of the crops, this transformation is expected to continue unfolding in the coming years, reshaping the agricultural landscape of the Central Highlands.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Coffea canephora, système de culture, Coffea, monoculture, diversification, avocat, culture en mélange, arbre fruitier, poivre, intensification, paysage agricole, agriculteur, incitation, indice de surface foliaire, système d'exploitation agricole

Mots-clés libres : Coffee, Pepper, Agroforestry, Intercropping, Diversification

Classification Agris : F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 2 (2019-) - Transitions agroécologiques

Auteurs et affiliations

• Rigal Clément, CIRAD-PERSYST-UMR ABSys (VNM) ORCID: 0000-0002-6210-1101 - auteur correspondant
• Duong Tuan, ICRAF (VNM)
• Vo Cuong, PRDC (VNM)
• Bon Le Van, WASI (VNM)
• Hoang Quôc Trung, WASI (VNM)
• Chau Thi Minh Long, WASI (VNM)

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/606308/)

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