Title: Costs and benefits analysis of applying agro-climate information to agricultural cultivation for ethnic minority farmers in the mountainous communities of Vietnam

Authors: Ngo Cong Chinh; Phan Dang Thang; Vu Minh Hai; Nguyen Thi Hong Mai; Le Thi Hong Phuong

Addresses: Research Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change, Asian Management and Development Institute, Vietnam; Strategic Communication Group, Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands ' Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Rural Development, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Vietnam ' SenAsia Group, UK ' University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University, Vietnam ' University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University, Vietnam

Abstract: The agricultural sector in Vietnam has faced challenges in accessibility to agro-climate information. The question is how to provide evidence to convince farmers in applying agro-climate information to enhance livelihood and increase resilience to climate change. An analysis of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) when farmers use and apply the agro-climate information services in their agriculture production was conducted with 213 farmers in two mountainous provinces in the North of Vietnam. The findings show that production costs were reduced in rice, coffee, and tea cultivation households that applied agro-climate information. Reducing production costs leads to higher agricultural profits for households. The CBA results show that the intervention achieves high benefits of economic efficiency compared to investment costs when farmers applied agro-climate information. The research concludes that the meteo-hydrological station, department of agriculture and rural development, centre for agricultural services, provincial television and radio need to adopt and broadcast agro-climate information to farmers.

Keywords: cost-benefit analysis; CBA; agro-climate information; farmers; ethnic minority; Vietnam.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSAMI.2024.137708

International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Management and Informatics, 2024 Vol.10 No.2, pp.185 - 210

Received: 28 Mar 2023
Accepted: 27 Jul 2023
Published online: 02 Apr 2024 *

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