1. Page 1 Rice innovation Practices in Bac Lieu province 19 th December 2013 Project: Adaptation to climate change through biodiversity promotion in Bac Lieu province, Vietnam

2. Page 2 In this presentation: Overview of GIZ project in Bac Lieu Rice activities in Bac Lieu Stress tolerant rice varieties Alternate Wetting and Drying technology GIZ, Bac Lieu, Vietnam

3. Page 3 Project outputs: Mangrove rehabilitation and biodiversity Environmental Education Local community assistance Aquaculture Alternative sources of livelihood activities Rice production GIZ, Bac Lieu, Vietnam Overview of GIZ project in Bac Lieu

4. Page 409.06.2016 Rice activities: Bac Lieu rice production areas (~86,000ha), CLUES project, 2010 Overview of GIZ project in Bac Lieu Adapt rice cultivation to water shortage and salt intrusion in dry season Salt tolerant rice varieties (multiplication, distribution and training) Alternate Wetting and Drying technology (dissemination and training)

5. Page 509.06.2016 Capacity building for agriculture technicians: A training course on stress tolerant rice varieties for 50 agricultural staff in June 2012 Stress tolerant rice

6. Page 6 09.06.2016 Seed multiplication: 22 tons Field demonstration: 24 sites (18 ha) Technical training on cultivation of salt tolerant rice varieties (510 farmers) Trial production on farmer fields in rice – shrimp areas and salt – affected areas Varieties used: OM5629, OM6677, OM5954, OM6600, OM10252  OM5629 : good choice (salt concentration up to 6‰, 95 -100 days and high resistance to blast disease Stress tolerant rice

7. Page 7 09.06.2016 Since 2011: Integration of AWD (IRRI) and “1 must 5 reductions” on intensive rice farming areas in Bac Lieu: Field demonstration: 41 demo sites in 5 districts Technical training: 41 training classes with 1,418 farmers in 5 districts AWD - Alternate wetting and Drying technology

8. Page 809.06.2016 AWD application in Bac Lieu AWD recommended by IRRIAWD application in Bac Lieu AWD practicing Safe AWD = Irrigate when water is 15 cm below the surface Keep the field continously flooded (3-5cm) at flowering stage. Safe AWD = Irrigate when water is 10 cm below the surface 4 water saving stages: seedling, panicle initiation, panicle formation and ripening AWD impacts Reduce pumping times/cost by 25% Reduce water input by 15-30% without yield loss Reduce pumping times/cost by 30% Reduce water input by 30% without yield loss Reduce rate of lodging Increase yield due to the lodging reduced Facilitate harvesting by using machine Be able to use safely on moderate Acid sulfate soils

9. Page 909.06.2016 AWD & 1 must 5 reduction results in Winter – Spring 2012 – 2013 in comparison with traditional method Farmers achieved an average increased net profit of about $ 250 per ha (with a range of $ 190 to $ 350 per ha). AWD application in Bac Lieu

10. Page 1009.06.2016 Survey and evaluation of the willingness to adopt AWD in practical rice farming of Bac Lieu farmers: A survey on 280 farmers in April 2013  51% apply AWD in Winter – Spring 2011 – 2012  93% apply AWD in Winter – Spring 2012 – 2013 AWD application in Bac Lieu

11. Page 1109.06.2016 AWD up scaling: The future up scaling of AWD will be integrated in the “large scale rice field” policy of MARD. For the dry season of 2013-2014 another 440 ha will be covered with this climate smart technology in rice production. AWD application in Bac Lieu

12. Page 1209.06.2016 Thank you for your attention!