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ASSESSMENT EFFECT OF SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION (SRI) ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE AT CHO MOI DISTRICT, BAC KAN PROVINCE, VIET NAM

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Vietnam is among the top 10 countries in the world most vulnerable to climate change. It is the most important factors threatening agricultural production for the poor farmers who are leaving the mountain areas in Vietnam. Currently, the Government of Vietnam and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have been making many efforts to respond to climate change such as applying System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in the context of water shortage and climate change.</br>              Yen Cu commune, Cho Moi district, Bac Kan province located in the North of Viet Nam, which is the most areas affected by extreme weather and climate change such as drought, landslides, heat, especially changing in rainfall have caused affect in agriculture production, therefor, local authorities have asked farmers of Cho Moi district applied the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) to cope with climate change.</br>          After 5 years of application SRI, this study evaluates the effectiveness of the SRI model to respond to climate change here in terms of economy, society and environment aspect, the opportunities and challenges of applying the SRI model also is presented and identified by local farmers that can be a lesson learnt for other mountain areas in the North of Viet Nam in the context of climate change and water shortage.