Sustainable production of Robusta coffee under a changing climate: a 10-year monitoring of fertilizer management in coffee farms in Vietnam and Indonesia
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Article Title | Sustainable production of Robusta coffee under a changing climate: a 10-year monitoring of fertilizer management in coffee farms in Vietnam and Indonesia |
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ERA Journal ID | 200126 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Byrareddy, Vivekananda (Author), Kouadio, Louis (Author), Mushtaq, Shahbaz (Author) and Stone, Roger (Author) |
Journal Title | Agronomy |
Journal Citation | 9, pp. 1-19 |
Article Number | 499 |
Number of Pages | 19 |
Year | 2019 |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISSN | 2073-4395 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9090499 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/9/9/499 |
Abstract | Assessing and prescribing fertilizer use is critical to profitable and sustainable coffee production, and this is becoming a priority concern for the Robusta coffee industry. In this study,annual survey data of 798 farms across selected Robusta coffee-producing provinces in Vietnam and Indonesia between 2008 and 2017 were used to comparatively assess the fertilizer management strategies in these countries. Specifically, we aimed to characterize fertilizer use patterns in the key coffee-growing provinces and discuss the potential for improving nutrient management practices.Four types of chemical (NPK, super phosphate, potassium chloride and urea) and two of natural (compost and lime) fertilizers were routinely used in Vietnam. In Indonesia, NPK and urea were supplemented only with compost. Farmers in Vietnam applied unbalanced quantities of chemical fertilizers (i.e., higher rates than recommended) and at a constant rate between years whereas Indonesian farmers applied well below the recommended rates because of poor accessibility and financial support. The overuse of chemical fertilizers in Vietnam threatens the sustainability of Robusta coffee farming. Nevertheless, there is a potential for improvement in both countries in terms of nutrient management and sustainability of Robusta coffee production by adopting the best local fertilizer management practices. |
Keywords | Robusta coffee; smallholder farms; sustainability; chemical fertilizer; organic fertilizer |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300210. Sustainable agricultural development |
300207. Agricultural systems analysis and modelling | |
300403. Agronomy | |
Byline Affiliations | International Centre for Applied Climate Science |
Centre for Applied Climate Sciences | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q55wv/sustainable-production-of-robusta-coffee-under-a-changing-climate-a-10-year-monitoring-of-fertilizer-management-in-coffee-farms-in-vietnam-and-indonesia
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