Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Piggery and Biogas Digesters in the North of Vietnam

Pham Van Dung 1 , Duong Cong Hoan 2 , Jacobo Arango 3 , Tran Dai Nghia 4 , Nguyen Tri Kien 1 , Ashly Arevalo 3 and Sabine Douxchamps 1

1Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Hanoi 143330, Vietnam
2Department of Livestock Production, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoi City 124332, Vietnam
3Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Apartado Aéreo 6713, Cali, Colombia
4Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD), Hanoi 124332, Vietnam
Received: Aug 3, 2020 /
Revised: May 10, 2021 /
Published: Dec 31, 2020

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Abstract

Increases in pig farm densities have caused great pressures on waste management systems and produce massive manure and urine quantities in Vietnam. This study aimed to identify the role and contributions of biogas digesters to better manage the sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from pig wastes for different types of pig farms in the north of Vietnam. Four provinces, namely Thanh Hoa, Phu Tho, Thai Binh, Vinh Phuc, were identified. A total of 24 farms were purposively selected including 16 small-size farms and 8 larger-size farms. The findings showed that GHG emissions from small-size farms (154.8 t CO2-eq.yr-1) did not significantly differ from the amounts measured in larger-size farms (139.1 t CO2-eq.yr-1) in the four surveyed provinces. The sampling position did not significantly affect the GHG emission rates, with 173.9 t CO2-eq.yr-1 inside piggeries and 120.8 t CO2-eq.yr-1 outside the outlet of the biogas digesters (p-value=0.09). N2O emissions require further measurements at different farm sizes and sites. These results confirmed that the pig waste management of biogas digesters for both small-size and larger-size pig farms is not completely efficient and that efforts need to be invested in to mitigate GHG emissions in pig production. Reducing pig density per piggery is highly recommended. The application of other alternative aerobic or anaerobic digestion technologies like vermicompost, effective microorganisms, and composting should also be encouraged and promoted.

Keywords: Biogas digester, emission rate, greenhouse gas, pig production, Northern Vietnam

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Dung, P., Hoan, D., Arango, J., Nghia, T., Kien, N., Arevalo, A., & Douxchamps, S. (2020). Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Piggery and Biogas Digesters in the North of Vietnam. Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 3(4), 843-853. https://doi.org/10.31817/vjas.2020.3.4.07
Author Biographies

Pham Van Dung, Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Hanoi 143330, Vietnam

 The Tropical Forages Program in South East Asia 

Asia Hub – Regional Office for Asia

Address: Agricultural Genetics Institute, Km2, Pham Van Dong St., Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Vietnam

Duong Cong Hoan, Department of Livestock Production, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoi City 124332, Vietnam

Address: No. 16 Thuy Khue Street, Tay Ho District, Hanoi City 124332, Vietnam

Jacobo Arango, Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Apartado Aéreo 6713, Cali, Colombia

Address: Headquarters, Km 17 Recta Cali-Palmira CP 763537 Apartado Aéreo 6713, Cali, Colombia

 

Tran Dai Nghia, Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD), Hanoi 124332, Vietnam

Address: No. 16 Thuy Khue Street, Tay Ho District, Hanoi City 124332, Vietnam

Nguyen Tri Kien, Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Hanoi 143330, Vietnam

Asia Hub – Regional Office for Asia

Address: Agricultural Genetics Institute, Km2, Pham Van Dong St., Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Vietnam

 

Ashly Arevalo, Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Apartado Aéreo 6713, Cali, Colombia

Address: Headquarters, Km 17 Recta Cali-Palmira CP 763537 Apartado Aéreo 6713, Cali, Colombia

Sabine Douxchamps, Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Hanoi 143330, Vietnam

The Tropical Forages Program in South East Asia 

Asia Hub – Regional Office for Asia

Address: Agricultural Genetics Institute, Km2, Pham Van Dong St., Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Vietnam