Paper published in a book (Scientific congresses and symposiums)
The dynamic pathways of agrarian change in the Red River Delta of Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Minh Khué; Nguyen Thi, Dien; Lebailly, Philippe
2016 • In Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA); Académie de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur (ARES) (Eds.) Proceedings International Conference "Agriculture Development in the Context of International Integration: Opportunities and Challenges". Vietnam National University of Agriculture, December 7-8, 2016, Hanoi, Vietnam
Agriculture; Livelihoods; Migration; Remittances; Vietnam; Rice production
Abstract :
[en] Even though agricultural production has not been the main source of income for rural households in Red River Delta, yet farming remains an important livelihood and security for many rural people. The empirical findings from fieldwork in a village in the Red River Delta of Vietnam show how dependence on agriculture is determined by family context, including land, education and job of household members, their gender and age. Most educated young people have successfully found employment opportunities outside in the village as migratory wage labour, and have capacity to attain higher social status and become rural entrepreneurs. While less educated and older villagers consider agriculture as a more favorable alternative and valuable security. Besides, maintenance agricultural production at reasonable level and return to traditional cultivation is also considered as a rural household strategy coping with food security in industrialization and rural-urban linkage. Diverse and special extended livelihoods are contributed by historical, cultural and economic specificities which are conditioned for rural transformation.
Lebailly, Philippe ; Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Economie et développement rural
Language :
English
Title :
The dynamic pathways of agrarian change in the Red River Delta of Vietnam
Publication date :
2016
Event name :
ICOAD 2016: International Conference "Agriculture Development in the Context of International Integration: Opportunities and Challenges"
Event organizer :
Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) Académie de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur (ARES)
Event place :
Hanoi, Vietnam
Event date :
7-8 December 2016
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Proceedings International Conference "Agriculture Development in the Context of International Integration: Opportunities and Challenges". Vietnam National University of Agriculture, December 7-8, 2016, Hanoi, Vietnam
Author, co-author :
Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA)
Académie de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur (ARES)