Doi Moi in the Mountains

Name: Doi Moi in the Mountains
Brand: IRD Éditions
SKU: 1000000064636
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ISBN: 100-0-000-06463-6

Land use changes and farmers' livelihood strategies in Bac Kan Province, Viet Nam

De Jean-Christophe Castella, Dang Dinh Quang

IRD Éditions/Thê Gioi

Collection : Hors collection

janvier 2002

Livre papier

format 170 x 240 284 pages En stock

15,25 €

Présentation

Under the socialist system of collectivized agriculture, Viet Nam was a nation of chronic food shortages. Now, thanks to the dramatic doi moi economic reforms, Viet Nam has transformed itself into one of the world's leading exporters of rice, coffee, rubber, tea, and other agricultural products. This remarkable economic success has been concentrated in the lowland "rice bowl" regions, where farmers had the means to take advantage of the new doi moi policies. But in the northern mountains, poverty levels remain high and environmental degradation threatens the continued livelihoods of farmers. This volume presents a series of monographic and analytical studies vital to understanding the heterogeneity and potential of the mountains of northern Viet Nam. The Mountain Agrarian Systems Program (SAM) has used an interdisciplinary approach to analyze the needs and possibilities of farmers in the mountainous province of Bac Kan. The multiple-scale analysis showed that we need to create not only a spirit of "thinking globally and acting locally", but just as importantly, a spirit of "thinking locally and acting globally". The research provides a foundation for development practitioners and policy makers to identify the successes and failures of past policies and projects, and to target the groups most in need of development assistance today.

Caractéristiques

Editeur : IRD Éditions/Thê Gioi

Auteur(s) : Jean-Christophe Castella, Dang Dinh Quang

Collection : Hors collection

Publication : 1 janvier 2002

Edition : 1^ère édition

Intérieur : Noir & blanc

Support(s) : Livre papier

Poids (en grammes) : 790

Langue(s) : Anglais

EAN13 Livre papier : 1000000064636

Sommaire

Part 1: Monographic studies

A short history of land use changes and farming system differentiation in Xuat Hoa Commune, Bac Kan Province, Viet Nam
The declining role of ethnicity in farm household differentiation: A case study from Ngoc Phai Commune, Cho Don District, Bac Kan Province, Viet Nam
From rice cuitivator to agroforester within a decade: The impact of Doi moi on agricultural diversification in a mountainous commune of Cho Moi District, Bac Kan Province, Viet Nam
Centralized planning and agricultural policy: The role of the State in the agrarian dynamics of Duc Van Commune, Ngan Son District, Bac Kan Province, Viet Nam
Impact of accessibility on the range of livelihood options available to farm households in mountainous areas of northem Viet Nam

Part 2: Thematic studies

Landscape changes in Cho Don District during the doi moi era (1990-2000) and their implications for sustainable natural resource management in Viet Nam's mountainous provinces
Montane paddy rice: The cornerstone of agricultural production systems in Bac Kan Province, Viet Nam.
Impact of forestland allocation on agriculture and natural resources management in Bac Kan Province, Viet Nam
Crop-livestock interactions in northern Viet Nam: Issues, diversity of farmers' responses and alternatives for sustainable integration of animals in upland agricultural systems
Contesting policies: Rural development versus biodiversity conservation in the Ba Be National Park area, Viet Nam