
Intensive Commercial Agriculture in Fragile Uplands of Vietnam: How to Harness its Poverty Reduction Potential while Ensuring Environmental Sustainability?
Keil, Alwin; Saint-Macary, Camille; Zeller, Manfred (2013), Intensive Commercial Agriculture in Fragile Uplands of Vietnam: How to Harness its Poverty Reduction Potential while Ensuring Environmental Sustainability?, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, 13, 1, p. 1-25
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2013Nom de la revue
Quarterly Journal of International AgricultureVolume
13Numéro
1Éditeur
Humbolt Universität zu Berlin
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1-25
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Keil, AlwinUniversity of Hohenheim
Saint-Macary, Camille
Laboratoire d'Economie de Dauphine [LEDa]
Zeller, Manfred
University of Hohenheim
Résumé (EN)
Markets for high-value agricultural commodities are growing and can contribute to reducing rural poverty. However, the poor may be unable to participate in such markets, and adverse environmental impacts may counterbalance short-term benefits. Hence, policies are needed that help reducing poverty while protecting the environment. We address this challenge using the case of commercial maize production for animal feed purposes in a marginal upland area of Vietnam. We identify determinants of farmers’ degree of participation in maize production using regression analysis and assess farmers’ awareness of soil erosion and their conservation practices. The poorest are particularly specialized in maize but depend on disadvantageous input supply and marketing arrangements to offset infrastructural and institutional deficiencies. High awareness of soil erosion is contrasted by lacking conservation practices due to high opportunity costs. Policies should foster the integration of livestock in the maize-based farming system and promote soil conservation technologies that produce feed.Mots-clés
Commercial agriculture; rural poverty; land degradation; tobit regression; VietnamPublications associées
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Keil, Alwin; Saint-Macary, Camille; Zeller, Manfred (2011-09) Communication / Conférence
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Maize boom in the uplands of Northern Vietnam : economic importance and environmental implications Zeller, Manfred; Saint-Macary, Camille; Keil, Alwin (2008-04) Document de travail / Working paper
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Keil, Alwin; Zeller, Manfred; Heidhues, Franz; Dung, Pham Thi My; Saint-Macary, Camille (2010-04) Article accepté pour publication ou publié
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Ahlheim, Michael; Fror, Oliver; Heinke, Antonia; Keil, Alwin; Duc, Nguyen Minh; Dinh, Pham Van; Saint-Macary, Camille; Zeller, Manfred (2009) Article accepté pour publication ou publié
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Saint-Macary, Camille; Keil, Alwin; Zeller, Manfred (2009-08) Communication / Conférence