Risks and risk responses of rice farmers in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

This study attempts to examine the effects of contract farming on rice growers’ productivity and profitability in terms of yield, cost, selling price and return in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta using different propensity-score matching techniques. By using cross-sectional data collected from 166 rice farmers located in the central Delta, the findings reveal that participation in a contract scheme has a robust positive significant effect on rice farmers’ output price and return but has no impact on yield and variable cost. The results of this study suggest that contract farming led by export enterprise enables rice farmers to raise their output price and profitability, which may magnify their household income.

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Climate Change and Profit Loss

Advanced Integrated Approaches to Environmental Economics and Policy - Advances in Finance, Accounting, and Economics ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-9562-5.ch006 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 105-119

Author(s):

Huynh Viet Khai

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Natural Environment ◽

Saltwater Intrusion ◽

Mekong Delta ◽

Rice Production ◽

Social Characteristics ◽

Salinity Intrusion ◽

Rice Farmers ◽

The Difference

The chapter aims to evaluate the profit loss of rice farmers due to salinity intrusion by collecting the information of rice production in three regions with the same natural environment conditions, social characteristics (e.g., the same social and farming culture, ethnicity, type of soil), and only differed with respect to the level of salinity in Soc Trang province, one of the most salinity-affected areas in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta. The study estimated the profit loss in rice production due to saltwater intrusion by the difference in rice profit between the non-salinity and salinity regions and showed this loss was about VND 9.3-15.1 million per ha-1 a year.

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The Price Insurance Demand of Rice Producers in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta

Developing Sustainable Food Systems, Policies, and Securities - Practice, Progress, and Proficiency in Sustainability ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-2599-9.ch005 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 73-81

Author(s):

Huynh Viet Khai

Keyword(s):

Contingent Valuation ◽

Contingent Valuation Method ◽

Mekong Delta ◽

Dichotomous Choice ◽

Insurance Demand ◽

Rice Farmers ◽

Valuation Method ◽

Minimum Price ◽

Price Insurance ◽

Shed Light

Using the dichotomous choice contingent valuation method, this chapter helps shed light on the potential for marker-based insurance schemes in Vietnam by empirically exploring the demand for minimum price insurance among rice households. The study showed that the majority of rice farmers accepted the guaranteed price of VND 4,500 per kg, and their accepted insurance fee was about 13% of the guaranteed price and 30% of the break-even price. Farmers growing rice under a monoculture system were less likely to pay for the proposed insurance service, while those with access to any formal credits were more likely to pay for it.

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Impacts of farmers' adaptation to drought and salinity intrusion on rice yield in Vietnam's Mekong Delta

Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies ◽

10.1108/jadee-08-2019-0132 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Khoi Kim Dang ◽

Thiep Huy Do ◽

Thi Ha Lien Le ◽

Thi Thu Hang Le ◽

Thinh Duc Pham

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Rice Yield ◽

Mekong Delta ◽

Future Research ◽

Adaptation Measures ◽

Content Type ◽

Rice Farmers ◽

Study Sites ◽

Climate Events

PurposeThe Vietnamese Mekong River Delta (VMD) is one of the most affected deltas by climate change in the world. Several studies have investigated factors influencing farmers' climate change adaptation behaviors in the region; however, little is known about the effectiveness of such measures. This paper examines the determinants of adaptation strategies among VMD rice farmers and assesses the impacts of such practices on rice yield.Design/methodology/approachEndogenous switching regressions were employed using a survey data of 300 rice-producing households in An Giang and Tra Vinh provinces in 2016.FindingsThe results show that farmers receiving early disaster warnings are more likely to adopt adaptation measures to climate change. If nonadaptors had chosen to respond, their rice yield would have increased by 0.932 tons/ha/season.Research limitations/implicationsThe data sample is small and collected from two provinces in the VMD only; therefore, the results may be specific for the study sites. However, future research can adopt the proposed method for other regions.Originality/valueThe study estimates the production impacts of farmers' decisions on whether or not to adapt to extreme climate events. The proposed approach allows for capturing both observed and unobserved behaviors.

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Changes in Social Capital

Journal of Vietnamese Studies ◽

10.1525/vs.2014.9.2.68 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 68-99 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Le Anh Tuan ◽

Alison Cottrell ◽

David King

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Land Reform ◽

Mekong Delta ◽

Rice Farming ◽

Mutual Aid ◽

Key Factors ◽

Rice Farmers ◽

Labor Exchange ◽

Collective Farming ◽

The Social

This paper describes how the social capital of rice farmers of the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, as manifested in the tradition of collective farming practice, has changed. Collective rice farming persisted for decades, irrespective of critical events that challenged its continuation, due to two key factors: the high need for collective farming to ensure subsistence, and the availability of a closely knit social network that facilitated the exchange of labor. Despite its longevity, the practice of collective farming, particularly in terms of labor exchange and mutual aid in farming activities, has not been maintained under current agrarian reforms. Land reform, increased mechanization, and shortened crop cycles leading to labor shortages have all resulted in individualized rice farming, making mobilization for spontaneous collective action at the community level challenging.

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Livelihood Vulnerability and Adaptation Capacity of Rice Farmers under Climate Change and Environmental Pressure on the Vietnam Mekong Delta Floodplains

Water ◽

10.3390/w12113282 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (11) ◽

pp. 3282

Author(s):

Dung Duc Tran ◽

Chau Nguyen Xuan Quang ◽

Pham Duy Tien ◽

Pham Gia Tran ◽

Pham Kim Long ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Water Pollution ◽

Mekong Delta ◽

Primary Source ◽

The Body ◽

Production Methods ◽

Environmental Pressure ◽

Adaptation Capacity ◽

Rice Farmers ◽

Production Factors

Agricultural production is the primary source of income and food security for rural households in many deltas of the world. However, the sustainability of farm livelihoods is under threat, due to the impacts of climate change and environmental pressure, including shifting hydrological regimes, droughts, water pollution, land subsidence and riverbank erosion. This study evaluated the livelihood sustainability and vulnerability of triple rice farmers on the floodplains of the Vietnam Mekong Delta (VMD). We focused on the perceptions of rice farmers, based on a survey of 300 farmers. Increasing temperatures, drought, water pollution and sediment shortages were the four factors considered by farmers to have the most impact on their agricultural livelihoods. We analyzed farmers’ capacity to sustain their livelihoods and adapt to the changing environment. Results show relatively low vulnerability of rice farmers overall, though many of those surveyed reported very low incomes from rice production. Factors of most concern to farmers were rising temperatures and more frequent droughts. Farmers were already taking steps to adapt, for example, increasing production inputs and investing more labor time, as well as switching production methods. Yet, our findings suggest that policymakers and scientists have a role to play in developing more sustainable adaptation paths. The research clarifies the livelihood vulnerability of triple rice farmers on the VMD floodplains, while more generally contributing to the body of literature on farming and climate change and environmental pressure.

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ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS IN RICE PRODUCTION: A CASE STUDY IN TRA VINH PROVINCE OF VIETNAM

Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University ◽

10.35741/issn.0258-2724.56.4.26 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 56 (4) ◽

pp. 311-322

Author(s):

Truc-Linh Le ◽

Nga Huynh ◽

Thi-Thuy-Hai Luu

Keyword(s):

Mekong Delta ◽

Efficiency Score ◽

Rice Production ◽

Environmental Efficiency ◽

Agricultural Cooperatives ◽

Stochastic Production Frontier ◽

Agricultural Cooperative ◽

Rice Farmers ◽

Study Results ◽

Efficiency Estimation

Rice farmers do not recognize the negative impacts of overusing agricultural chemicals in farming activities on the environment. Hence, this study aimed to estimate technical and environmental efficiency for the rice producers in Tra Vinh province of Vietnam using the translog stochastic production frontier approach. Nutrients of NPK and pesticide cost were assumed to be environmentally detrimental inputs for environmental efficiency estimation. Empirical results indicated that the mean technical efficiency score was 0.74 showing technical inefficiency in the sample farms. The average environmental efficiency indexes were 0.55 for two detrimental inputs, 0.51 for nutrients of NPK, and only 0.10 for pesticide alone, indicating that the rice farms have huge potential to decrease the use of these inputs. The reduction in fertilizer, especially pesticide use, will help the rice farmers achieve higher profitability and be more sustainable. Regarding determinants of farms’ efficiencies, the regression analysis revealed that participating in agricultural cooperatives has emerged to be a favorable factor associated with technical and environmental efficiency, suggesting that the development of agricultural cooperative models should be prioritized to promote and encourage farmers’ participation. The present study results could be seen as key points for farmers' adjustment in rice production, leading to a safer environment and a driving force in the sustainable agriculture development in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam.

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The role of relationship quality and loyalty between rice farmers and food companies in supply chain

Uncertain Supply Chain Management ◽

10.5267/j.uscm.2021.8.004 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 851-856 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Quoc Nghi Nguyen ◽

Van Nam Mai

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Relationship Quality ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Mekong Delta ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Rice Farmers ◽

Perceived Benefit ◽

Impacting Factors

Relationship quality plays a key role in maintaining the connection among parties in a supply chain. Relationship quality promotes loyalty of the supply chain’s factors. This study applies structural equation modeling (SEM) to point out factors affecting the relationship quality and loyalty between farmers and food companies in the rice supply chain. The research data were collected by stratified sampling with a sample size of 232 farmers associating with food companies in the rice supply chain in the Mekong Delta. The four impacting factors that the study has found out include trust, perceived benefit, support policy, and payment terms. Most importantly, the study has demonstrated that relationship quality has a positive correlation with loyalty among parties in the regional rice supply chain.

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