Motivating rice farmers in the Mekong Delta to modify pest management and related practices through mass media

2008 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. H. Huan ◽  
H. V. Chien ◽  
P. V. Quynh ◽  
P. S. Tan ◽  
P. V. Du ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Rice Farmers

Use of communication media in changing rice farmers' pest management in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

1998 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 413-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.L. Heong ◽  
M.M. Escalada ◽  
N.H. Huan ◽  
V. Mai
Keyword(s):  
Pest Management ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Communication Media ◽  
Rice Farmers

Changes in rice farmers’ pest management in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

1999 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 557-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.H Huan ◽  
V Mai ◽  
M.M Escalada ◽  
K.L Heong
Keyword(s):  
Pest Management ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Rice Farmers

scholarly journals Effect of private-led contract farming on rice growers’ yield, cost, selling price and return: evidence from Vietnam’s central Mekong Delta

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 731-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tran Quoc Nhan
Keyword(s):  
Propensity Score ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Variable Cost ◽  
Selling Price ◽  
Contract Farming ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Output Price ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Matching Techniques

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.

scholarly journals COMMUNICATIONAL SOURCES USED BY THE AGRICULTURAL AGENT TO TRANSFER AGRICULTURAL INFROMATION FOR RICE FARMERS IN AL-ABBASSIA / NAJAF Al-ASHRAF GOVERNORATE

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. T. Hd. Al-Salhi
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Rice Crop ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Extension Agent ◽  
Research Department ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Important Extension

The research aimed to know the communicational sources used by agricultural Agent to transfer agricultural information for rice farmers in AL- Abbbassia of Najaf Al- Ashraf province and determine the most important extension means and method used by the agent in his contact with farmers. A questionnaire is designed to collect data included three scales to measure communicational sources (personal methods , collective methods, and mass media methoda ), The research community was farmers associations in AL-Abbassia cultivation section (11) association, The sample was farmers associations (36%) which were ( AL-Sadr, Iraq, Murtatha, and mohamed massage ), then another proportional random classical sample was taken (15%) of farmers of the mentioned associations (709) which was (106) farmers ,The research results showed that the communicational sources play a very important role in transfer of agricultural information to rice farmers, as well as the collective methods were most methods the used by extension agent to transfer the information, There were also some differences in the used sources which  means that all methods were important. The research recommended to take care and attention to rice crop as a strategically crops, cooperation with general corporation of the agricultural research department of rice growing development , Inaddition it can recommended to support the research extension agents and rice farmers by training courses according to their communicational need.                                            

Climate Change and Profit Loss

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.

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

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.

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

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.

scholarly journals Changes in Social Capital

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-99 ◽  
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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