Author: Le Trong Hai
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.RD-05-08
Year: 2005
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2005
Examination Committee: Soparth Pongquan (Chairperson); Chandhana Indhapanya, Rajendra Prasad Shrestha (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The research deals with the effects of the land reform policies on agricultural development and changes in Vietnam. The main objective of research was to examine the effects of land reform policies on agricultural development and changes in rural of Vietnam. The specific objectives were to analyze factors affecting to changes household farm income between poor and non-poor households causing by the land reform to obtain feedback of the poor and non-poor households on benefits and satisfaction toward the changes of their agricultural production and income to identify problems and potentials of these two groups of farmers on the implementation of land reform and to give recommendations to improve the agricultural production and practices of farmers and provide policy implications for the agricultural development in future. The research were conducted in the Phuc Son commune in Anh Son district, Nghe An province showed that the study area under implementation of land reform at least 12 years, that could be viable of changes in agricultural development, benefits and satisfactions to rural households consisting bio-physical, economic, social and institutional aspects. The main data collection methods were a questionnaire survey for the poor and non-poor households. Key informant interviews were used with government officer and group discussions were conducted with local leaders and farmers and field observation were made on physical condition, land use and market places. Both quantitative and qualitative techniques were applied in data analysis of this research. Main findings of the research showed that the rural households had positive changes to improve their agricultural development. There was a high level of changes and benefits gained from rural households after the land reform particularly on land holding size, land ownership, agricultural land use, agricultural production, water source, agricultural extension, and agricultural inputs. However, the non-poor households had perceived more positive effects lead
Scholarship Donor(s): Ford Foundation’s Scholarship
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of requirement for the degree of Master of Science
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