Author: Tran Thi Hai
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.RD-03-07
Year: 2003
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2003
Examination Committee: B.W.E. Wickramanayake (Chairperson); Barbara Earth, Michael A. Zoebisch (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: This study was conducted to understand the gender significance in land management and conservation. The ways in which farmers use and manage the land are among the key factors determining land qualities. Those ways are influenced by farmers’ needs, priorities, awareness and perceptions regarding land conservation, land degradation and its consequences. Farmers’ knowledge and perception development is founded on the activities they are involved in, their degree of involvement in such activities their education level, and exposure to training and extension services. Hanh Tin Tay Commune of Nghia Hanh district in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam was chosen as the study area. This is a both-exploratory-and-explanatory research. It presents a descriptive approach to identifying existing land use and management. Besides studying aspects related to land management of male and female farmers, the research also focuses on analysing those among women only. Women of different categories such as ages, economic status, and education levels were studied to understand the differences in their roles, duties and perceptions. Land management activities differ according to land types, soil fertility, land productivity and other associated factors. Farming practices vary not only between men and women, but also among each sex. It was found that there were a slight difference in the activities between women of different economic status, but more obvious among women with different education levels and age group. As there are increasing percentage of girls sent to school, their involvement in land management activities has been reduced. As a result, percentage of female who are involved in land management at the age of 18 to 55 years is higher than that of under 18 years. They had gained sound knowledge on various aspects of land management and conservation due to the type of work and the extent of involvement in such activities. In general, it was found that there were comparable awareness, priorities and perceptions of land management
Scholarship Donor(s): Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA)
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science
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