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Understanding factors influencing farmers’ crop choice and agricultural transformation in the Upper Vietnamese Mekong Delta

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  • Le, Thi Ha Lien
  • Kristiansen, Paul
  • Vo, Brenda
  • Moss, Jonathan
  • Welch, Mitchell

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The Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) is an Asian mega-delta which is vulnerable to climate change and sea level rise, and is undergoing demographic change. Farmers are encouraged to shift from rice monocultures to more diversified and flood-based cropping options to adapt to climate change, lessen negative environmental impacts and manage labour productivity. However, this transformation takes place slowly, especially in the flood-zone areas of the Upper VMD. There is currently limited understanding of farmers' complex decision-making that considers the dynamic interactions between farmers, socio-economic circumstances and biophysical environments in this sub-region.

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  • Le, Thi Ha Lien & Kristiansen, Paul & Vo, Brenda & Moss, Jonathan & Welch, Mitchell, 2024. "Understanding factors influencing farmers’ crop choice and agricultural transformation in the Upper Vietnamese Mekong Delta," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 216(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:216:y:2024:i:c:s0308521x24000490
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.103899
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