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The Evolution of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin

In: White Gold: The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin

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  • Rob Cramb

    (School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland)

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In the 1970s, small-scale, labour-intensive, low-yield, semi-subsistence rice farming predominated in the Lower Mekong Basin. Rural poverty and the threat of famine were rife. In the 40 years since, rice farming in the Basin has undergone a dramatic transformation. This can be characterised as “commercialisation”, meaning the opening up of semi-subsistence rice farming to domestic and international input and output markets and the corresponding adaptation of farmers to the associated opportunities and risks. This book is about understanding the processes involved in this transformation and the commercial opportunities and challenges of rice-based farming systems in the Lower Mekong in the 2010s, with a view to outlining prospects for the 2020s. The motivation for the research was to: (a) compare the current situation and trajectories of rice farmers within and between different regions of the Lower Mekong, (b) explore the value chains linking rice farmers with input and output markets within and across national borders, and (c) understand the changing role of government policies in facilitating the on-going evolution of commercial rice farming. This chapter sets the scene for the country studies that follow.

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  • Rob Cramb, 2020. "The Evolution of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin," Springer Books, in: Rob Cramb (ed.), White Gold: The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin, chapter 0, pages 3-35, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-15-0998-8_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-0998-8_1
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    1. Promkhambut, Arunee & Yokying, Phanwin & Woods, Kevin & Fisher, Micah & Li Yong, Ming & Manorom, Kanokwan & Baird, Ian G. & Fox, Jefferson, 2023. "Rethinking agrarian transition in Southeast Asia through rice farming in Thailand," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 169(C).

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