Determinants of adoption of organic rice production: a case of smallholder farmers in Hai Lang district of Vietnam

Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate factors that affect smallholders' adoption of organic rice production in the Hai Lang district of Vietnam.Design/methodology/approachThis study employed a cross-sectional survey research design. A sample size of 215 was drawn from a total of 455 smallholders. Descriptive and inferential statistics, including a binary logistic regression, were used to analyse the data.FindingsThe study concludes that younger female smallholders participating in credit/training programs and community-based organisations, who have a high level of education, a large household size and more experience in rice farming, and who grow mixed crops, have a greater tendency to adopt organic rice production.Research limitations/implicationsA combination of demographic, socio-economic and institutional characteristics of rice smallholders should be considered when promoting organic rice farming practices by smallholders and when choosing organic agricultural development strategies for smallholders in developing countries.Originality/valueThis research provides significant understanding of the determinants of organic rice adoption by smallholder farmers and highlights factors that need to be considered when designing policies to enhance the uptake of organic farming in developing countries.

Improving agricultural relations and innovation: financial inclusion through microfinancing

“…A study that examined factors affecting smallholders' adoption of organic rice production in Vietnam found that female smallholder farmers who participated in credit training programs had a greater tendency to adopt organic rice production. This study indicates that a combination of demographic, socioeconomic and institutional characteristics of rice smallholders yield different results for promoting organic rice farming (Hoang, 2021).…”

Phân tích quyết định sản xuất lúa theo tiêu chuẩn chứng nhận tại Tỉnh An Giang: Cách tiếp cận lý thuyết trò chơi

“…Việc tham gia sản xuất lúa gạo theo các tiêu chuẩn chứng nhận có những yêu cầu chặt chẽ về quy mô lao động, trình độ lao động, diện tích đất,… Do đó, phần lớn các nghiên cứu cho thấy mối tương quan thuận chiều giữa xác suất tham gia với: số lượng lao động của hộ; trình độ giáo dục và số năm kinh nghiệm sản xuất lúa của chủ hộ; diện tích đất sản xuất nông nghiệp và mức độ đa dạng hóa sản xuất của hộ (Jourdain & cộng sự, 2017;Hồ Thị Thanh Sang & Lê Văn Gia Nhỏ, 2018;Hoang Gia Hung, 2021;Sujianto & cộng sự, 2022;Khổng Tiến Dũng, 2022a). Ngoài ra, các hộ nông dân cũng sẽ sẵn sàng tham gia hơn khi có nhận thức và hiểu biết nhiều hơn về sản xuất lúa gạo theo tiêu chuẩn (Jourdain & cộng sự, 2017;Hoang Gia Hung, 2021;Nguyen Tien Dung & cộng sự, 2022) hoặc nhận thức về bảo vệ môi trường (Suneeporn & cộng sự, 2020;Sujianto & cộng sự, 2022).…”

The Impact of Rural Industrial Integration on Agricultural Green Productivity Based on the Contract Choice Perspective of Farmers

“…(2) Output variables: Desired output is measured by the actual grain income of farmers; undesired output is measured by the nitrogen and phosphorus emissions (kilograms) from grain production of farmers [36]. Drawing on the material balance method [37], nitrogen emissions and phosphorus emissions from grain production are equal to the purity amount of the corresponding element in the fertilizer minus the content of the corresponding element in the grain. Fertilizers used by farmers are mainly compound fertilizers and urea, and it can be seen through the Reference Calculation Table of Fertilizer Purity Amount that the nitrogen and phosphorus contents in compound fertilizers are 15.18% and 27.43%, respectively, and the nitrogen content in urea is 46% [38].…”