Farm size: implications for social inequity among ethnic communities in a mountainous area of Vietnam

Exploring Distressed Cashew‐Nut Farmland Rentals Among Ethnic Groups in Binh Phuoc Province, Vietnam

“…Our observations supported the first hypothesis that smaller landowners are more likely to rent out their cashew‐nut farms at fixed and cheap prices while larger landowners are more likely to participate in the rent‐in market of cashew‐nut farms. In land‐based income areas, smaller landowners are often poorer and have limited assets that can enable them to overcome economic risks while larger landowners are often richer and may have available savings to enlarge their farmland (Akram‐Lodhi 2005; Gebregziabher and Holden 2011; Ha et al 2006; Nguyen et al 2021; Tran 2015). The findings of this study are similar to previous studies that reveal the transfer of land from poorer to richer households via the distress land rental (Gebregziabher and Holden 2011; Promsopha 2018; Thai 2018; Tikabo and Holden 2003).…”

“…Gebregziabher and Holden (2011) indicated that in Peru, renting out land is the last choice of peasant farmers when they do not have other alternatives. In remote areas in Vietnam, our previous research has found that farmland plays an important role in generating income, so the distressed land rental may contribute to increasing social inequality among rural residents in remote areas (Nguyen et al 2021).…”

“…For example, poorer farmers in Ethiopia have to rent out their agricultural land to wealthier people to cope with economic shocks at unexpected prices when they have depleted available assets (Gebregziabher and Holden 2011). In areas where most income is land‐based, the landowning of farmers is an important indicator that reflects the economic status of households (Mohanty 2009; Nguyen et al 2021; Sahn and Stifel 2003). In rural areas of Zimbabwe and Vietnam, larger landowners have higher wealth status (Ha et al 2006; Makate, Mango, and Makate 2019).…”