Land privatization and afforestation incentive of rural farms in the Northern Uplands of Vietnam

Nguyen, Trung Thành; Bauer, Siegfried; Uibrig, Holm

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2010.05.007

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“…In this regard, the reform was indeed made by the state and driven by social pressure. Therefore, the conceptual framework of the study is developed based on Feder et al [29] and Nguyen et al [39] (Figure 3). The most important features of the land reform in Vietnam are: (i) farmers now have ownership of their land, which is enforced and protected by a legal mechanism; and (ii) land titles are provided for land exchange and used as collateral for credits.…”

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“…Its ethnic diversity is represented by 31 of 54 officially recognized ethnic groups [26]. Although Vietnam has become a big rice exporter, the region still faces food insecurity problems [39]. In terms of land use, 47% is classified as "unused land" [11].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The performance of the economy in general and that of the agricultural sector in particular were very poor at that time. Poverty was widespread, and forest and land resources were seriously degraded [39,40]. Facing these challenges in the late 1980s, Vietnam started its renovation policy package known as "Doi Moi" with the primary aim of promoting economic growth.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although various studies have investigated the impacts of this land reform in Vietnam [33,39,41,43,44], only few of them deal with soil conservation at the household level [45]. This is partly due to the lack of reliable household data.…”

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Does Land Tenure Security Promote Manure Use by Farm Households in Vietnam?

Nguyen

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Grote

2016

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Abstract:Facing widespread poverty and land degradation, Vietnam started a land reform in 1993 as part of its renovation policy package known as "Doi Moi". This paper examines the impacts of improved land tenure security, via this land reform, on manure use by farm households. As manure potentially improves soil fertility by adding organic matter and nutrients to the soil surface, it might contribute to improving soil productive capacity and reversing land degradation. Random effect regression models are applied to a panel dataset of 133 farm households in the Northern Uplands of Vietnam collected in 1993Vietnam collected in , 1998Vietnam collected in , and 2006. The results confirm that land tenure security has positive effects on manure use, but the levels of influence differ depending on whether the land has been privatized or whether the land title has already been issued. In addition, manure use is also influenced by the number of cattle and pigs, the education level and ethnicity of household heads, farm land size and non-farm income. The findings suggest that speeding up land privatization and titling, encouraging cattle and pig rearing, and improving education would promote manure use in farm production. However, careful interpretation of our research findings is required as land privatization, together with economic growth and population pressure, might lead to overuse of farm inputs.

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“…Natural environmental factors and human activities have complex negative and positive effects on the biodiversity of these unique environments. The effects of socioeconomic factors have been well documented in Thailand (Niskanen 1998;Westera and Yongvanit 2005;Duangjai et al 2015) and neighboring countries, such as Vietnam (Nguyen et al 2010(Nguyen et al , 2014. However, the effects of environmental factors are not well known.…”

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Environmental Factors Influencing Tree Species Regeneration in Different Forest Stands Growing on a Limestone Hill in Phrae Province, Northern Thailand

Asanok¹,

Marod²

2016

Journal of Forest and Environmental Science

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Improved knowledge of the environmental factors affecting the natural regeneration of tree species in limestone forest is urgently required for species conservation. We examined the environmental factors and tree species characteristics that are important for colonization in diverse forest stands growing on a limestone hill in northern Thailand. Our analysis estimated the relative influence of forest structure and environmental factors on the regeneration traits of tree species. We established sixty-four 100-m 2 plots in four forest stands on the limestone hill. We determined the species composition of canopy trees, regenerating seedlings, and saplings in relation to the physical environment. The relationships between environmental variables and tree species abundance were assessed by canonical correspondence analysis (CCA), and we used generalized linear mixed models to examine data on seedling/sapling abundances. The CCA ordination indicated that the abundance of tree species within the mixed deciduous forest was closely related to soil depth. The abundances of tree species growing within the sink-hole and hill-slope stands were positively related to the extent of rocky outcropping; light and soil moisture positively influenced the abundance of tree species in the hill-cliff stand. Physical factors had a greater effect on tree regeneration than did factors related to forest structure.Tree species, such as Ficus macleilandii, Dracaena cochinchinensis, and Phyllanthus mirabilis within the hill-cliff or sink-hole stand, colonized well on large rocky outcroppings that were well illuminated and had soft soils. These species regenerated well under conditions prevailing on the limestone hill. The colonization of several species in other stands was negatively influenced by environmental conditions at these sites. We found that natural regeneration of tree species on the limestone hill was difficult because of the prevailing combination of physical and biological factors. The influence of these factors was species dependent, and the magnitude of effects varied across forest stands.

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