The Determinants of Sustainable Land Management Adoption under Risks in Upland Area of Vietnam

Abstract

This study investigates how the determinants including risk preference affect farmers’ decision to adopt SLM practices in upland areas of Vietnam. Empirical data collected through in-depth interviews with 200 farmers in Na Ri district, Bac Kan province were used. The factors affecting SLM adoption of farmers in Na Ri district were examined by the 2SLS or IV-Probit model. The estimated 2SLS regression indicated that there is a set of factors affecting SLM adoption, namely, relative risk aversion, farming experience, farm size, knowledge of SLM, membership in farmers’ organization, number of labors, and slope of farm land. Specifically, relative risk aversion had a negative effect on SLM practices adoption. The farmers who are less risk averse are more likely to adopt more SLM practices. This implies that reducing farmer’ risk exposure could promote SLM practices. This result is also helpful for policymakers to understand farmers’ behaviors and promote the diffusion of SLM practices across regions on a large scale.

Assurance of Market Principles in the Valuation of Land Use Rights when the State Recovers Land in Vietnam

“…The market is where many participants, goods, and some good items are expressed. 4 On the other hand, three typical definitions of agricultural economists are often referred to. In 1957, Cochrane introduced the concept of a market as a sphere of demand or space, where (a) demand and supply forces are active, (b) to determine or modify prices, (c) when ownership of some quantity of goods or services is transferred, and (d) certain physical and institutional agreements may be evidence.…”