Some land use types of sustainable commercial agricultural production in Vietnam case study in Gialoc district, Haidoung province

• Published in: Journal of ISSAAS Vol. 13; no. 2
• Main Authors: Vu Thi Binh, Do Thi Tam, Nguyen Dinh Bo, Hanoi Agricultural Univ., Hanoi (Vietnam)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.12.2007
• Subjects: AGRICULTEUR; AGRICULTORES; ANIMAL DOMESTIQUE; ANIMALES DOMESTICOS; CERDO; COMMERCIALISATION; DOMESTIC ANIMALS; FARMERS; FISH; FRUITS; FRUTAS; GESTION; HORTALIZAS; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_15903; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_16086; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_2356; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_2805; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_3131; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_4620; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_6200; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_7555; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_8174; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_8227; LEGUME; MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; MERCADEO; PESCADO; POISSON (ALIMENT); PORCIN; PRODUCCION; PRODUCTION; SWINE; VEGETABLES; VIET NAM; VIETNAM
• ISSN: 0859-3132

The study analyzed the nature of sustainability and commercialization of agricultural production in response to globalization and its contributions to socio-economic development of the Gialoc District.Proportional random sampling was used to select 300 respondents from three communes in Haidong District, Vietnam. Data were gathered through individual face to face and in-depth interviews and from secondary sources.Data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance and Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficients. Commercial agricultural production in Gialoc began long ago but farmers still had problems with production contract, marketing, and management.Two best popular models were recognized by local farmers were commercial vegetables and fruit-fish-pig domestic fowls. Respondent perceived a high level of these new models of the commercial agricultural production in terms of economic and social aspects and moderate level of those in terms of environment aspect. They also perceived that these models contributed to development of the community as they enhanced social capital, and economic viability.However environment quality is still critical issue.The study show that commercial agricultural production is a key factor in increasing the ability of community systems to create positive and desirable change towards international market.Land evaluation, production contracts and output exportation potential were critical factors in commercial agricultural production in Gialoc.