Red River Delta: Fifty Years of Change

Vietnam’s population is currently about 79 million with nearly a third of the working population still occupied by farming. Agriculture stands for 30% of the gross domestic product and competes for 38% of exports, with rice placing first among farm products. After having experienced years of chroni...

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Publicado en:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/moussons,
Autor principal: Devienne, Sophie
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lenguaje:Français
Publicado: Moussons 2013
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Acceso en línea:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Sumario:Vietnam’s population is currently about 79 million with nearly a third of the working population still occupied by farming. Agriculture stands for 30% of the gross domestic product and competes for 38% of exports, with rice placing first among farm products. After having experienced years of chronic food deficit and the need for relying on rice imports, starting in 1989 rice production increased dramatically in Vietnam and since then the country has exported surpluses to the world market, eq...