Land Reform and Farm Production in the Northern Uplands of Vietnam

authored by
Trung Thanh Nguyen
Abstract

Economic theory suggests that increased tenure security will lead to increased productivity. However, existing literature on the relationship between land tenure and land productivity provides inconclusive evidence. The present paper analyzes the impact of land reform on chemical fertilizer use and land productivity of rural farms in the Northern Uplands of Vietnam using a panel dataset collected before and after land reform. The results show that land reform has positive effects on both chemical fertilizer use and land productivity, but the level of influence is different between land privatization and land titling. Relevant policy implications are thus derived for the promotion of farm production in the region.

External Organisation(s)
University of Bayreuth
Type
Article
Journal
Asian economic journal
Volume
26
Pages
43-61
No. of pages
19
ISSN
1351-3958
Publication date
02.03.2012
Publication status
Published
Peer reviewed
Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Geography, Planning and Development, Development
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
Electronic version(s)
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8381.2011.02067.x (Access: Closed)