A comparative analysis of gender and youth issues in rice production in North, Central, and South Vietnam

This paper examines how rice farmers at all gender and ages perceive climate change and adopt Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies to enhance resilience and adaptation in three sub-regions of Vietnam. Impacts on livelihoods resilience, workloads of left behind family members, gender roles an...

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Main Authors: Duyen, Tran Nhat Lam, Rañola, Roberto F., Sander, Björn Ole, Wassmann, Reiner, Nguyen, Dinh Tien, Ngoc, Nong Nguyen Khanh
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107943
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author Duyen, Tran Nhat Lam
Rañola, Roberto F.
Sander, Björn Ole
Wassmann, Reiner
Nguyen, Dinh Tien
Ngoc, Nong Nguyen Khanh
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Ngoc, Nong Nguyen Khanh
Nguyen, Dinh Tien
Rañola, Roberto F.
Sander, Björn Ole
Wassmann, Reiner
author_facet Duyen, Tran Nhat Lam
Rañola, Roberto F.
Sander, Björn Ole
Wassmann, Reiner
Nguyen, Dinh Tien
Ngoc, Nong Nguyen Khanh
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description This paper examines how rice farmers at all gender and ages perceive climate change and adopt Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies to enhance resilience and adaptation in three sub-regions of Vietnam. Impacts on livelihoods resilience, workloads of left behind family members, gender roles and responsibilities are also assessed. Using data from 579 randomly-sampled households, results show that women play a more important role in rice production in North and Central compared to the South due to higher rate of male out-migration. Differences in awareness and adoption of CSA technologies are observed although men and women across provinces have similar perception of climate change. The key challenges of youth engagement include drudgery in farm operations, labour-intensive technologies, low profit, inadequate access to land and credit, and lack of agricultural insurance scheme. Results imply that farmers should be provided with equal opportunities in trainings and field demonstrations on CSA technologies. Recommendations to attract the youth include: (i) promote on-farm training at school; (ii) organize exchange visits, trade fairs, competition on farming techniques; (iii) develop good production and business model; (iv) emphasize the important role of farmers and agriculture; (v) update agricultural policies and programmes; (vi) upgrade the skills and knowledge of extension workers.
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spelling CGSpace1079432025-03-05T13:19:03Z A comparative analysis of gender and youth issues in rice production in North, Central, and South Vietnam Duyen, Tran Nhat Lam Rañola, Roberto F. Sander, Björn Ole Wassmann, Reiner Nguyen, Dinh Tien Ngoc, Nong Nguyen Khanh climate change agriculture food security rice gender geography planning and development development global and planetary change This paper examines how rice farmers at all gender and ages perceive climate change and adopt Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies to enhance resilience and adaptation in three sub-regions of Vietnam. Impacts on livelihoods resilience, workloads of left behind family members, gender roles and responsibilities are also assessed. Using data from 579 randomly-sampled households, results show that women play a more important role in rice production in North and Central compared to the South due to higher rate of male out-migration. Differences in awareness and adoption of CSA technologies are observed although men and women across provinces have similar perception of climate change. The key challenges of youth engagement include drudgery in farm operations, labour-intensive technologies, low profit, inadequate access to land and credit, and lack of agricultural insurance scheme. Results imply that farmers should be provided with equal opportunities in trainings and field demonstrations on CSA technologies. Recommendations to attract the youth include: (i) promote on-farm training at school; (ii) organize exchange visits, trade fairs, competition on farming techniques; (iii) develop good production and business model; (iv) emphasize the important role of farmers and agriculture; (v) update agricultural policies and programmes; (vi) upgrade the skills and knowledge of extension workers. 2021-02-07 2020-04-07T12:21:33Z 2020-04-07T12:21:33Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107943 en Open Access Informa UK Limited Duyen TNL, Rañalo RF, Sander BO, Wassmaann R, Nguyen DT, Ngoc NNK. 2021. A comparative analysis of gender and youth issues in rice production in North, Central, and South Vietnam. Climate and Development 13(2):115-127.
spellingShingle climate change
agriculture
food security
rice
gender
geography
planning and development development global and planetary change
Duyen, Tran Nhat Lam
Rañola, Roberto F.
Sander, Björn Ole
Wassmann, Reiner
Nguyen, Dinh Tien
Ngoc, Nong Nguyen Khanh
A comparative analysis of gender and youth issues in rice production in North, Central, and South Vietnam
title A comparative analysis of gender and youth issues in rice production in North, Central, and South Vietnam
title_full A comparative analysis of gender and youth issues in rice production in North, Central, and South Vietnam
title_fullStr A comparative analysis of gender and youth issues in rice production in North, Central, and South Vietnam
title_full_unstemmed A comparative analysis of gender and youth issues in rice production in North, Central, and South Vietnam
title_short A comparative analysis of gender and youth issues in rice production in North, Central, and South Vietnam
title_sort comparative analysis of gender and youth issues in rice production in north central and south vietnam
topic climate change
agriculture
food security
rice
gender
geography
planning and development development global and planetary change
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107943
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