Abstract
One of the key areas in the strategy of development based on agriculture was the Mekong delta: the largest producer and exporter of rice. There was a fairly egalitarian structure of land tenure by 1975 with the majority of the peasants being placed in the 'middle-sized' category. Here, shortage of labour, due to the war, American modernisation efforts and the increased scope for capital accumulation when land rents had decreased had led to the emergence of dynamic, modernized and partly mechanized agriculture which showed very little interest in collectivization. In the late 1970s, an agricultural production crisis developed. This was the signal for an intensification of collectivization. However, the short term results fell short of what had been expected. In 1979 a new strategy was adopted where direct contracts were signed between the government and individual producers and increasing resort was made to the market mechanism. The short run result of the change in agricultural policy has been an increase in output. Self- sufficiency in food production has been achieved in 1983, for the first time since World War II. -from Editor
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The primary sector in economic development |
Subtitle of host publication | proceedings of the Seventh Arne Ryde Symposium, Frostavallen, August 29-30, 1983 |
Editors | Mats Lundahl |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | St Martin's Press |
Pages | 370-395 |
Number of pages | 26 |
ISBN (Print) | 0312644183 |
Publication status | Published - 1985 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Arne Ryde Symposium (7th : 1983) - Frostavallen, Höör, Sweden Duration: 29 Aug 1983 → 30 Aug 1983 |
Conference
Conference | Arne Ryde Symposium (7th : 1983) |
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City | Frostavallen, Höör, Sweden |
Period | 29/08/83 → 30/08/83 |