A socio-economic analysis of rice production systems in the uplands of northern Vietnam

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 70, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 249-258

  Pandey, Sushil ^a   Van Minh, Dang ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b Thai Nguyen University   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Food security; Market access; Northern Vietnam; Population pressure; Slash and burn; Upland rice

Indexed keywords

FOOD MARKET; RICE; RURAL ECONOMY; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; UPLAND REGION;

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EID: 0031765585     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(98)00152-2     Document Type: Article

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