LIVELIHOOD CAPABILITIES AND PATHWAYS OF SHRIMP FARMERS IN THE MEKONG DELTA, VIETNAM

Aquaculture Economics and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-30

  Ha, Tran Thi Phung ^a,b   van Dijk, Han ^b   Bosma, Roel ^b   Sinh, Le Xuan ^a  

^a CAN THO UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

farm management; livelihood; pathways; shrimp; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; FARMING SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CULTURE; SHRIMP FISHERY;

MEKONG DELTA; VIET NAM;

EID: 84873924187     PISSN: 13657305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13657305.2013.747224     Document Type: Article

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