Vegetable production in the Red River Delta of Vietnam. I. Opportunities and constraints

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-36

  Huong, Pham Thi Thu ^a   Everaarts, A P ^b   Neeteson, J J ^b   Struik, P C ^b  

^a VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Viet Nam)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Constraints; Demand; Marketing; Opportunities; Red River Delta; Supply; Vegetable production; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

CROP DAMAGE; CROP PRODUCTION; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FOOD SAFETY; MARKETING; PESTICIDE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL STRUCTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE; VEGETABLE;

INDOCHINA; RED RIVER DELTA; VIET NAM;

EID: 84889884737     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.njas.2013.09.002     Document Type: Review

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