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Livelihood Diversification and Rural-Urban Linkages in Vietnam’s Red River Delta Hoang Xuan Thanh; Dang Nguyen Anh; Cecilia Tacoli (2005) What factors have affected livelihood strategies in the last fifteen years in this area? What is the influence of rural-urban linkages in accessing paths to economic development? This 2003 IFPRI/IIED study, carried out in two villages in the Red River Delta, examined how livelihoods have changed in the last fifteen years. The study focused on non-farm household enterprise development, access to markets for agricultural goods, and the contribution of migration to rural households. The two selected villages have derived their livelihoods from different sectors – one from specialisation in agriculture, and one from handicrafts – but nevertheless share some common features including proximity to local and regional urban centres. The study found that: Diversification into higher value cash crops for urban centres in the agricultural village is made possible by non-farm income sources including seasonal migration. Both villages have improved road and transport systems and good communications infrastructure which have facilitated the development of forward and backward production linkages with their main production activities. The study’s results suggest that policies supporting positive rural-urban linkages can help reduce rural and urban poverty, such as: Land-use regulations that allow farmers to respond to growing urban demand for high-value produce and a supportive policy on migration, which in turn facilitates agricultural investment. Incorporating the needs of handicraft micro-enterprises in plans and policies for rural industrialisation. Also see: IFPRI's discussion paper (PDF)	Read Document Order Document Make Contact: - Author - Organisation - Funder Comment on Document Update Record Find Documents
Document Relevance DFID Programme Sector: Enterprise development, Diversification, Migration, Poverty, Rural development DFID Programme Process: Policy, Institutions and Processes DFID Programme Region: Vietnam Publication Details Publisher: International Food Policy Research Institute Language(s): English Year: 2005 Comments on gaps in or recommendations for the Key Documents database are welcome at: livelihoods-connect@ids.ac.uk	Read Document Order Document Make Contact: - Author - Organisation - Funder Comment on Document Update Record Find Documents