Challenges to Rural Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam - Oxfam Blogs
Challenges to Rural Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam - Oxfam Blogs
Challenges to Rural Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam - Oxfam Blogs
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Five-year Synthesis Report<br />
Part 1: <strong>Poverty</strong> Trends and Key Themes of <strong>Rural</strong> <strong>Poverty</strong> <strong>Reduction</strong><br />
TABLE 1.3. Feel<strong>in</strong>gs about life changes, 2007 - 2011<br />
Commune Life over the last<br />
Reasons for improvement (%)<br />
five years (%)<br />
Better Same Worse Do not Access Hav<strong>in</strong>g Hav<strong>in</strong>g Knowledge Favourable Good Less Less Others<br />
know <strong>to</strong> capital man new of farm<strong>in</strong>g prices irrigation affected epidemics<br />
sources power suitable<br />
varieties<br />
technique<br />
system by<br />
disasters<br />
and pests<br />
Thuan Hoa 68 28 3 0 27 54 66 44 27 2 12 15 0<br />
Ban Lien 68 28 3 0 54 56 41 22 66 7 7 5 5<br />
27<br />
Thanh Xuong 75 18 7 0 40 80 31 31 31 4 20 22 2<br />
Luong M<strong>in</strong>h 73 17 10 0 36 45 45 36 25 7 9 5 27<br />
Duc Huong<br />
73 17 10 0 36 45 45 36 25 7 9 5 27<br />
Xy 85 15 0 0 6 69 12 18 47 0 65 33 0<br />
Cu Hue 52 45 3 0 29 48 26 39 65 0 39 13 3<br />
Phuoc Dai 38 53 7 2 52 48 26 17 30 30 43 9 0<br />
Phuoc Thanh 27 45 22 7 44 94 0 0 19 19 44 0 0<br />
Thuan Hoa 52 38 10 0 13 90 19 16 26 6 23 10 0<br />
Average 55 34 9 2 33 64 32 26 40 6 27 14 7<br />
SOURCE: Household <strong>in</strong>terviews<br />
1.2. Household poverty reduction strategies at the moni<strong>to</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>ts<br />
<strong>Poverty</strong> trends at the moni<strong>to</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>ts are l<strong>in</strong>ked <strong>to</strong> labour division strategies.<br />
Macro level fac<strong>to</strong>rs have affected all households. These <strong>in</strong>clude improved <strong>in</strong>frastructure,<br />
<strong>in</strong>creased economic opportunities,<br />
FIGURE 1.1. <strong>Poverty</strong> rates <strong>in</strong> 20 surveyed more non-agricultural jobs and<br />
villages accord<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> new poverty l<strong>in</strong>e, 2010 better educational, health and<br />
agricultural extension services.<br />
At the household level, effective<br />
labour division strategies are of<br />
decisive significance. Household<br />
labour division strategies vary between<br />
communes, villages and households,<br />
and often <strong>in</strong>volve a comb<strong>in</strong>ation of<br />
agricultural and non-agricultural jobs<br />
and study depend<strong>in</strong>g on the age of<br />
household members (Figure 1.2).<br />
• Agricultural employment:<br />
Diversification and <strong>in</strong>tensive farm<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong> agricultural production and mak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
use of land advantages (Thuan Hoa-<br />
Ha Giang, Ban Lien-Lao Cai, Thanh<br />
Xuong-Dien Bien, and Cu Hue-<br />
Dak Lak). Increas<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>come from<br />
agriculture rema<strong>in</strong>s a popular strategy<br />
<strong>in</strong> mounta<strong>in</strong>ous areas, particularly<br />
among middle-aged and elderly<br />
people.<br />
• Non-agricultural employment:<br />
SOURCE: <strong>Poverty</strong> statistics provided by communes