Land Consolidation at the Household Level in the Red River Delta, Vietnam
Thi Ha Thanh Nguyen,
Thi Quynh Nhu Thai,
Van Tuan Tran,
Thi Phin Pham,
Quang Cuong Doan,
Khac Hung Vu,
Huong Giang Doan,
Quang Thanh Bui
Affiliations
Thi Ha Thanh Nguyen
Faculty of Geography, VNU University of Science, No. 334 Nguyen Trai Street 120080, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Thi Quynh Nhu Thai
Institute of Research on Land Management, General Department of Land Administration, No. 9/78 Giai Phong Road 116314, Dong Da District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Van Tuan Tran
Faculty of Geography, VNU University of Science, No. 334 Nguyen Trai Street 120080, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Thi Phin Pham
Faculty of Geography, VNU University of Science, No. 334 Nguyen Trai Street 120080, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Quang Cuong Doan
Faculty of Geography, VNU University of Science, No. 334 Nguyen Trai Street 120080, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Khac Hung Vu
Faculty of Geography, VNU University of Science, No. 334 Nguyen Trai Street 120080, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Huong Giang Doan
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Tay Bac Univeristy 34155, Thành phố Sơn La 34000, Vietnam
Quang Thanh Bui
Faculty of Geography, VNU University of Science, No. 334 Nguyen Trai Street 120080, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Land consolidation is an effective solution for the hindrances in agricultural production and rural development caused by land fragmentation. In the Red River Delta of Vietnam, where land is still highly fragmented, the application of land consolidation is required. By using a bottom-up approach, the paper aims to clarify the effect of land consolidation on farm households in selected communities (as case studies) of two provinces (Hung Yen and Vinh Phuc) in the Red River Delta. With the primary structured and semi-structured interview method, 172 household questionnaires and 22 in-depth questionnaires (from local officials) were collected. The results indicated that land consolidation could either change the spatial structure or expand the area of land parcels, facilitate the conversion of crop structure, increase household incomes, accelerate mechanization in agricultural production, and create more job opportunities for agricultural laborers. However, we also found that the land consolidation process conducted in the case studies is inadequate and lacks integration with other related policies.
