Smallholder farmers in developing countries face several different constraints limiting their ability to reach their production potential.
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Structural transformation in Southeast Asia poses challenges to the regions' food security and inclusive agricultural growth agenda.
This report describes the present state of agricultural value chain finance in Viet Nam and suggests policies that could help expand its availability.
Agrifood market participation, household economies of specialization and diversification: Evidence from Vietnam
Despite the growth of agrifood markets, and gradual structural transformation, smallholders persist in Asia.
A model to examine farm household trade-offs and synergies with an application to smallholders in Vietnam
Three new modules related to budget, labor, & human nutrition for the ‘FarmDESIGN” model position the farming enterprise within the farm household.
Chapter 6 (Stür, Troung Tan Khanh, and Duncan) analyzes how smallholders in Vietnam were able to transform an extensive traditional livestock production system into a more intensive one, taking advantage of the growing urban demand for high-qualit
Impact of third-party enforcement of contracts in agricultural markets—A field experiment in Vietnam
Chapter 11 (Saenger et al.) provides a perfect example of a randomized controlled impact evaluation. The authors conducted a randomized controlled trial and field experiment with dairy farmers and a milk-processing company in Vietnam.
Food-borne disease remains a major public health challenge in Africa and Asia. Most of the foods that carry the highest pathogen risk are produced by smallholder farmers, marketed through the informal sector, and sold in wet markets.
Smallholder competitiveness
"A “supermarket revolution” has been underway in developing countries since the early 1990s.