Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Potato Production and Consumption of Smallholder Farmers: A Case Study in Bong Lai Ward, Que Vo Town, Bac Ninh Province

Date Received: 07-02-2025

Date Published: 20-02-2025

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Issue: Vol. 22 No. 8 (2024)

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KINH TẾ XÃ HỘI VÀ PHÁT TRIỂN NÔNG THÔN

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Oanh, N. T. K., Huong, L. T. T., Trang, N. T. T., & Thuy, D. T. N. (2025). Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Potato Production and Consumption of Smallholder Farmers: A Case Study in Bong Lai Ward, Que Vo Town, Bac Ninh Province. Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 22(8). https://doi.org/10.1234/8s9jzm50

Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Potato Production and Consumption of Smallholder Farmers: A Case Study in Bong Lai Ward, Que Vo Town, Bac Ninh Province

Nguyễn Thị Kim Oanh (*) , Le Thi Thu Huong , Nguyen Thi Thu Trang , Doan Thi Ngoc Thuy

  • Tác giả liên hệ: ntkoanh@vnua.edu.vn

    • Abstract


    This study assessed the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on production, consumption and income of smallholder potato growers in Bong Lai ward, Que Vo town, Bac Ninh province. The research used descriptive statistics by surveying one hundred and twenty potato growers. The result showed that the incomce of smallholders’ potato growers decreased by 36.31 percent due to increase in input price, a decrease in output price, and low farm productivity (11.5 percent) in comparision with the pre-Covid period. After Covid-19, the production and distribution of farmers tend to stabilize again. The majority of the farmers adjusted to the situations by reducing market-oriented potato production towards own consumption, changing the distribution channel or selling their products at lower prices. Policy makers need to control well the pandemic, consider more supportfor production, ensure the availability of agricultural inputs to farmers at low prices and assure market-oriented strategies as well and connect farmers and enterprises in distribution.

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