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• Application of HighTechnology in Agricultural Production of Households in Tam Duong District, Vinh Phuc Province

  Dang Nam Phuong, Tran Huong Giang, Vu Thi Thu Huong

  Date Received: 25-10-2022 / Date Accepted: 27-03-2023

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  This study focused on the current status of agricultural production and analyzing the factors affecting the application of high technology in the agricultural production of households in Tam Duong district, Vinh Phuc province in 2019-2021 period. The probit model was used to evaluate the factors affecting the adoption of high technology by farmers. The results of the survey and assessment from 90 households engaged in agricultural production in the area show that the organization of production and planning of high-tech agricultural production areas had a direct impact on agricultural production associated high technology of households. In addition, facilities for production were also one of the decisive factors in participating in high-tech agricultural production, i.e. with modernized and concreted intra-field transportation system, the rate ofhouseholds applying high technology in production was up to 90%. The variables of demographics., arable land, and income from agriculture were also statistically significant in this study.

• Factors Infuencing Non-agricultural Employment in Rural Area in Hanoi City

  Tran Thi Minh Phuong, Nguyen Thi Minh Hien

  Date Received: 18-06-2014 / Date Accepted: 01-09-2014

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  The study employedanalytical econometric model to measure the possibility of non-agricultural jobs in rural area of Hanoi. The panel 2010-2012 data of Vietnamhousehold living standards surveywere estimated using probit regression probability model. The results showedthat the education level of Hanoirural workers playeda significant role in wage employment or self-employment. If number of year schooling of workers increases oneyear, the opportunity for getting a non-agricultural employment increases 3%.If other factors remain constant, 1% increase in schooling will lead to 3% increase in non-agricultural jobs. Besides,job creation programs also have a positive impact on opportunityof non-agricultural employment of rural workers. Economic growth leads to an increase of enterprises in rural areas as well as the possibility of finding non-agricultural jobs.

• Evaluation of Factors Affecting Ability to Engage Linkage in Maize Consumption for Farmer Households in Son La Province

  Nguyen Dang Hoc, Tran Quang Trung, Bui Thi Khanh Hoa

  Date Received: 22-02-2017 / Date Accepted: 06-05-2017

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  This study aimed to analyze the situation of linkage in maize consumption in Son La province and the factors affecting ability to engage linkage in maize consumption for farmer households. 536 maize production households and 26 local stafts in Son La province were interviewed by using direct investigation tools such as stuctureedquestionairescombined with participatory rural appraisal (PRA). Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the situation of linkage in maize consumption in Son La while econometric model (probit model) was employed to evaluate factors affecting ability to engage linkage for households. The research results showed that therewas asignificant difference in income from maize production among households engaging linkage with households who were not involved. However, the linkage of maize consumption in Son La was employed at the simple levelof oral negotiation. The involvement inthe commitment to linkageimplementationwas not strong enough about the legality, leadingto a lack of sustainability. Another results illustrated that the factors belongingto the characteristics of individual householdsand the headsof household,such as education level, ethnic group, social position,andscale maize production hadsignificant positive impact on maize household’s ability to engage in the linkage in maize consumption, whereas some other factors hadsignificant negative effects, including number of household members and houshold’s processing activities.

• Factors Influencing Linkage in the Use of Maize as Animal Feed for Pig Households in Son La Province, Vietnam

  Tran Quang Trung, Le Thi Minh Chau, Nguyen Dang Hoc

  Date Received: 11-11-2016 / Date Accepted: 07-04-2017

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  This study was conducted in Son La province to evaluate factors affecting thelinkage in the useofmaize as animal feed for pig keeping households. Data for the study were gathered from 690 pig farming households in Van Ho, Moc Chau and Mai Son districts (Son La province) by direct interviews. The chi-square test was used to test the difference in characteristics between groups of pig farming householdsengaging inlinkage and those that were notengaging in linkage. In addition, probit model was employed to measure factors affecting linkage in the use of maize as animal feed for pig farming households. It was found that therewas significant difference between income of households with linkage and income of households without linkages in the use of maize as animal feed. Moreover, research results also showedthat the education level, gender, ethnic group, social position of the household head, and livestock production scale hadsignificantly positive impact households’engagement in linkage whereas the age of the household head and number of household member significantly exhbited negative effects on households’to linkage engagement. To improve linkage, relevant policy implications were suggested.