Farmer adoptability for livelihood transformations in the Mekong Delta: a case in Ben Tre province
undefined Hong Quan Nguyen (Vietnam National University)
Dorien Korbee (TU Delft - Policy Analysis)
undefined Huu Loc Ho (Nanyang Technological University)
Jacob Weger (University of Georgia)
undefined Phan Thi Thanh Hoa (Vietnam National University)
undefined Nguyen Thi Thanh Duyen (Vietnam National University)
undefined Pham Dang Manh Hong Luan (Vietnam National University)
undefined Thi Tang Luu (Vietnam National University)
undefined Dang Ho Phuong Thao (fHo Chi Minh City University of Food Industry (HUFI))
undefined Ngo Thi Thu Trang (University of Social Science and Humanity)
Leon Hermans (TU Delft - Policy Analysis)
Jaap Evers (IHE Delft Institute for Water Education)
Andrew Wyatt (International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN))
undefined Xuan Quang Chau Nguyen (Vietnam National University)
undefined Ho Long Phi (Vietnam National University)
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Abstract
Sustainable livelihood development is an ongoing challenge worldwide, and has regained importance due to threats of water shortages and climate change. To cope with changing climatic, demographic and market conditions in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta (VMD) an agricultural transformation process has been suggested in the recent Mekong Delta Plan. This agricultural transformation process requires the implementation of alternative livelihood models. The majority of current agricultural livelihood models in the VMD have been introduced by the government in a top-down manner. In this study, we applied a bottom-up approach to understand the motivations and abilities of local farmers to adopt alternative livelihood models. It is based on the MOTA methodological framework, which is further tested with the use of multivariate analyses. The study was conducted in Ben Tre coastal province. Results showed that farmers’ motivations and abilities to apply alternative models vary substantially among different groups, driven by their perceptions on triggers and opportunities. Acknowledging this diversity is essential to the development of agricultural transformation plans. Furthermore, based on the analysis, a projection of the precise support that communities need to supplement their knowledge, skills and financial capacities, as well as interventions to reduce the risks of new livelihood models, is given.
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