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Input and output commercialization among poor and non-poor lychee farmers in Luc Ngan District, Bac Giang Province, Vietnam
Thesis Abstract:
The study analyzed the extent of input and output commercialization among poor and non-poor lychee farmers in Luc Ngan District, Bac Giang Province, Vietnam. Results showed that both poor and non-poor farmers participated in the input and output markets. Poor households had lower degree of input commercialization than non-poor households, with commercialization index of 25.42 percent and 46.39 percent, respectively. Farm size had positive influence on the degree of input commercialization, whereas family labor had negative effect. Non-poor farmers were more market-oriented than poor farmers with output commercialization index of 86.70 percent and 89.2 percent, respectively. Crop yield and price of lychee had positive influence on output commercialization. Household size and distance to output market had negative effect.
Non-poor farmers had higher crop yield than poor farmers, with 11,205 kg/ha and 9,352 kg/ha, respectively. Their farm profit was also higher than the poor farmers.
The study recommends that poor farmers should be assisted in terms of credit services, extensions services, upgrading road and information system, and crop insurance.