Coffee market has been dominated for centuries by South America producing countries, basically Brazil and Colombia, whereas in other countries, the coffee tree was introduced later, as in Vietnam by the French during the 1850s, where production was relatively insignificant until re-unification in 1975. With the policy of constructing new economic zones and above all the start of “Doi Moi” plan in 1986, the production of coffee raised exponentially so nowadays Vietnam is the second producer of coffee in the world. The increase in crop production took place by incorporating new lands into agriculture and by introducing intensive agriculture to increase yield, that affected terrestrial ecosystems. The present study examines the effects on the Vietnam coffee production driven by this policy. From the analysis of data it can be concluded that stagnation in production could be due both to ecological and socio-economic factors related to intensive agriculture.
Environmental and Socio-Economic Effects of Intensive Agriculture: the Vietnam Case
GIUNGATO, Pasquale;
2008-01-01
Abstract
Coffee market has been dominated for centuries by South America producing countries, basically Brazil and Colombia, whereas in other countries, the coffee tree was introduced later, as in Vietnam by the French during the 1850s, where production was relatively insignificant until re-unification in 1975. With the policy of constructing new economic zones and above all the start of “Doi Moi” plan in 1986, the production of coffee raised exponentially so nowadays Vietnam is the second producer of coffee in the world. The increase in crop production took place by incorporating new lands into agriculture and by introducing intensive agriculture to increase yield, that affected terrestrial ecosystems. The present study examines the effects on the Vietnam coffee production driven by this policy. From the analysis of data it can be concluded that stagnation in production could be due both to ecological and socio-economic factors related to intensive agriculture.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
