The Impact of Land Fragmentation in Rice Production on Household Food Insecurity in Vietnam

Nguyen Thai Phan, Ji-Yong Lee () and Nguyen Duc Kien
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Nguyen Thai Phan: Faculty of Economics and Development Studies, University of Economics, Hue University, Hue 530000, Vietnam
Ji-Yong Lee: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
Nguyen Duc Kien: Faculty of Economics and Development Studies, University of Economics, Hue University, Hue 530000, Vietnam

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 18, 1-12

Abstract: The objective of this study is to examine the impact of land fragmentation in rice production on household food insecurity in Vietnam. This study provides the first evidence on the effect of land fragmentation on household food insecurity in rice production. This study uses a relatively rich panel dataset of rice farming households across different regions from the Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey (VARHS) 2012, 2014, and 2016. The research applies the ordered probit model to identify land fragmentation and other factors affecting household food insecurity at different food insecurity levels. Findings indicate that land fragmentation and rice seed types are positively correlated with household food insecurity. Importantly, the odds of an increase of 1% fragmentation land index increase the probability of household food insecurity at a very high level of 4.79% after controlling for unobserved heterogeneity. Other factors such as total cultivated area, access to credit, and household savings help reduce household food insecurity. These findings suggest that the government needs to foster the process of consolidating fragmented rice plots to help households produce efficiently and reduce food insecurity for their families. In addition, other approaches such as increasing farm size for each rice farmer and access to credit can increase the probability of food security for rural households in Vietnam.

Keywords: food insecurity; land fragmentation; ordered probit; Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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