THE IMPACT OF GREEN REVOLUTION ON RICE PRODUCTION IN VIETNAM

TRAN Thi Ut, Kei KAJISA
First published: 17 May 2006

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The current paper reviewed the development of the Green Revolution in Vietnam, using long-term regional yield and modern variety adoption statistics, as well as household data collected in 1996 and 2003. The present study indicates that the Green Revolution began in irrigated favorable areas and spread to the less favorable areas in Vietnam such as in other Asian countries. What is unique in Vietnam is that although the Green Revolution ended in the mid-1980s in the Philippines and Indonesia, it has still been sustained as of 2003. Our analyses revealed that such growth had been supported by continuous improvements of modern varieties by regional research institutes. The varieties imported from China have contributed to the Green Revolution in northern Vietnam and those developed by the International Rice Research Institute in southern Vietnam. The national agricultural research systems have also played a critically important role in developing location-specific and appropriate technologies.

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The authors would like to thank the International Rice Research Institute and Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development (FASID) for their financial supports in conducting this research. We are also indebted to useful comments and suggestions from Keijiro Otsuka as well as from the participants of the workshop on the “Green Revolution in Asia and Its Transferability to Africa” supported by FASID held in Durban, South Africa, August 13–16, 2003.

The Developing Economies

Volume 44, Number 2 (June 2006)

■ The Developing Economies Volume 44, Number 2 (June 2006)
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■ June 2006

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CONTENTS
 

SPECIAL ISSUE: RICE GREEN REVOLUTION IN ASIA AND ITS TRANSFERABILITY TO AFRICA
Rice Green Revolution in Asia and Its Transferability to Africa: An Introduction / Keijiro Otsuka and Kaliappa P. Kalirajan
Page 107-122

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Lessons from Three Decades of Green Revolution in the Philippines / Jonna P. Estudillo and Keijiro Otsuka
Page 123-148

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Adoption and Productivity Impact of Modern Rice Varieties in Bangladesh / Mahabub Hossain, Manik L. Bose, and Bazlul A. A. Mustafi
Page 149-166

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The Impact of Green Revolution on Rice Production in Vietnam / Tran Thi Ut and Kei Kajisa
Page 167-189

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Productivity Impact of the Modern Varieties of Rice in India / Aldas Janaiah, Mahabub Hossain, and Keijiro Otsuka
Page 190-207

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Diffusion and Adoption of NERICA Rice Varieties in Cote d'Ivoire / Aliou Diagne
Page 208-231

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Intensification of Rainfed Lowland Rice Production in West Africa: Present Status and Potential Green Revolution / Takeshi Sakurai
Page 232-251

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How Revolutionary Is the 'NERICA Revolution'? Evidence from Uganda / Yoko Kijima, Dick Sserunkuuma, and Keijiro Otsuka
Page 252-267

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