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Impact of Changing Swidden-Based Farming to Rubber-Based Farming on Food Security in Luang Namtha Province, Lao PDR

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  • Anan Polthanee

    (Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand)

  • Arunee Promkhambut

    (Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand)

  • Satit Aditto

    (Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand)

  • Avakat Phasouysaingam

    (Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand)

Abstract

Although swidden-based farming has traditionally been practiced by the people in Lao PDR, this system is considered to result in significant environmental degradation. Thus, rubber-based farming was introduced as an alternative to food crops grown under swidden farming, thereby affecting household food security. Thus, this study aimed to compare the impacts of traditional swidden-based farming (SBF), rubber-based farming (RBF), and swidden–rubber-based farming on food security in Luang Namtha province, Laos. Two villages were selected for a case study. A total sample of 195 households was selected using the stratified random sampling method. A face-to-face household (HH) questionnaire was used for interviews. The results showed that households practicing RBF alone showed the lowest level of food security and highest vulnerability in terms of food security. No households in this group reached the food security level. The SRBF group exhibited a greater level of food security than that of either SBF or RBF alone. Two dimensions of food security—food availability and food access—were used to investigate the household food security level associated with the three farming types in this paper.

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  • Anan Polthanee & Arunee Promkhambut & Satit Aditto & Avakat Phasouysaingam, 2021. "Impact of Changing Swidden-Based Farming to Rubber-Based Farming on Food Security in Luang Namtha Province, Lao PDR," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(14), pages 1-15, July.
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