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Inter- and intra-farm land fragmentation in Vietnam

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  • Thomas Markussen
  • Finn Tarp
  • Do Huy Thiep
  • Nguyen Do Anh Tuan

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This paper uses panel data at commune, household, and plot levels to study the causes and effects of agricultural land fragmentation in rural Vietnam. We focus on both inter-farm fragmentation (the division of land into many small farms) and intra-farm fragmentation (the division of each farm into many small plots). In both these dimensions, land holdings in Vietnam are highly fragmented. Results show strong effects of both inter- and intra-farm fragmentation on labour input per hectare in agriculture.

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  • Thomas Markussen & Finn Tarp & Do Huy Thiep & Nguyen Do Anh Tuan, 2016. "Inter- and intra-farm land fragmentation in Vietnam," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2016-11, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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