Can smallholders engage in tree plantations? An entitlements analysis from Vietnam

Sikor, Thomas and Baggio, Jacopo (2014) Can smallholders engage in tree plantations? An entitlements analysis from Vietnam. World Development, 64 (Supplement 1). S101–S112. ISSN 0305-750X

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Abstract

Tree plantations have expanded rapidly at the global scale. This paper examines the possibilities for smallholders to engage in plantations as a potential means for poverty alleviation. The paper analyzes the possibilities through an empirical study of household tree growing in rural Vietnam, with a focus on differences in the capacities of households to gain land endowments and translate endowments into tree entitlements. Employing Heckman regression models and qualitative institutional analyses, the paper finds that better-off households are more likely to possess forestland, grow trees, and invest in plantations than poor ones. In addition, land, plantations, and investment tend to be larger for the better-off than the poor. Better-off households are in a better position to engage in tree plantations due to, among other factors, the institutional mechanisms differentiating household access to land and finance.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	forest,industrial tree plantations,poverty alleviation,entitlements,vietnam,asia,sdg 1 - no poverty,sdg 15 - life on land ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/no_poverty
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Climate Change Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Global Environmental Justice
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	26 Mar 2015 00:01
Last Modified:	18 May 2023 00:14
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/52937
DOI:	10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.03.010

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