Sustainable and conventional intensification: how gendered livelihoods influence farming practice adoption in the Vietnamese Mekong River Delta

The Vietnamese Mekong River Delta emerged as a rice production giant in the 1990s. Currently, the Vietnamese government is attempting to reduce environmental impacts resulting from the triple annual rice crop regime. This article explores how gender influences farming practice adoption using househo...

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Published in:Environment, development and sustainability development and sustainability, 2021-05, Vol.23 (5), p.7089-7116
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Agricultural practices
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Earth and Environmental Science
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Economic Geology
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Farming
Farms
Fertilizers
Households
Integrated pest management
Livelihood
Males
Organic fertilizers
Pest control
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Rice
Rivers
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Agricultural production
Cereal crops
Chemical pest control
Crop production
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecology
Economic Geology
Economic Growth
Environment
Environmental Economics
Environmental impact
Environmental Management
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Farms
Fertilizers
Households
Integrated pest management
Livelihood
Males
Organic fertilizers
Pest control
Pesticides
Rice
Rivers
Sustainability
Sustainable Development
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