Land Rights and Technology Adoption: Improved Rice Varieties in Vietnam. Issue 8 (2nd August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nguyen, Linh
• Is Part Of: Journal of development studies. Volume 56:Issue 8(2020)
• Page Start: 1489
• Page End: 1507
• Publication Date: 2020-08-02
• Subjects: Economic development -- Periodicals; Economic history -- 1945- -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; Développement économique -- Périodiques; Histoire économique -- 1945- -- Périodiques; Pays en voie de développement -- Conditions économiques -- Périodiques; 338.91
• DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2019.1677889
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-0388

Abstract

Abstract: Adopting improved seed varieties is a type of agricultural investment that has substantially ensured food security in developing countries and helped farmers transition out of poverty. This paper examines the impact of land rights on the adoption of high-yield rice varieties by farmers in Vietnam. Using panel data from representative surveys of Vietnamese households, I find that having land-use certificates has a positive influence on households' adoption of improved rice varieties. Additionally, I explore the channels through which land rights affect improved seeds adoption. Within households, having a land title matters at the plot level, which suggests the significance of the tenure security channel. I also find evidences of the credit channel, in which holding land titles encourages a household to take loans for rice production.