TAILIEUCHUNG - Agriculture of northern delta in first decade of renovation

The country's Đổi mới (Renovation) process initiated and led by the Party since 1986 has brought about great achievements to the agriculture of Vietnam in general and that of the Northern Delta in particular. Specifically, the breakthroughs of the agricultural sector in the Delta are in boosting the rice production and the quantity of livestock and poultry. Important transformations in its rural areas and among the local farmers are somewhat stronger than those in the Mekong River Delta, which was in a better position when the Renovation commenced. | Agriculture of Northern Delta in First Decade of Renovation Nguyen Ngoc Mao1 1 Institute of History, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences. Email: nguyenngocmao@ Received: 17 October 2016 Accepted: 28 October 2016 Abstract: The country's Đổi mới (Renovation) process initiated and led by the Party since 1986 has brought about great achievements to the agriculture of Vietnam in general and that of the Northern Delta in particular. Specifically, the breakthroughs of the agricultural sector in the Delta are in boosting the rice production and the quantity of livestock and poultry. Important transformations in its rural areas and among the local farmers are somewhat stronger than those in the Mekong River Delta, which was in a better position when the Renovation commenced. Keywords: Agriculture, Northern Delta, Đổi mới (Renovation). 1. Introduction Though the Northern Delta was situated by the Red river with fertile soil, favourable weather and dynamic people, for a long period of time during the subsidy period, the people there were not able to produce enough food, mainly rice, to feed themselves. In some regions, as early as the 1960s and 1970s, the phenomenon of “khoán chui” (sneaky contracts - the farmers were secretly allotted a certain amount of food quota to be submitted to the cooperative after harvesting and kept the rest for themselves) appeared. Among examples were Hai Phong city, where almost every district conducted the “xé rào” (tearing the fence, . breaking the rule), or Vinh Phuc province, closely tied with the 20 reputation of Party Secretary Kim Ngoc, who dedicated his life to the people and was mentioned repeatedly with appreciation in the Đổi mới (Renovation) period. However, only after Resolution 10 of the Politburo in April 1988 did the country’s agriculture in general, and that of the Northern Delta in particular, show impressive changes. This article analyses the overall picture of the Delta’s agriculture in the first decade of the

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