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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetKey Components to Making Viet Nam Safer from Avian Influenza in 8 Years 2014
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Book (stand-alone)Risk management practices of small intensive shrimp farmers in the Mekong Delta of Viet Nam 2019
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No results found.Viet Nam is one of the top producers and exporters of farmed shrimp. More than 80 percent of the total production comes from small intensive farms, which occupy less than 10 percent of the land area devoted to shrimp farming. It is the main source of income for many rural households in the Mekong Delta provinces. This study examines the characteristics of small intensive shrimp farms and socio-economic status of the farm households, and farming practices and performance that are associated with the strategies and preferences for managing production risks. The analysis was based on primary data from a survey of farms raising the whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) conducted in Bac Lieu, Ben Tre and Ca Mau provinces from September 2017 to February 2018. -
Book (stand-alone)Avian Influenza, Public Health and Smallholder Livelihoods in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region
A Synopsis of Findings of the DFID-Funded "Pro-Poor HPAI Risk Reduction" Research Project
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No results found.Since its emergence, H5N1 HPAI has attracted considerable public and media attention because the viruses involved have been shown to be capable of producing fatal disease in humans. While there is fear that the virus may mutate into a strain capable of sustained human-to-human transmission, the virus’ greatest impact to date has been the harm inflicted on the highly diverse poultry industries in some affected countries. HPAI control measures have so far focused on implementing prevention and era dication measures in poultry populations, with more than 175 million birds culled in Southeast Asia alone...
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