Making Livestock Policies Better Serve the Interests of Vietnam's Poor

Making Livestock Policies Better Serve the Interests of Vietnam's Poor

Year of publication 2003

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Series title Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative (PPLPI) Research Report

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Vietnam's economy is currently in transition from a central planning system to a market-oriented one. Nevertheless, the state still intervenes heavily into and seeks to control productive activities, at the expense of private initiatives. State agents also collect huge "rents" from producers and consumers, mainly through their monopolization of trade access. Compared to crops, the livestock sector is blessed with less direct government intervention and a weak state-owned corporation.

Language English

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