Pork represents more than 70% of meat consumption in Vietnam, and pig production
provides livelihood for more than 4 million small farmers in the country. Understanding
pork consumption behaviour is thus important for upgrading the pig value chains
in Vietnam. The study is conducted with 416 hous...
Nga Nguyen Thi Duong
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Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen
,
Pham Van Hung
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Duong Nam Ha
,
Tran Van Long
,
Dang Thi Be
,
Unger, Fred
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
,
[Household pork consumption behaviour in Vietnam: Implications for pro-smallholder pig value chain upgrading]
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Household pork consumption behaviour in Vietnam: Implications for pro-smallholder pig value chain upgrading
Using a broad systematic literature review of peer reviewed publications and grey literature, the paper summarizes the most relevant gender issues in the pig value chain of Vietnam, and the ways in which these could be addressed. Specifically, women were found to face more severe constraints than...
In Vietnam, there are about four million households producing pigs of which more than half are producing at small scale, i.e., about one to two pigs per production cycle. One of the most critical constraints to pig production, especially for small scale, is the presence of animal disease. Many ty...
Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Ninh Xuan Trung
,
Pham Thi Toan
,
[Factors contributing to animal health risks: Implication for smallholder pig production in Vietnam]
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Factors contributing to animal health risks: Implication for smallholder pig production in Vietnam
Costales, A.
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Nguyen, T.S.
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Tiongco, M.M.
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[Strengthening market linkages of smallholder pig producers through informal contracts in northern Vietnam]
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Strengthening market linkages of smallholder pig producers through informal contracts in northern Vietnam
Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Nguyen Ngoc Toan
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Staal, Steven J.
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Minot, N.
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Tisdell, C.A.
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Nguyen Ngoc Que
,
Nguyen Do Anh Tuan
,
[Smallholder competitiveness: Insights from household pig production systems in Vietnam]
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Smallholder competitiveness: Insights from household pig production systems in Vietnam
Evidence on foodborne disease (FBD) in developing countries is still
limited, but important studies in recent years have broadened our
understanding. These suggest that developing country consumers are
concerned about FBD; that most of the known burden of FBD disease
comes from biological hazards...
Costales, A.
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Poapongsakorn, N.
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
,
[Contract farming in swine production in Thailand and Vietnam]
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Contract farming in swine production in Thailand and Vietnam
This paper investigates the adoption of VietGAHP, a set of guidelines for best practices
in pig production, and evaluates impacts using quantitative and qualitative indicators. It tackles
the following specific research questions: 1) What is the extent of adoption of VietGAHP
among smallholder pi...
Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Nguyen Thi Duong Nga
,
Nguyen Thi Thinh
,
Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen
,
Unger, Fred
,
Grace, Delia
,
[Adoption and impact of gaps in pig value chains: Implications for institutional policy and practice change]
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Adoption and impact of gaps in pig value chains: Implications for institutional policy and practice change