TRANSFER ECONOMIC STRUCTURE OF AGRICULTURE IN YEN THE DISTRICT, BAC GIANG PROVINCE

Abstract

Transformation of economic structure in mountainous regions is one of socio-economical development solutions of great interest of the Vietnamese Party and Government. This study was implemented in Yen The district, one of a mountainous districts of Bac Giang province, to identify its economic structure and evaluate the current state of its agricultural development and structural transformation from 2003 to 2006.

 On ground of survey data and information, reports prepared by statistical, economical and land and resources departments, opinions of local cadres and data analysis, the study  indicates that in four years from 2003 to 2006, agricultural gross output accounted for a high but decreasing proportion whereas gross output of industry, handicraft, trade and services only took up of a small but increasing proportion. In agriculture, the proportion of cultivation areas and gross output of commercial crops and animal with high economic value such as vegetable, soybean, peanut, litchi and pig have increased. Agricultural services have been introduced. Additionally, the proportion of agricultural workforce has declined whereas the percentage of workforce engaged in non-agricultural activities such as garments, construction and building material production has increased. However, transformation of Yen The's agricultural economic structure has been slowly and spontaneously conducted.  In the coming years, the district should orient its agricultural economic structural transformation in accordance with its natural characteristics and economical potentiality.