Weather-induced shocks, coping strategies and farmer food consumption in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: a case in Long An province
Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies
ISSN: 2044-0839
Article publication date: 22 July 2022
Issue publication date: 25 March 2024
Abstract
Purpose
The paper aims to assess the impact of weather-induced shocks on household food consumption in the rural Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) through the case of Long An province and evaluate the effectiveness of widely used coping strategies in mitigating weather-related shock impacts.
Design/methodology/approach
The system generalized method of moments (GMM) estimation method is applied to explore information on shock incidence, recovery, and time occurrences. The paper uses a sample of 272 repeated farming households from 5-wave survey data from 2008 to 2016, resulting in 1,360 observations.
Findings
The paper confirms the robust negative effect of a natural shock on food consumption. Additionally, using savings proves to be the most potent measure to smooth food consumption. Other favorable coping strategies are “getting assistance from relatives, friends” or “getting assistance from the Government, and non-government organizations (NGOs).” The mitigating effects are also traced in the current analysis.
Research limitations/implications
Using caution when generalizing the results from Long An to the whole VMD is reasonable. The rather limited observations of coping strategies do not allow the authors to analyze any specific strategy.
Originality/value
The proposed approach employs the GMM technique and controls for endogenous coping strategies and thus provides accurate estimates of the effects of weather-related shocks and the mitigation effectiveness in the rural VMD.
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Acknowledgements
This research is funded by Vietnam National University- Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) (No: NCM2019-34-01). The authors thank two anonymous reviewers and the editor for excellent comments and suggestions.
Author contributions: Thanh Quang Ngo designs the overall research, collects the dataset, and conducts the empirical analysis. Canh Thi Nguyen is the main writer of the paper. Thanh Quang Ngo and Quan Hong Nguyen contribute to the revision and editing of the article. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Ethical statement: The authors consciously assure that for the manuscript, the following is fulfilled. (1) This material is the authors' original work, which has not been previously published elsewhere. (2) The paper properly credits the meaningful contributions of co-authors and co-researchers. (3) All sources used are adequately disclosed.
Citation
Nguyen, C.T., Ngo, T.Q. and Nguyen, Q.H. (2024), "Weather-induced shocks, coping strategies and farmer food consumption in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: a case in Long An province", Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, Vol. 14 No. 2, pp. 251-291. https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-01-2022-0002
Publisher
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