FACTORS AFFECTING URBAN AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THAI NGUYEN PROVINCE, VIET NAM
FACTORS AFFECTING URBAN AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THAI NGUYEN PROVINCE, VIET NAM

Summary/Abstract: The process of urbanization is taking place fast and vigorously in large urban and peri-urban areasin Vietnam. According to national forecasts, the rate of urbanization nationwide will reach 39.3%by 2020 and 50-55% by 2035. Thai Nguyen is a province in the midland and mountainous region.The province is located at the northern gateway and bordered with Hanoi capital. In recent years,the agricultural land area of Thai Nguyen province has narrowed due to the urban-industrial development.Urban agriculture development is an inevitable direction, creating safe and high qualityfood products, protecting the ecological environment, and increasing people's income. Thai Nguyenis one of the provinces promoting sustainable urban agricultural development. Secondary and primarydata sources are analyzed and synthesized by descriptive statistical methods. The article willanalyze five groups of factors affecting urban agricultural development in Thai Nguyen provincein the period 2015-2018, including Socio-economic; Natural conditions and infrastructure; Policyfactors; Planning factors; Links and integration.

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