Factors Affecting the Incomes of Peasant Households Affected by Climate Change in Tra Vinh Province, Viet Nam

Abstract

The results of this study aim to propose implicational policies for the People's Committee of Tra Vinh province, Viet Nam; Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tra Vinh province and related departments in Tra Vinh province. Thanks to these results, they may have effective solutions to support peasants who can have new circumstances in the areas of climate change due to adaptive salinization. It can also be stated that it is very necessary to find solutions to raise their incomes, improve better lives in the future. Studying factors on incomes of peasants’ households affected by climate change by direct interview method of 280 households, in 07 districts including: Tra Cu, Cau Ngang, Chau Thanh, Duyen Hai, Tieu Can, Cau Ke and Tra Vinh city in the regions affected by climate change in Tra Vinh province. By using multivariate regression method, the authors have found out the factors affecting peasants’ income in these regions: Diversifying income generation activities, demanding for bank loans, education, work experience and land areas of households. From the research results, it can be proposed the solutions to increase peasants’ income to adapt to climate change in these areas in the future.