Farm Size and Land Use Changes in Vietnam Following Land Reforms
Over the last decade the Vietnamese government has instigated land reforms thatrecognise the household as the basic unit of production and allocate land use rights tohouseholds. Under the 1993 Land Law these rights can be transferred, exchanged,leased, inherited, and mortgaged. This Land Law provided the foundation for thedevelopment of a market for land use rights. During 2001, 400 farm households weresurveyed in four provinces in Vietnam.