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Development of agricultural output of Vietnam in 2015 US$ since 1961 Agriculture in Vietnam with farmers. Agriculture's share of GDP has declined in recent years, falling from 42% in 1989, to 26% in 1999. [1] In 2023, agriculture and forestry accounted for about 12% of Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP). [2]
Until the French colonization in the mid-19th century, Vietnam's economy had been mostly agrarian, subsistence-based and village-oriented. French colonizers, however, deliberately developed the regions differently as the French needed raw materials and a market for French manufactured goods, designating the South for agricultural production as it was better suited for agriculture, and the ...
Thus, for example, heavy industry was intended to serve agriculture on the premise that a rapid increase in agricultural production would in turn fund further industrial growth. With this strategy, Vietnamese leaders claimed that the country could bypass the capitalist industrialization stage necessary to prepare for communism.
Anhao Paper Factory, 1961. South Vietnam had a small industrial sector and fell far behind other countries in the region in this respect. [1] Output increased 2.5 to 3 times over the 20 years of the country's existence, but the share in total GDP remained at only around 10%, even dropping to 6% in some years, while the economy was dominated by strong agricultural and service sectors. [1]
During 2008, the Vietnam Food Association, had set a target of record production of 36.5 million tonnes of rice. [5] However, during 2010 the rice industry was under serious threat due to a heat wave of above 35 °C (95 °F) for at least three consecutive months as of March 2010 indicating a likely drop in rice production.
In southern Vietnam, the production of industrial crops for export, notably rubber, began on a large scale. Vietnam was managed by the French primarily to produce revenue which was attained by exports, taxation and government monopolies. By the 1930s, one result of French economic exploitation was a serious problem of unequal land distribution. [4]
[17] Võ Văn Kiệt stressed the role of exports and the production of grain, food, and consumer goods to revitalize the Vietnamese economy. [17] The main objective of the 4th Five-Year Plan was the production of grain and food products; "a target of 22–30 million metric tons of grain in paddy" was set for 1990. [ 17 ]
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has been developed since 1987 by the combination of different government ministries: Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Food, combined to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry in 1987; the subsequent addition of the Ministry of Forestry and the Ministry of Irrigation to form today's Ministry; as well as the addition of the Ministry of ...