Assessment the income of households which participanting in forestry production in the Northern Mountainous provinces

Abstract

Households play a crucial role in the development of the forestry sector in
Vietnam nowadays, however, the forestry production of households still
reveals many limitations, especially in the midland of Northern
mountainous provinces. This article has assessed that the main economic
activities of households participating in forestry production are growing
agricultural crops, livestock and forest and contracting for forest protection;
Households rely on their own potential and capacity on finance, labor and
specific production conditions for forestry production, only 37.4% of
households have access to loans from banks for investment in forestry
production, however, the loan level is still low, not enough to invest in forestry with a long rotation to for planting large timber. The efficiency of
forestry production of other households is quite high. Households that grow
Cinnamon in Yen Bai with a rotation of 10 - 12 years bring the highest
economic profit of about 45 million VND/ha per year. Income from
forestry accounts for a relatively modest proportion with only about 13. 8%
of the total income, especially for households in the Northwest region (Son
La, Lai Chau), the income from forestry is very low due to the absence of
exploitation of production forests. Regarding the forestry production of
households, there are many mechanisms and policies that are being
implemented into practice that have had a very positive impact on
households. But besides that, there are also limitations that have been
pointed out, and at the same time, the authors have also given a number of
solutions and suggestions on mechanisms and policies to contribute to
enhancing livelihoods, improving income for forest workers in order to
promote the development of forestry production of households in the
current period.