Farmers' livelihood strategies and perceived constraints from poor and non-poor households: A dataset from a field survey in Nghe An, Vietnam

Quan-Hoang Vuong; Phu Pham; My-Hien Nguyen; Cong-Thang Ngo; Phuong-Mai Tran; Quy Van Khuc

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2021.106991

Farmers' livelihood strategies and perceived constraints from poor and non-poor households: A dataset from a field survey in Nghe An, Vietnam

Data Brief. 2021 Mar 31:36:106991. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2021.106991. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Authors

Quan-Hoang Vuong¹, Phu Pham^{2

3}, My-Hien Nguyen⁴, Cong-Thang Ngo⁴, Phuong-Mai Tran⁵, Quy Van Khuc⁶

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
² Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam.
³ Vietkaplab, Vietkap group, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
⁴ Department of Economics, National Economic University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
⁵ Department of International Business, Foreign Trade University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
⁶ Faculty of Economics and Business, Phenikaa University, Hanoi 12116, Vietnam.

Abstract

The first Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of The United Nations aims to "end poverty in all its forms everywhere". Its seven associated targets aim, among others, to eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere. In Vietnam, poverty eradication in ethnic minorities and mountainous areas are among the top priorities. This study aims to learn about farmers' livelihoods associated with perceived difficulties in Chau Thai Commune, Nghe An Province, a rural mountainous area in Vietnam. A random sampling technique and a face-to-face interview method were employed to conduct a field survey in the region in 2018. The dataset collected from 215 households shows that Chau Thai Commune's livelihood largely depends on agriculture and forestry. Plantation forest and livestock are major sources of farmers' income while forestland accounts for over 90% of households' land. Besides, the disparity in livelihood in areas such as forestland, labor and income between the poor and non-poor households is reported. This primary data could be useful for scholars who want to conduct a further in-depth study and or experts, policymakers who work in Vietnam's 'New Rural Development' program to devise a better rural livelihood -improvement policy for farmers, particularly the poor in the uplands of Vietnam and beyond.

Keywords: Plantation forests; Primary data; Rural livelihood; Sustainable rural development; Vietnam.