Living Standards Survey 1997-1998

Vietnam, 1997 - 1998

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VNM_1997_VLSS_v01_M

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General Statistical Office (GSO)

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5, how much of that is irrigated? (s9a1q05)

Data file: SCR09A12

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Question pretext

exclude all land rented/borrowed from other households or rented/lent out to other households during all of the past 12 months; swidden land.

Literal question

5, how much of that is irrigated?
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Interviewer instructions

Irrigated area includes all cultivated area which is either actively irrigated in the form
of natural flow of water or by electric or gasoline-powered pumping system....in case of possible
drought or flood during the whole crop or in a certain time. If there is only irrigation but no
drainage, it is still considered as irrigated.

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Definition

- Agriculture, forestry, aquaculture activities include activities in cultivation, animal
raising, afforestation, forest care and protection, aquaculture and farm produce
processing, processing of animal products, aquatic products of the household for
selling.
- Agricultural land is allocated to the household or individuals for long term use for
production purposes including agricultural land for planting of annual crops, water
surface for aquaculture, these types of land include land for household economy
formerly assigned by the Cooperatives (5%), garden land, intensive cultivation land,
bald hills, newly cleared land been identified for agricultural production. The duration
for annual crop land and aquaculture is 20 years, and for perennial crops is 50 years.

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