Establishing an Evolutionary Learning Laboratory for Improving the Quality of Life of Vietnamese Women in Small-scale Agriculture: Part I-The Current Situation

摘要: The study was carried out in Haiphong, a typical lowland area of the Red River Delta Northern Vietnam. main objective this research to analyse current conditions under which women smallholders are operating (Part I), order serve as basis identify major challenges and potential intervention strategies reduce labour hardship improve their quality life II). Both qualitative quantitative data collection methods were employed gain an in-depth understanding conditions. It found that issues associated with target group multi-dimensional, requiring multi-stakeholder related interventions. These varied from interrelated problems such lack capital production devices market constraints, capability gender-biased domestic chores tasks. A comprehensive informed approach is therefore required focuses on (i) coordinated planning cooperation; (ii) enhanced transparency accountability; (iii) utilization mobilization available resources. Although suggested solutions legitimate based traditional context problem analyses, it clearly insufficient understand systemic interplays among different address real root causes difficulties facing. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.