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Vietnam Agriculture is the mainstay of its economy. It has played a crucial role in the development of the country since a long time. It witnessed a significant growth particularly in the year following the reunification of North and South Vietnam. Agriculture in Vietnam had gone through successive stages of rise and decline. In the beginning livestock and crops contributed to the overall agricultural productivity. But frequent droughts, floods and typhoons reduced the level considerably. To bolster development and growth in the agricultural sector several reforms were adopted during the phase of 1976-80. The practical steps undertaken yielded increased grain production. The farmers were given incentives. Rice is the main crop grown in Vietnam. It is grown over a bulk portion of the cultivable lands in the country. Other crops include sweet potatoes, sorghum, corn, cassava, fruits, vegetables and beans. Of the total lands in the northern part of Vietnam, only 15% of it is suitable for cultivation. Almost 14% of it is been cultivated intensively. The southern part of Vietnam was in favor of collectivization. It adopted the system of 'household contract' by virtue of which the members of cooperative societies would lease out collective lands and in turn acquired a part of the total output. By 1986 most of the south Vietnamese peasants had enrolled themselves in one such cooperative or the other.
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