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1
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Location

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Hoi An, Vietnam

- 3 km away from Hoi An Old Town

2
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Types of farm

+ crops

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  • Small scale commercial organic
  • Crop rotation practiced
  • Crops (20+ diff fertilisers used): Cilantro, Lettuce, Vietnamese mint, Basil
3
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Farm organisation methods

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  • Vegetable plots in village centre
  • Houses around allocated plots
  • Grid pattern
4
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Human input

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  • seeds
  • seaweed fertiliser
  • labour
  • capital
  • tools
5
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Natural input

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  • Precipitation
  • relief - 40 hectares flat land
  • soil
  • temperature
  • wet and dry seasons
  • water - De Vong river, Tra Que lagoon
6
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Processes

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Ploughing
watering
planting
harvesting
fertilising
weed and pest control
7
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Outputs

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41 diff kinds of herbs and vegetables
vegetable waste –> can compost
income: 100,000 - 150,000 VND; 300,000 - 500,000 VND in good seasons

8
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Effects on villagers

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Money making through farming
community and spirit
can offer services to tourists –> extra income

9
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Scale of production

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Small scale bc more manual labour
Generally low income
Local buyers

10
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Tourism dev.

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More income
Greater reputation for tourism --> bigger travel companies come there
Vegetable picking (farmer for a day)
Cooking classes
 Multiple mentions on trip advisor
11
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Managing tourism

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More professional tours –> avoid harming culture and ecology of village