Human and social capital in promoting livelihood for beef cattle production households in Dien Bien province
Beef cattle production is a potential livelihood for people in remote area in Dien Bien province to promote the living quality. The efficiency of this livelihood depends greatly on different available resources in which human and social capital are among the most important. While human capital deals with demographics, labor, age, educational level and livelihood experience, social capital includes the participation in social organisations, community links, market connection, credit accessibility, livelihood public and private services. The research is conducted in two districts of Dien Bien province: Tuan Giao and Dien Bien. At present, the most popular beef cattle production method is free-grazing system which is labor-intensive, nature-dependent and time-consuming. In order to develop better beef cattle production livelihood to bring more benefits for farmers in Dien Bien province, their capacity and involvement in social organisations should be enhanced to get better knowledge on beef cattle production and market information while communication for farmers in beef cattle production value chain and technology should be strengthened.
