This paper explores the links between migration and changes in household agricultural production in Vietnam during the reform period (1986–2012) through a case study of Quỳnh Đôi village, Nghệ An Province. Since reforms were first introduced, many villagers have left Quỳnh Đôi to work in cities, industrial zones or to find employment abroad. The migration process has transformed labour structures and supply, leading to changes in household agricultural production across two dimensions. First, renting or exchanging agricultural land has become common between households in Quỳnh Đôi, and between Quỳnh Đôi villagers and a neighbouring commune. This renting/exchanging of agricultural land has helped redistribute land among households that would otherwise be rich in land and poor in labour, or vice versa. These transactions have not been purely market-based but carried out mainly through verbal agreements dependent on networks of social capital and trust. Second, because many farm labourers have migrated, households require additional human labour for agricultural production. Facing this situation, various forms of labour exchange have emerged. Migration has, therefore, become an important generator of change in farming.

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“我的孩子还小，我的丈夫离家很远”：在越南村庄兼顾土地和劳动力

本文通过对 Nghệ An 省 Quỳnh Đôi 村的案例研究，探讨了改革期间（1986-2012 年）越南移民与家庭农业生产变化之间的联系。自改革以来，许多村民离开 Quỳnh Đôi 到城市、工业区工作或到国外寻找工作。迁移过程改变了劳动力结构和供给，导致家庭农业生产在两个维度上发生变化。首先，在 Quỳnh Đôi 的家庭之间以及在 Quỳnh Đôi 村民和邻近公社之间租用或交换农地已经变得很普遍。这种农用土地的出租/交换有助于在家庭之间重新分配土地，否则这些家庭可能是土地富饶劳动力贫乏的，反之亦然。这些交易并非纯粹基于市场，而是主要通过依赖于社会资本和信任网络的口头协议进行。其次，由于许多农业劳动力已经迁移，家庭需要额外的人力进行农业生产。面对这种情况，各种形式的劳动力交换应运而生。因此，移民已成为农业变革的重要推动因素。