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Economic growth in more developed countries has resulted in farms increasing their scale of production and becoming more specialized in their production. The sizes of farms have tended to increase, agricultural production has become more capital-intensive, and the percentage of the workforce employed in agriculture has shown a falling trend. | ISSN 1444-8890 ECONOMIC THEORY APPLICATIONS AND ISSUES Working Paper No. 56 The Survival of Small-scale Agricultural Producers in Asia particularly Vietnam General Issues Illustrated by Vietnam s Agricultural Sector especially its Pig Production by Clem Tisdell June 2009 THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND ISSN 1444-8890 ECONOMIC THEORY APPLICATIONS AND ISSUES Working Paper Working Paper No. 56 The Survival of Small-scale Agricultural Producers in Asia Particularly Vietnam General Issues illustrated by Vietnam s Agricultural Sector especially its Pig Production1 by Clem Tisdell2 June 2009 All rights reserved 1 This is the draft of a paper for an edited book entitled Sustainable Agriculture Technology Planning and Management to be published by Nova Science Publishers New York. 2 School of Economics The University of Queensland St. Lucia Campus Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia Email WORKING PAPERS IN THE SERIES Economic Theory Applications and Issues are published by the School of Economics University of Queensland 4072 Australia. For more information write to Professor Clem Tisdell School of Economics University of Queensland St. Lucia Campus Brisbane 4072 Australia or email .