SETTLEMENT AND LIVELIHOOD ADAPTATION AMONG RESIDENTS ORIGINATING FROM THE MEKONG DELTA IN TRA CO (DONG NAI), 1990 - PRESENT

Abstract

On the basis of exploiting local historical documents and in-depth interviews, the article analyses the settlement process, adjusts production methods, diversifies livelihoods and spreads indigenous knowledge to gradually adapt to natural and social conditions through the application of production experience accumulated in the original hometown, the Mekong Delta, in the new land of Tra Co (Tan Phu ward, Dong Nai city) from 1990 to now. This process has contributed to restructuring the agricultural economy, laying the foundation for Tra Co's socio-economic development today.