Impacts of Investment Projects on Livelihood and Employment of Local Peoplesuffering Agricultural Land Acquisition in Chuong My District, Ha Noi City

The impactsof investment projects on livelihoodsandemployment of local people suffering agricultural land acquisition and the challenges of the land acquisition in the socio-economic development are of hottest debate, both in Vietnam in general and in Chuong My District in particular. The research results showedthat from 2000-2010, 2,249 households were acquired ofagricultural land with total area of 968.97 ha in the district. The land acquisitionhas contributed significantly to the change of economic structure: agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector decreasedto 22.00%, while industry and construction increased to 42.00% and trade and services increasedto36% by2010. However, the loss of agricultural land triggered some unexpected problems for some farmers, such as unemploymentandsocial impact. Specifically, the change of jobs in some households sufferingagricultural landacquisitionfor industrial clusters and parks was averagely only 16.5%. The results also indicatedthat the income of some local households was notchanged, but someotherhouseholdswith less agricultural land acquisitiongot lower incomecomparison with previous period.