Land resources usage and agricultural production organization for resettled people in Son La hydro-electric power station project ((Case study in Yen Chau District, Son La Province)

Abstract

Recently, the resettlement activities of Son La hydroelectric power station (SHPS) have been carrying out within three provinces: Son La, Lai Chau, and Dien Bien. The main problem is that with limited land fund for resettlement (each household has about 1-2 ha of agricultural land in average [6]), the land use and argicultural production organization should be ensure favorable conditions for resettled people. Yen Chau District, Son La Province is one of the resettlement areas of SHPS project. Until 2008, 273 households have resettled in 8 areas belonging to 5 communes of the district. Based on the assessment of present conditions of land use, land use plarming, and argicultura1 production organization for resettled people, the arctic1e have proposed some measurements for sustainable land use and the models of ecological economic, household that have high economic, social, and environmental effectiveness.