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6. Macroeconomic trends in the Lower Mekong Basin .................................................... 851. Economic overview of the four riparian countries ............................................................ 861.1 Differences in levels of development ......................................................................... 861.2 Cambodia ................................................................................................................... 871.3 Lao PDR .................................................................................................................... 881.4 Viet Nam .................................................................................................................... 891.5 Thailand ...................................................................................................................... 911.6 Common economic characteristics of the LMB ........................................................ 922. Economic development and trends ................................................................................... 932.1 Trade and diversification ............................................................................................. 942.2 Investing in the future ................................................................................................. 953. Conclusion ......................................................................................................................... 967. Fisheries ...............................................................................................................................1011. The importance of varied habitat and migrations .............................................................1022. Capture fisheries ..............................................................................................................1052.1 Biodiversity ................................................................................................................1052.2 Numbers of people involved in the fishery ................................................................1062.3 Consumption and fisheries yield ................................................................................1062.4 Size and value of the fishery in the Lower Mekong Basin. ......................................1072.5 Nutritional value ........................................................................................................1092.6 Economic value ......................................................................................................... 1102.7 Factors impacting on fisheries resources .................................................................. 1123. Aquaculture ..................................................................................................................... 1193.1 Importance of aquaculture ........................................................................................ 1193.2 Factors impacting the sector .....................................................................................1234. Aquatic products from wetlands ......................................................................................1264.1. Aquatic animals for food ...........................................................................................1264.2. Aquatic plants as food ...............................................................................................1294.3 Aquatic plants as animal feed ...................................................................................1304.4. Aquatic plants for non-food uses ..............................................................................1305. Conclusion ........................................................................................................................1328. Agriculture ...........................................................................................................................1451. Economic importance of agriculture and forestry............................................................1462. Land use in the Lower Mekong Basin ............................................................................1483. Agricultural methods and production ...............................................................................1513.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................1513.2 Irrigation ....................................................................................................................1523.3 Rice production .........................................................................................................1553.4 Non-rice crops ..........................................................................................................1593.5 Upland agriculture/shifting cultivation .......................................................................1653.6 Livestock ...................................................................................................................1674. Agriculture and the environment .....................................................................................1694.1 Environmental impacts of deforestation ....................................................................1694.2 Environmental impacts of irrigation ...........................................................................1694.3 Environmental impacts of pesticide and fertiliser use ...............................................1714.4 Acid sulphate soils .....................................................................................................1714.5 Agriculture and biodiversity.......................................................................................1725. Institutional factors affecting agriculture .........................................................................1725.1 National agricultural strategies and policies ..............................................................1725.2 Land tenure issues ....................................................................................................174iv