Unequal land and resource allocation also spark many disputes. Previously, the government aimed to exploit the Central Highlands of Vietnam by establishing a system of state-owned agriculture and forestry farms (before 1993, there were major agricultural-forestry-industry Union Enterprises, which switched to central or provincial agriculture and forestry farms after the same year). In reality, these economic organizations take control of the majority of the Central Highlands’ land. In Dak Lak province, by 1985, three agricultural-forestry-industry Union Enterprises managed 1,058,000 hectares, which accounted for half of the province’s area, plus 1,600,000 hectares of state-owned rubber tree growing area. In total, the state run 90% of Dak Lak’s area, and 60% of Gia Lai’s. On the whole, by 1985, 70% of the Central Highlands’ surface area is under the management of the state. After 1993, although there was a shift in management mechanism, this number only decreased by 26%.