Abstract of the PHD thesis: Factors affecting application of good agricultural practices for vegetable farming in VietNam

Therefore, the author selects the theme: “Factors affecting application of the good agricultural practices for vegetable farming in Vietnam” to verify supposition and assess the significance of factors affecting GAP application by vegetable producers in order to give recommendations for maintaining and expanding the application of GAP in vegetable farming in Vietnam.
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Abstract of the PHD thesis: Factors affecting application of good agricultural practices for vegetable farming in VietNam COMPLETED IN THE NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY ----------------*********---------------- Scientific instructors: 1. Đỗ Thị Hải Hà (Assoc. Prof.) 2. Đỗ Thị Ngọc Huyền (Ph.D.) Reviewers: ABSTRACT OF THE Ph.D. THESIS 1: on FACTORS AFFECTING APPLICATION OF 2:GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES FOR VEGETABLE FARMING IN VIETNAM 3: Author: NGUYỄN THỊ HỒNG TRANG The thesis has been presented and defended to the PhD Committee of the National Economics University Speciality: Economics management (Management science) At (time), (date)... Code: 62340410 The thesis is available at: - National Library of Vietnam - Library of the National Economics University HANOI 2016 INTRODUCTION theme: “Factors affecting application of the good agricultural practices for vegetable1. Necessity of the research farming in Vietnam” to verify supposition and assess the significance of factors affecting GAP application by vegetable producers in order to give recommendations for Food safety is a very important issue in socio-economic development. According to maintaining and expanding the application of GAP in vegetable farming in Vietnam.the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO, 2003), vegetables are essentialcomponents of a health diet. In Vietnam, vegetable production has significant 2. Objectivecontribution to ensure national food security, agricultural economics growth, rural (1) Interpretation of theory and practice of GAP and the factors affecting GAPdevelopment and poverty alleviation. Vegetables are high-risk foods and the public has application in vegetable farming.deep concern about the issue of food hygiene and safety for vegetable products. Food (2) Analysis of actual situation of GAP application for vegetable farming in Vietnam.safety assurance in the fruit and vegetable production in countries around the world has (3) Determination and significance evaluation of factors affecting GAP applicationbeen accomplished through good agricultural practices (GAP). by vegetable producers in Vietnam. The factors include ones relating to: (1) vegetable GAP stakeholders include governments, food retailing industries, farmers and producers, (2) customers and (3) the government.consumers (FAO, 2003). From concept of production (supply), farmers use GAP to (4) Recommendations towards maintenance and expansion of GAP application forpromote economic benefits, conserve natural resources and maintain cultural and social vegetable farming in Vietnam.values. From concept of demand, consumers’ concern (including food processing andretailing industries) is food quality and safety and process of good agricultural practices 3. Questionsin food production (FAO, 2003). Governments set national food quality standards and (1) What are factors affecting GAP application by vegetable producers in Vietnam?control the compliance as well as support to meet food quality standards. What is role of each factor? There are many researches on GAP application in agrifood production in general and (2) What should the government do to maintain and expand GAP application insafe vegetable production in particular. These researches focused on two ways: (1) vegetable farming?Internal and external factors affecting GAP application; and (2) Role of government in (3) What should vegetable farmers do to maintain and expand GAP application?GAP promotion. Some researches used qualitative methods to determine factorsaffecting application of food safety standards in general and GAP in particular. Some (4) What shoud customers do to maintain and expand GAP application in vegetableother researches used quantitative methods to quantify significance of these factors. farming?However, most of researches done in Vietnam focused on state management for 4. Scopeagrifood quality and safety control and agrifood value chain. New researches only - Subjects of the research: factors affecting GAP application by vegetable producers,described cu ...