How Much Do Farmers Expect to Implement for Traceability? Evidence From a Double-Bound Choices Experiment of Vietnamese Shrimp Aquaculture

Traceability is considered the most important requirement for shrimp products exported to global markets. However, implementing traceability in shrimp-exporting countries is challenging because of limited production at the local supply chain and lack of financial welfare awareness. This study aims to investigate the expected farm-gate price for traceability implementation using a double-bound dichotomous choice experiment. The censored regression model is used to estimate the factors influencing the anticipated farm-gate price of shrimp farmers. The survey was conducted in Ca Mau Province, Vietnam, by interviewing 71 Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798, and 43 Penaeus vannamei Boone, 1931, farmers. To implement traceability, P. monodon farmers estimated the farm-gate price at 10.17 USD.kg-1 , while P. vannamei farmers expected 6.18 USD.kg-1 . Application of international quality assurance certifications, willingness to implement traceability, land used, culture methods, shrimp species, current farm-gate price, and variable costs affected the expected farm-gate price. The attractive anticipated farm-gate price compensated for the negative influence of applying international quality assurance certifications, indicating that the farmers were willing to implement traceability. This suggests that the application of certifications increased the ability to implement traceability in the shrimp supply chain. The attractive farm-gate price for certified shrimp products would enhance their willingness to implement the traceability of shrimp products.

Effects of Application of Quality Assurances Certification at Farm Level on the Probability to Implement Traceability for Agricultural Products towards Global Markets: Evidences from Farmed-Shrimp in Mekong Delta, Vietnam

This study investigates the impact of the application of quality assurance certification on the origin traceability of shrimp exports in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta region. The primary data was investigated in 2018, which covered the whole supply chain of shrimp production such as farmers, collectors, distributors, processing factories. Descriptive statistics are utilized to analyze and compare the differences in the supply chain and product origin traceability between certified and non-certified shrimps. The willingness of farmers to embrace product origin traceability of certified and non-certified shrimps is also analyzed. The results show that certified farmers indicate a higher possibility of traceability due to proper monitoring and management essential to traceability. The application of international quality assurance certification of shrimp farmers increases awareness and willingness to implement origin traceability. The result proves the effectiveness of the collaboration between the farmers and processing factories in the implementation of traceability in the entire supply chain.

Determinants of Innovation-based Sustainability in Transition and Developing Economies

Technological advancement enhanced by rising competition in a globalising world led to the acceleration of innovation activity. Literature implies that corruption, share of state ownership, and expertise of top management can have a strong influence on firms’ performance and innovation-based sustainability. Using the BEEPS 2012-2014 database, this paper applies cross section analysis to examine this literature implication. Our results imply that larger manufacturing enterprises with experienced top management and international quality assurance certificates that operate in environments with increased corruption levels and competition have higher levels of innovation. In addition, the results show that state ownership is insignificant for innovation activity. In terms of regional analysis, we find that corruption, top management experience, and possession of international quality assurance certificates lead to an increase in product innovation in Balkan and former Soviet countries, while these factors do not create any significant impact on innovation activity within Central European countries. Enterprises faced with fierce competition levels are more innovative in former Soviet and Central European countries than in the Balkans.