Continuous warnings on quality and food safety of shrimp products from importers have led to increases in port rejections. This has increased awareness amongst Vietnamese farmers for conducting shrimp farming according to specific certification guidelines. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the situation of quality control and effectiveness of Good Aquaculture Practices (GAP) in Vietnam (VietGAP) for intensive shrimp systems by making a comparison between VietGAP and non-GAP applied farms. The farmers in the GAP system performed well on seven control points related to quality management, especially regarding reservoir construction, water monitoring, and chemical use. Of the farms, 49% reported disease, and the ratio of safety rejections was low. The farmers in non-GAP farms appeared to have weak practices in quality control with high usage of antibiotics, leading to 64% of farmers reporting disease and 20% of tested shipments being rejected. The VietGAP applied system has the potential to deal with disease and quality problems to increase export opportunity for Vannamei shrimp. However, VietGAP does not generate a high price premium in itself because it is not a recognized certificate in the global markets. The results reinforce previous findings regarding eco-certification and how it can be a useful tool to reduce small-scale producers’ risk, even though it does not necessarily generate a price premium.
This paper focuses on youth's decision process to become innovation entrepreneurs. The rst part of the
paper delivers the problem statement and a literature review of latest (empirical) contributions in the eld
of entrepreneurship. The present survey indicated the view of the potential entrepreneurs as well as already successful youth's
entrepreneurs – indicating suitable attempts for possibilities of improvement. In addition, it was useful to track youth's
entrepreneurship along the enterprise life-cycle to reveal specic strengths and weaknesses in specic phases of enterprise
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This paper presents the conceptual framework used for quality management in shrimp supply chain. The conceptual model gives a clear picture of the structure of the study and shows how the theory is linked to practice. Subsequently, we present the methods used for the study: case study and questionnaire survey. It is concluded that a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches provides a comprehensive understanding of how small-scale farmers can be involved in the shrimp export supply chain. It encompasses the choice of the research design, the methods of data analysis, and credibility of the results.
This article presents the conceptual framework used for an export-oriented mango supply chain. It provides a structure to the description and analysis of the supply chain based on which the performance of a supply chain can be assessed in order to find possible improvements. Consequently, the conceptual model gives a clear picture of the structure of the study and shows how the theory is linked to practice. .
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