@article{Vu:290625,
      recid = {290625},
      author = {Vu, T. B. and Dao, D. H.},
      title = {Quality and collective action in supporting and  consolidating the development of Hung Yen longan value  chain},
      address = {2011-10-13},
      number = {2232-2019-2471},
      pages = {17},
      month = {Oct},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {In the process of integration into WTO and AFTA, the  majority of Vietnamese farmers who are involved in small  scale production, have to face fierce competition in both  domestic and international markets. Therefore the challenge  is whether they are able or unable to cooperate with one  another to improve their competitiveness in the market.  Hung Yen longan is a representative case of fruit  production in the Red River Delta. RUDEC / IPSARD has  studied its value chain for identifying production  constraints and set up scenarios for improving quality  management, label, value chain, etc. These scenarios are  used as basic tools for building collective action among  farmers and creating linkages between them and output  stakeholders. With this initiative, the cooperative of  Longan was established and operated in three years. It  aimed to develop production applying quality management  (traceability, Good Agriculture Practice-GAP, Geographical  Origin Label, etc.), to supply good quality longan to Hanoi  and other area. This research confirms the possibility of  small farmers developing their collective actions to  improve the quality management and supply market with  labeled products.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/290625},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.290625},
}