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Original Research

FACTORS AFFECTING MARKET ACCESS OF HA CHAU BURMESE GRAPE FARMERS IN PHONG DIEN DISTRICT, CAN THO CITY, VIETNAM

NGOC HUYEN KHUU 1, THI HONG LOC HOANG 2, and THI DIEU HIEN LE 3.

Vol 17, No 11 ( 2022 )   |  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7393589   |   Author Affiliation: School of Economics, Can Tho University, Can Tho, Vietnam 1,2,3.   |   Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 2162-2168   |   To cite: NGOC HUYEN KHUU, et al., (2022). FACTORS AFFECTING MARKET ACCESS OF HA CHAU BURMESE GRAPE FARMERS IN PHONG DIEN DISTRICT, CAN THO CITY, VIETNAM. 17(11), 2162–2168. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7393589   |   Published on: 30-11-2022

Abstract

The study’s objective is to demonstrate affecting factors to the market access of Ha Chau Burmese grape farmers in Phong Dien District, Can Tho City. The authors collected the data from 149 Ha Chau Burmese grape growers. Research results show that farmers access the market mainly through traders, collectors, relatives, and neighbors. There are six affecting factors to the market access ability, including training, linkage, telephone, area, age, and distance. Among them, training and linkage are the two factors that put the most impact on market access of Ha Chau Burmese grape farmers. Therefore, some recommendations are proposed to improve the market access of Ha Chau Burmese grapes farmers in Phong Dien District, Can Tho City.

Keywords

market access, farmers, Ha Chau Burmese grapes, Phong Dien District