Developing seafood processing industry in Tra Vinh province

DUONG THI TUYET ANH

DEVELOPMENT OF SEAFOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY IN TRA VINH PROVINCE

DOCTORAL THESIS IN ECONOMICS

Danang, 2022

DUONG THI TUYET ANH

DEVELOPMENT OF SEAFOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY IN TRA VINH PROVINCE

DOCTORAL THESIS IN ECONOMICS

Major: Development Economics Code: 62.31.01.05

SCIENCE GUIDE

1. Dr. Ninh Thi Thu Thuy

2. Dr. Le Bao

Danang, 2022

COMMITMENT

I hereby certify that the entire content of this thesis is my own research work. The data used in the analysis has a clear origin and has been published in accordance with regulations.

The research results used in this thesis are genuine and have never been used for the defense of any academic degree. All assistance in the implementation of the thesis has been acknowledged and all cited information is clearly indicated.

Thesis author

Duong Thi Tuyet Anh

INDEX

COVER

COMMITMENT i

TABLE OF CONTENTS ii

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS vi

LIST OF TABLES vii

LIST OF FIGURES ix

INTRODUCTION 1

1. Urgency of topic 1

2. Research objective 3

3. Research object and scope 4

4. Overview of research topic 5

5. New points of thesis 14

6. Structure of the thesis 15

CHAPTER 1. THEORETICAL BASIS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SEAFOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY 16

1.1. General issues on developing seafood processing industry 16

1.1.1. Overview of seafood processing industry 16

1.1.2. Concept of developing seafood processing industry 18

1.1.3. The role of developing seafood processing industry 21

1.2. Theories related to industrial development 22

1.2.1. Classical growth theory (David Ricardo's classical economic growth model) 22

1.2.2. Neoclassical growth theory (Cobb-Douglas production function) 23

1.2.3. Neoclassical growth theory (Solow's economic growth model; Solow-Swan) 23

1.2.4. Harry T.Oshima's two-region model 24

1.2.5. Some other development theories 25

1.3. Content and criteria for evaluating the development of seafood processing industry 26

1.3.1. Growth in the scale of seafood processing industry 27

1.3.2. Structural transformation in seafood processing 29

1.3.3. Linkages in seafood processing 31

1.3.4. Improving socio-economic efficiency and environmental protection in seafood processing 32

1.4. Factors affecting the development of seafood processing industry 37

1.4.1. Raw material supply 41

1.4.2. Consumer market 43

1.4.3. Support Services and Associations 45

1.4.4. Competition in the industry 48

1.4.5. State policies 49

CHAPTER 2 LOCAL CHARACTERISTICS AND RESEARCH METHODS 53

2.1. Characteristics of natural, economic and social conditions of Tra Vinh province 53

2.1.1. Characteristics of natural conditions 53

2.1.2. Economic characteristics 55

2.1.3. Social characteristics 60

2.2. Research methods 61

2.2.1. Approach 61

2.2.2. Analytical framework 63

2.2.3. Research process 64

2.2.4. Data collection method 66

2.2.5. Data analysis and processing methods 68

2.2.6. Method of building and verifying the scale 71

CHAPTER 3 CURRENT STATUS OF SEAFOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN TRA VINH PROVINCE 76

3.1. Current status of growth in scale of seafood processing industry in Tra Vinh province 76

3.1.1. The current situation of increasing number of seafood processing facilities 76

3.1.2. Current status of increasing scale of seafood processing facilities 78

3.1.3. Current status of increasing seafood processing results 83

3.2. Current status of structural transformation in seafood processing 85

3.2.1. Current status of structural transformation of processed seafood products 85

3.2.2. Current status of shifting production organization methods 90

3.2.3. Current status of market structure transformation 91

3.3. Current status of linkage in seafood processing 95

3.3.1. Linkage between input and processing facilities 95

3.3.2. Link between processing and consumption facilities 99

3.4. Current status of socio-economic efficiency and environmental protection in seafood processing 100

3.4.1. Economic efficiency 100

3.4.2. Social efficiency 104

3.4.3. Environmental protection 107

3.5. Analysis of factors affecting the development of seafood processing industry in Tra Vinh province 110

3.5.1. Cronbach's Alpha reliability assessment results 110

3.5.2. Results of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) 113

3.5.3. Multiple regression analysis 117

3.5.4. Discussion of the results of the regression model on factors affecting the development of seafood processing industry in Tra Vinh province 119

3.6. Assessment of the current status of seafood processing industry development in Tra Vinh province

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3.6.1. Successes 125

3.6.2. Existing problems and limitations 126

3.6.3. Causes of existing problems and limitations 127

CHAPTER 4. POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING AQUACULTURE PROCESSING INDUSTRY IN TRA VINH PROVINCE 128

4.1. Basis for proposing implications 128

4.1.1. Demand for seafood consumption in some countries and domestic consumption demand...128

4.1.2. Opportunities and challenges for the development of seafood processing industry in Tra Vinh province in the coming time 130

4.1.3. Aquaculture development goals of Tra Vinh province to 2025 and vision to 2030 132

4.1.4. Orientation for development of seafood processing industry in Tra Vinh province to 2030 134

4.2. Some policy implications for developing seafood processing industry in Tra Vinh

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4.2.1. Completing the province's seafood processing and consumption planning with a vision to 2030 137

4.2.2. Increasing the scale of seafood processing industry 137

4.2.3. Shifting the structure of seafood processing 140

4.2.4. Expanding linkages in seafood processing 142

4.2.5. Improving socio-economic efficiency and environmental protection of industry 143

4.2.6. Some other implications 146

4.3. Some recommendations 148

4.3.1. For the People's Committee of Tra Vinh province 148

4.3.2. For entities processing products in province 148

CONCLUSION 150

5.1. Thesis results 150

5.2. New research directions 151

LIST OF RELATED RESEARCH WORKS 152

LIST OF REFERENCES 153

APPENDIX................................................................................................................ PL1

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

Acronym

Full text
CBTS	Seafood processing
CN	Industrial
CPTPP	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
CSKT	Individual economic base
DN	Business
EU	European Union or European Union
EVFTA	Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement
GTSX	Production value
Labor	Labor
NSLD	Labor productivity
NSV	Capital productivity
SIMP	US Seafood Import Monitoring Program

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