Study On The Factors Affecting Vietnam's Agricultural Products Exports To Asean Markets

ASEAN is Vietnam's traditional agricultural export market.Before 2006,ASEAN was Vietnam's largest agricultural export market.Vietnam's agricultural exports to ASEAN in recent years have tended to decrease and are not stable.Vietnam's agricultural exports to this market have decreased compared to Vietnam's agricultural exports to the world.This decline was first due to the rapid increase in the value of Vietnam's agricultural exports to other markets,such as exports to the US,China,Japan,EU,and South Korea.Secondly,because some of Vietnam's major agricultural exports to ASEAN have gradually lost their competitive position compared to competitors from around the world,adding to the advancement in agriculture of ASEAN countries.The study of factors affecting Vietnam's agricultural exports to ASEAN is a very urgent issue today.Different factors influence Vietnam's agricultural exports in different markets.Thoroughly assessing the influence of these factors plays a significant role in promoting advantages and overcoming difficulties and obstacles in promoting Vietnam's agricultural exports to ASEAN.This dissertation analyzes and studies the situation of Vietnam's agricultural exports in recent years combined with the use of gravity model for empirical analysis to find out the factors affecting Vietnam's agricultural exports to ASEAN.Analysis of the status of Vietnam's agricultural exports to ASEAN in recent years shows that Vietnam's agricultural exports to ASEAN still face many shortcomings.The quality of Vietnam's agricultural products has improved but is still much lower than that of competitors.The brand of Vietnamese agricultural products limit due to the weak capacity of Vietnamese exporters.The prices of Vietnam's agricultural products are still relatively high due to increased costs,transportation,and storage.Logistics activities in Vietnam in exporting agricultural products have not been productive.The dissertation uses the extended gravity model to analyze the factors affecting Vietnam's exports of agricultural products,coffee,rice,vegetables,and fruits to ASEAN.The results show that the factors affecting export value are GDP per capita grossed;gross population;gross agricultural land area;economic openness;neighboring factors,technology readiness index;range;join the FTA.The results also show that per capita GDP,gross population,economic openness,neighboring factors both have a positive impact on the export of agricultural products,coffee,and vegetables.Agricultural land area has a negative impact on the export of agricultural products and coffee.Particularly noticeable is the export-boosting impact of technology readiness index on coffee and rice,the positive impact of participation in the FTA on rice exports.The results of the dissertation have shown that,to promote the export of Vietnamese agricultural products to ASEAN,it is necessary to maintain and continue boosting Vietnam's GDP growth;To increase investment in raising awareness,capacity levels,training skills,skills,scientific knowledge for laborers in the field of agriculture and in export activities;accumulating land,consolidating and exchanging plots towards large-scale agricultural production in order to reduce production costs and improve product competitiveness;Application of traditional technologies selectively and in accordance with consumer demands,application of new scientific technologies to agricultural production and processing,modernization from production,collection,processing and consumption selling agricultural products,focusing on export of primary agricultural products with clear orientation,high quality processed products;Continue to reform,simplify administrative procedures,improve the quality of the business environment,well implement export support policies in the agricultural sector;The State also needs support on legal advice,trade policies of importing countries,and on material conditions so that enterprises can overcome trade barriers;Seizing opportunities and contributing to new initiatives,effectively implementing commitments to ASEAN regional integration,especially commitments in AEC⁽¹⁾;Improve infrastructure,reduce transportation costs,complete logictics systems in the production and export of agricultural products;Promote border trade cooperation with neighboring countries;Encouraging attraction of investment capital for the agricultural sector;Strengthening the construction,development and protection of Vietnam's agricultural products brand.