The Pork Consumption and Distribution in Urban Areas of Vietnam before WTO Accession

Autor: Susumu Fukuda, Tomoyuki Yutaka, Satoshi Kai, Thuy Minh Nguyen
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. 51:459-466
ISSN: 0023-6152
DOI: 10.5109/9270
Popis: After nearly 11 years of negotiations, on May 31, 2006 the US and Vietnam signed an agreement on the terms and conditions for Vietnam’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). This is the essential step that helps Vietnam to obtain the consensus with the remaining WTO members on the final entry. It is estimated that Vietnam will become a member of WTO by October, 2006. The accession to WTO would bring about not only opportunities but also challenges to Vietnam’s market–oriented economy which is fledgling though being in fast growth. Especially, the accession would have great effects on the agriculture which employs around 70% of the country’s population. This paper aims at identifying how the entry to WTO may influence the consumption and distribution of pork in the urban areas of Vietnam.
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