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    Impediments to Growth of the Garment and Food Industries in Cambodia: Exploring Potential Benefits of the ASEAN-PRC FTA

    Chheang, Vannarith; Hamanaka, Shintaro | September 2011
    Abstract
    This paper attempts to identify structural constraints to growth and exports within Cambodia’s key industries and to consider the policy actions needed to reduce obstacles to trade. The paper places special emphasis on Cambodia’s exports to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), given the major export opportunities arising from the free trade agreement (FTA) between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the PRC, known as the ASEAN–[People’s Republic of] China FTA (ACFTA). A qualitative case study method was applied at the firm-level by conducting face-to-face interviews to identify the impediments to the growth and exports of key industries in Cambodia, and to examine the opportunities and challenges presented by the ACFTA. This study covers the garment and food industries, which are critical to the economic development of Cambodia in the context of regional and global economic integration. The food industry, with its large number of small and medium-sized enterprises, has great potential for contributing to pro-poor growth in Cambodia, while the textile industry is the largest employer in the Cambodian labor force and is critical for poverty reduction efforts through export-led growth. The study also provides policy recommendations at both the industry and government levels.
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    Chheang, Vannarith; Hamanaka, Shintaro. 2011. Impediments to Growth of the Garment and Food Industries in Cambodia: Exploring Potential Benefits of the ASEAN-PRC FTA. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/2009. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
    Keywords
    Agriculture
    Agricultural Trade
    Trade
    Trade Barriers
    Trade Facilitation
    Sustainable agriculture
    Commercial agriculture
    Trade Negotiations
    Trade Development
    Trade And Development
    Regional TradAgreements
    Agricultural Trade
    Agriculture Trade Liberalization
    Agricultural trade
    Agricultural investment
    Agricultural economy
    Agricultural products
    Import volume
    Export volume
    Tariff negotiations
    Regional integration
    Trade regulations
    Agricultural market
    Agricultural economy
    Food
    Agricultural resource
    Farm produce
    Natural products in agriculture
    Plant products industry
    New agricultural enterprises
    Agricultural industry
    Foreign trade and employment
    Perishable goods
    Consumer goods
    Agricultural products
    Agricultural industry
    Food industry
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11540/2009
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    Chheang, Vannarith
    Hamanaka, Shintaro
    Theme
    Agriculture
    Trade
     
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