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.
Citation
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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