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PROJECT “NETWORK FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
THINK-TAKS FOR COUNTRIES IN MEKONG-SUB REGION” (NARDT)

Market development, trade promotion: the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in
co-operation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, initiates trade
promotion, negotiates to open rice market. In addition, the Government to accelerate
international integration, open the rice market through strengthening negotiations
and signing trade agreements.
3.4. Assessment of successes and constraints in implementing rice policies in
each country
Policy implementation for enhancing rice production has been a difficult issue,
with the outcome being unexpected and many policies outdated, or ineffective
with the fluctuating global rice market. Currently, Viet Nam has implemented some
policies that directly affect the global rice market, improving production, maintaining
rice land, as well as rapidly increasing the export of high-quality rice. Even so, some
sectors of policies are still ineffective, or no longer appropriate in the new market
scene. Lao PDR has made some substantial improvements in policies development,
encouraging farmers to participate in, and widely apply some of the technical and
technology policies. Infrastructure for further research and production support
have been developed effectively, ensuring further development in rice production
research. While there are some developments in Lao PDR policies, however, there are
still some constrain in the implementation of these policies effectively and turning
into actual application toward rice production. Infrastructure for production has not
been developed well in the past few years, and research for rice crops had lagged.
The policies situation in Cambodia is developing for the better in recent years, notably
the rice export policies and agricultural extension policies, enhancing the rice market
domestically and globally, as well as ensuring farmer support systems and further
development in rice crop researching. However, many policies seem to be outdated
and will be difficult to imply in the rapidly changing and developing of the rice sector.
A major issue in the Cambodia rice market is the added value, where export is still in
paddy rice, not processed rice, causing a loss of opportunity in adding value to the
final products. Lack of processing infrastructure, enterprises for rice export, as well as
a management system in cooperatives are the major factors.
Table 27: Successes and constraints in implementing policies by each country

Country Successes Constraints
Cambodia - Set out clear goals for agricultural - Many policies have been outdated,
development need to review to meet up with
- Maintain high-quality rice the development speed
satisfying high-quality markets - State land management have been
- Technology and technical policies developed but not systematically
improve crop development and implemented, problems regarding
cultivating techniques, resulting land disputes and evictions have
in quality organic rice being not been covered well
produced - Infrastructure for the rice
- Trade policies opening new processing stages has not been
approach toward high-value developed well
markets - Lack of market structure for
- Farmer livelihood supporting domestic and export markets for
policies help improve farmer rice.
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