Assessing the ability of coffee-growing households in VietNam to comply with the European union deforestation regulation
Abstract
The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) sets out new and stringent requirements for agricultural export supply chains. As the world’s second-largest coffee exporter, Vietnam needs to meet the compliance requirements of the EUDR. Based on a survey of 1,724 households, combined with group discussions and in-depth interviews, together with the application of a Generalized Additive Model (GAM), this study assesses the ability of coffee-growing households to comply with the EUDR through three main aspects: deforestation risk, land legality, and certain production practices. The study shows that the ability of coffee-growing households to comply with the EUDR remains uneven, as reflected in differences in deforestation risk, the completeness of land legal documents, land parcel structure, and certain pesticide use practices. At the same time, the study also indicates that each study region faces different compliance challenges. The findings provide important empirical evidence for the development of appropriate policies and support programs to enhance EUDR compliance in Vietnam.
Tóm tắt
Quy định của Liên minh châu Âu về các sản phẩm không gây mất rừng (EUDR) đặt ra các yêu cầu mới và nghiêm ngặt đối với chuỗi cung ứng nông sản xuất khẩu. Là một quốc gia xuất khẩu cà phê lớn thứ hai trên thế giới, Việt Nam cần đáp ứng các yêu cầu tuân thủ của EUDR. Dựa trên dữ liệu khảo sát 1.724 hộ kết hợp với thảo luận nhóm và phỏng vấn sâu, cùng với việc áp dụng mô hình hồi quy cộng tính tổng quát (GAM), khả năng tuân thủ EUDR của hộ trồng cà phê được đánh giá qua ba khía cạnh chính, bao gồm: rủi ro mất rừng, tính pháp lý đất đai và một số thực hành sản xuất. Khả năng tuân thủ EUDR của các hộ trồng cà phê còn chưa đồng đều, thể hiện qua sự khác biệt về rủi ro mất rừng, mức độ hoàn thiện hồ sơ pháp lý đất đai, cấu trúc thửa đất và một số thực hành sử dụng thuốc bảo vệ thực vật. Đồng thời, nghiên cứu cũng cho thấy mỗi vùng nghiên cứu đối mặt với những thách thức tuân thủ khác nhau. Nghiên cứu cung cấp cơ sở thực nghiệm quan trọng cho việc xây dựng chính sách và các chương trình hỗ trợ phù hợp nhằm nâng cao khả năng tuân thủ EUDR tại Việt Nam.
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