Organic Coasts? Regulatory Challenges of Certifying Integrated Shrimp-Mangrove Production Systems in Vietnam

Autor/inn/en	Ha, Tran Thi Thu; Bush, Simon R.; Mol, Arthur P. J.; van Dijk, Han
Titel	Organic Coasts? Regulatory Challenges of Certifying Integrated Shrimp-Mangrove Production Systems in Vietnam
Quelle	In: Journal of Rural Studies, 28 (2012) 4, S.631-639 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-0167
DOI	10.1016/j.jrurstud.2012.07.001
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Agricultural Production; Certification; Sustainability; State Regulation; Farm Management; Agricultural Occupations; Attitudes; Conflict of Interest; Audits (Verification); Economic Climate; Social Environment; Vietnam + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Agriculture; Production; Landwirtschaft; Produktion; Agrarproduktion; Landwirtschaftliche Produktion; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Nachhaltigkeit; Staatliche Lenkung; Occupation; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Interessenkonflikt; Wirtschaftslage; Soziales Umfeld
Abstract	The Vietnamese government aims to expand the scale of Naturland certified organic production in integrated shrimp-mangrove farming systems across the coast of Ca Mau province by 2015. In doing so the division between public and private regulation has become blurred. We analyze the government's goal by examining the regulatory challenges of using organic certification as a means of linking farm-level management to the sustainability of coastal (mangrove) landscapes. The results show the importance of farmer perceptions of sustainable farm and landscape management, fair benefit sharing mechanisms in the certified value chain, and legitimate private sector-led auditing. We conclude that in order to overcome conflicts of interest and legitimate representation in organic certification, the social and economic conditions of production require regulatory intervention from provincial and local level government. To achieve benefits beyond the scale of the farm, the role of shrimp producers should be redefined as partners in rather than targets of regulation. (Contains 2 tables and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10