Management of agricultural products according to value chain in Yen Binh District, Yen Bai Province

Abstract

Based on primary and secondary data collected from interviews with 63 local officials and relevant stakeholders, this study analyzes the management of agricultural products according to the value chain in Yen Binh district, Yen Bai province. The results show that the management of agricultural products through the value chain have initially contributed to the increase of agricultural production's value; the crucial products of the district have been developed into a large-scale production zone; increasing the efficiency of agricultural cooperative models and households’ income. However, there are some limitations in the district: most of the households are small scale and scattered; business organization in the local agricultural sector is lowly efficient; the capacity of state management for the agricultural value chain model is inadequate. The authors proposes a number of solutions to improve the efficiency of agricultural product management according to the value chain, including: Developing an overall strategy and improving the policy system for agricultural product development according to the value chain; Improving the quality of agricultural products in line with the value chain at all stages; Developing linkage models between actors participating in agricultural value chains; Building brand and developing market for agricultural products; Improving the infrastructure system for the development of value chains of agricultural products; Ensuring the harmonization of value chain actors’ interests in the development of agricultural products.