Sector studies - rice, diversified agriculture, handicrafts, fisheries, garments, tourism, labor services - Part C

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A pilot study prepared under the Integrated Framework for Technical Assistance

Center for International Economics
Canberra & Sydney
26 November 2001

Contents

Preface 

Glossary

  
1 Introduction
Background 
Household economic systems and poverty in Cambodia
Major economic sectors 
2 Rice
Background
Overview of paddy production and rice trading system
Institutional issues and options for developing rice trade
Potential economic and poverty impacts of increased rice trade
3 Diversified agriculture and agro-processing
Background
Marketing and processing
Opportunities for market oriented production and processing
Specific suggestion for action: An Incubator Project
Conclusion
4 Handicrafts
Background 
Initiatives from the Ministry of Women’s and Veteran’s Affairs
Strengths and weaknesses of producers
Obstacles
Conclusion
5 Fisheries
Background
Role of fisheries in Cambodia 
Industry structure, market participants, and trade issues 
Promoting competitive market behavior and improving resource utilization in the fisheries sector 
6 Garments
Background
Market access for Cambodian garments
Returns from preference schemes and distribution of these returns
7 Tourism
Background
Past, current, and projected rates of growth
Developing institutional and social capacity to promote tourism
Sector specific initiatives to enhance tourism trade
8 Labor services
Background
Opportunities and labor supply issues
Institutional and regulatory issues in labor exports
Improving options for labor export
9 Land, markets, property rights and regulatory processes
Recent developments in land use policies
Current land policies
The 2001 Land Law
Regulatory environment for business
Provision of public services and infrastructure
Lessons from sector studies for trade development
Draft references — sector studies report (authors please check)
Boxes, charts and tables
1.1    Framework for trade policies for poverty alleviation
2.1    Cost of milled rice export procedures
3.1    Agricultural development models
3.2    Some specialty crop export opportunities
4.1    Handicraft production in Cambodia
4.2    Strengths and weaknesses of producers
4.3    Tabitha and certificates of origin
5.2    Fish imports from Cambodia, selected countries
5.2    Supply chain for fish exports
5.3    Fish exports through Poipet
6.1    Cambodian garment industry, 1994–2000
6.2    Cambodia’s exports to the US markets
6.3    Documentation procedures for garment exporters
6.4    The benefits and risks of preferential arrangements
6.5    Sharing the benefits of market access 
6.6     Working hours and wages in the garment industry in selected Asian   
   countries
6.7    Effects of minimum wages on employment: evidence from other developing 
   economies
7.1    Selected tourism statistics
8.1    Population Densities in Southeast Asia
8.2    Wage comparisons, Cambodia and Thailand
9.1    Some principles for improving regulatory processes