FACTORS AFFECTING MARKET ACCESS OF HA CHAU BURMESE GRAPE FARMERS IN PHONG DIEN DISTRICT, CAN THO CITY, VIETNAM

Abstract The study’s objective is to demonstrate affecting factors to the market access of Ha Chau Burmese grape farmers in Phong Dien District, Can Tho City. The authors collected the data from 149 Ha Chau Burmese grape growers. Research results show that farmers access the market mainly through traders, collectors, relatives, and neighbors. There are six affecting factors to the market access ability, including training, linkage, telephone, area, age, and distance. Among them, training and linkage are the two factors that put the most impact on market access of Ha Chau Burmese grape farmers. Therefore, some recommendations are proposed to improve the market access of Ha Chau Burmese grapes farmers in Phong Dien District, Can Tho City