Determinants of VietGAP Adoption by Tea Farmers in Phu Tho Province, Vietnam

Le Thi Dung, Yoo Chung Sik, Joo Young Kyoo, Nguyen Thanh Phong, To The Nguyen

Abstract
Although the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has issued a Good Agriculture Practice (VietGAP) procedure for tea production, the number of VietGAP-certified farmers still needs to grow. This research aimed to determine the determinants of VietGAP adoption in tea production in Thanh Ba District, one of the largest and highest tea production areas in Phu Tho Province. It applied a binary logit model to analyze data from 100 Vietnamese tea farmers. It found that age, tea revenue, access to credit, cooperative membership, and VietGAP training have a positive and statistically significant effect on encouraging the conversion decision of farmers. The study’s findings presented helpful information that the Vietnam Government may use insofar as how to apply and popularize VietGAP tea production to produce safer products, increase farmers’ income and protect the natural environment.

Keywords
VietGap adoption, tea production, logit model, Thanh Ba district