2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Geographical study of environmental governance in organic certification in fisheries product and regional change

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23520949
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Human geography
Research Institution	Yokohama National University
Principal Investigator	IKEGUCHI Akiko 横浜国立大学, 教育人間科学部, 准教授 (20387905)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	水産養殖 / 有機認証 / ベトナム
Research Abstract	Ethical food trade is expected to be alternative development strategy for Global South. In order to appeal to consumers, ethical food label is often employed and Third Party Certification: TPC plays an important role in the labeling. However, how the TPC achieve sustainable food production is controversial. This study discusses the impact of TPC in Pangasius catfish aquaculture in the Mekong delta, Vietnam. The companies consider integrating farming under processing and export to be important for quality control which is demanded by organic label certificate. Traceability of larvae supply, quality of pellet, water exchange rate to suffice dissolved oxygen, and to keep production record book are considered critical to meet TPC standard. The result suggested that organic food production with TPC has function in promoting capitalist production scheme, especially in a frontier region such as the Mekong delta.

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