Develop-and-import Formula of Agricultural Products from Least Developed Countries in the Aspects of Finance

摘要

In recent years, Japanese companies have begun importing agricultural products from least developed countries in Mekong sub-region under the background of decrease in Japanese food self-sufficiency ratio. However, there are critical constraints to the import. The constraints in case of Cambodia are such as 1) absence of big companies in the agricultural sector, 2) immaturity of forging public agricultural associations, 3) delay of agricultural technology diffusion, 4) weakness in institutional development and implementation of laws, and 5) insufficient infrastructures make difficult to import agricultural products through trading companies or under consignment contract bases. Because of the constraints of financial supply to agricultural sector caused by the immature financial market in Cambodia, development-and-import formula with financial supply is in great demand.