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The past few years have witnessed the arrival of several large-scale foreign owned and joint-ventures with
significant potential to develop and modernize the starch industry in Viet Nam. Small-scale production of
starch, however, is still the predominant mode of production. Currently, over 90 percent of the starch processors
in Viet Nam have a production capacity of less than 10 tons per day. The key question analyzed in the paper is
to what extent small-scale production of starch in Viet Nam can be efficient. In an environment characterized by
high transaction costs, with low levels of infrastructure development and market integration, and poor
productivity of the raw materials needed for production, there may be advantages in having an industry
structure that includes both small and large enterprises.
Based on a survey of the starch industry sector including processing enterprises, traders, and end-user
enterprises, the paper presents the main characteristics and constraints of the sector. The analysis finds an
industry with excess capacity, decreasing returns to scale, increasingly oriented to high-value uses of starch
(fermentation, textile, and pharmaceutical products) and exports. Among the most serious constraints of the
industry is a serious credit constraint, particularly for small-scale enterprises.
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