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Implications of agri-food standards for Sri Lanka: Case studies of tea and fisheries export industries

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  • Janaka Wijayasiri
  • Suwendrani Jayaratne

    (Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka)

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This study examines the implications of standards on two agricultural and food exporting sectors in Sri Lanka – tea and fisheries – and their strategic response.

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  • Janaka Wijayasiri & Suwendrani Jayaratne, 2011. "Implications of agri-food standards for Sri Lanka: Case studies of tea and fisheries export industries," Working Papers 10411, Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT), an initiative of UNESCAP and IDRC, Canada..
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    Keywords

    Agri-food standards; Sri Lanka; Tea and fisheries export industries; food safety;
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    • F1 - International Economics - - Trade

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