The results of
competitiveness indicated that, after
FTA implementation, Thailand still has
a comparative advantage (RCA>1) while
China has a comparative disadvantage
in longan. Lychee and tangerine in both
countries have a comparative advantage.
Whereas the results of nominal protection
coefficient (NPC) also showed that
Thai government had a policy to protect
domestic consumers for those comparative
advantage fruits while Chinese
government had the policy to protect
domestic farmers for those comparative
disadvantage fruits. Therefore to maintain
the competitiveness of Thai fruit
exports in China market and to solve
NTBs problems faced by Thai farmers,
most of fruit farmers have to apply
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)
which is farm production approach to
ensure the safety of fresh fruits. Besides
that GAP post-harvest is also designed
to reduce the risk of chemical residue
(sulphur residue in longan) and follow
the standard requirement regarding
to the size, shell color and length of
longan stalk.