Comparing Asian shrimp farming: the domestic resource cost approach

Ling, Bith‐Hong; Leung, Ping Sun; Shang, Yung C.

doi:10.1016/s0044-8486(99)00006-x

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“…The culture period is limited to one crop annually. However, two crop harvests are common in many countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand (Ling et al 1999).…”

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An Economic Analysis of Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, Farming in Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Ahmed

Ahammed

Brakel

2008

J World Aquaculture Soc

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This paper deals with production systems, cost structure, and profitability of freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, farming in a new area of Mymensingh district in the north‐central part of Bangladesh. In the study area, prawn farming practice is still extensive, and only a few farmers (20%) cultivate semiintensively. The costs and returns of extensive and semiintensive farming systems are compared. All farmers in different farming systems made a profit, with seed and feed dominating variable costs. Considerable variation in production costs and profitability was observed. Based on the Cobb–Douglas production function model, return to scale indicates that there is scope to increase production and income from prawn farms in extensive and semiintensive systems by applying more inputs (i.e., seed, feed, and fertilizer).

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“…The culture period is limited to one crop annually. However, two crop harvests are common in many countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand (Ling et al 1999).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

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“…There was a significant difference ( P < 0.05) in feeding rates between farming systems. According to Ling et al (1999), significant reduction in the use of feed is the feature distinguishing the extensive system from intensive and semiintensive systems.…”

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An Economic Analysis of Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, Farming in Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Ahmed

Ahammed

Brakel

2008

J World Aquaculture Soc

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“…Studies conducted in the mid-1990s showed that all Asian shrimp producers, regardless of the systems of production, have greater comparative advantage when exporting to Japan than the US and EU, because of higher prices in the Japanese market, but domestic resource costs favour Thailand, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka (11). Our analysis of trade statistics (12) for frozen shrimp exports from Vietnam and Thailand show that size and relative importance of key export markets has changed markedly during the past decade.…”

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Industrial Transformation and Shrimp Aquaculture in Thailand and Vietnam: Pathways to Ecological, Social, and Economic Sustainability?

Lebel

Trí²,

Saengnoree³

et al. 2002

AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment

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Shrimp aquaculture in Vietnam is in the process of being transformed into a major industry around the intensification of the production system. The experiences of other countries in the region, especially in Thailand where high input production systems dominate, suggests that now is a critical time for intervention to redirect industry into pathways that are more sustainable ecologically, socially, and economically. In Thailand, years of experience with intensified systems and a complex industrial organization has not led to sustainable solutions. The challenge here is for society to regain control and then to redirect the transformation along more efficient and benign pathways. Our analyses suggest that current pathways in both countries are unlikely to lead to a sustainable industry. A complete transformation of the way shrimp are grown, fed, processed, distributed, and regulated is needed.

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“…Studies of intensive shrimp farming among Asian countries have ranked Taiwan below Thailand and Indonesia in financial performance (Kongkeo 1997) and below Thailand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Indonesia in cost of production per kilogram of shrimp (Ling, Leung, and Shang 1999). Although the cost share of feed is lower in Taiwan than in other Asian countries, this relative advantage is offset by higher costs of input factors such as depreciation (e.g., the high costs of construction and farm equipment) and energy power.…”

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Analyzing Spatial and Temporal Changes of Aquaculture in Yunlin County, Taiwan∗

Tsai

Chang

et al. 2006

The Professional Geographer

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This article analyzes spatial and temporal changes of aquaculture land use in Yunlin County, Taiwan, and discusses the driving forces for these changes. Digital land‐use maps and satellite imagery for 1982, 1988, 1994, and 2002 were used to extract aquaculture areas. A geographic information system was used to derive changes in aquaculture areas and to compute the spatial clustering statistics over time. A survey of eighty‐seven farmers was conducted to obtain their views and concerns about aquaculture. The results show a rapid expansion in aquaculture during the 1980s, driven mainly by exports to Japan, and a continuous decline since the mid‐1990s because of economic, environmental, and demographic factors.

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Comparing Asian shrimp farming: the domestic resource cost approach

Cited by 32 publications

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An Economic Analysis of Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, Farming in Mymensingh, Bangladesh

An Economic Analysis of Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, Farming in Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Industrial Transformation and Shrimp Aquaculture in Thailand and Vietnam: Pathways to Ecological, Social, and Economic Sustainability?

Analyzing Spatial and Temporal Changes of Aquaculture in Yunlin County, Taiwan∗

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