The Economics of Milkfish Aquaculture in Iloilo, Philippines

The milkfish (ehanos chanos)industry plays a vital role in the Philippine economy. The industry, however, is facing the problem of low productivity. This study evaluates the efficiency of resource use in milkfish aquaculture. The trans log production and translog prof it functions were estimate...

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Main Author: Tarrosa-Pestano, Maria Cecilia
Format: Thesis
Language:English
English
Published: 1992
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8816/1/FEP_1992_4_A.pdf
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description The milkfish (ehanos chanos)industry plays a vital role in the Philippine economy. The industry, however, is facing the problem of low productivity. This study evaluates the efficiency of resource use in milkfish aquaculture. The trans log production and translog prof it functions were estimated using cross-sectional data obtained through a survey of 67 milkfish farmers surveyed in Iloilo, Philippines. In both functions, the explanatory variables were inorganic fertilizer, seed, labour, pesticides,age of pond and respondent's experience. Farm size was entered as dummy variable for small, medium and large farms. The performance of each farm category was evaluated using economic indicators such as rate of return on investment, rate of return on operating cost, ratio of net profit to gross revenues and ratio of net profit to variable costs. The results showed that the small farms had performed better than the other farm groups.
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spelling upm.eprints-88162010-12-20T07:42:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8816/ The Economics of Milkfish Aquaculture in Iloilo, Philippines Tarrosa-Pestano, Maria Cecilia The milkfish (ehanos chanos)industry plays a vital role in the Philippine economy. The industry, however, is facing the problem of low productivity. This study evaluates the efficiency of resource use in milkfish aquaculture. The trans log production and translog prof it functions were estimated using cross-sectional data obtained through a survey of 67 milkfish farmers surveyed in Iloilo, Philippines. In both functions, the explanatory variables were inorganic fertilizer, seed, labour, pesticides,age of pond and respondent's experience. Farm size was entered as dummy variable for small, medium and large farms. The performance of each farm category was evaluated using economic indicators such as rate of return on investment, rate of return on operating cost, ratio of net profit to gross revenues and ratio of net profit to variable costs. The results showed that the small farms had performed better than the other farm groups. 1992 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8816/1/FEP_1992_4_A.pdf Tarrosa-Pestano, Maria Cecilia (1992) The Economics of Milkfish Aquaculture in Iloilo, Philippines. Masters thesis, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. Milkfish industry - Philippines Fish culture - Economic aspects - Philippines English
spellingShingle Milkfish industry - Philippines
Fish culture - Economic aspects - Philippines
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The Economics of Milkfish Aquaculture in Iloilo, Philippines
title The Economics of Milkfish Aquaculture in Iloilo, Philippines
title_full The Economics of Milkfish Aquaculture in Iloilo, Philippines
title_fullStr The Economics of Milkfish Aquaculture in Iloilo, Philippines
title_full_unstemmed The Economics of Milkfish Aquaculture in Iloilo, Philippines
title_short The Economics of Milkfish Aquaculture in Iloilo, Philippines
title_sort economics of milkfish aquaculture in iloilo philippines
topic Milkfish industry - Philippines
Fish culture - Economic aspects - Philippines
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8816/1/FEP_1992_4_A.pdf
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