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• 1. [Article] An Examination of Productivity Potential of Aquaculture Farms in Alleviating Household Poverty: Estimation and Policy Implications from Nigeria

  This study examines income generation potential and resource- use efficiency of aquaculture farms in Nigeria. A total of 120 aquaculture farms were sampled. Using gross margin (GM) analysis, the result ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: An Examination of Productivity Potential of Aquaculture Farms in Alleviating Household Poverty: Estimation and Policy Implications from Nigeria Author: Ogundari, Kolawole This study examines income generation potential and resource- use efficiency of aquaculture farms in Nigeria. A total of 120 aquaculture farms were sampled. Using gross margin (GM) analysis, the result shows that, all the sampled farms were able to cover their total operating expenses with an average GM > 200,000 naira per annum. The assessed parameters of resource use-efficiency of the farms with stochastic frontier models (SFM) revealed that, elasticities of inputs, such as: pond size, feeds, fingerlings, and other costs were significantly different from zero. While returns to scale of 1.16 obtained from the analysis suggests that, an average farm from the study, exhibits increasing returns to scale. The estimated efficiency score revealed a significant level of inefficiency with an average technical efficiency of about 81%. This suggests that about 19% potential yield are forgone due to inefficiency from the study. The result of sources of technical efficiency shows that; extension, education, stocking density, and credit significantly influenced efficiency of the farms. Similarly, the result of the simulated marginal effects of the inefficiency variables shows that, extension has the highest marginal effects on the efficiency score follows by credit, education, and stocking density. The implications of these findings, therefore, suggest that, aquaculture will provide potential channel of income generation for households in the country considering the size of the profit obtained from the analysis. However, as matter of policy concern, extension with the highest simulated marginal effects on the efficiency score is expected to generate a large increase in the overall performance of the sector if strengthen for sustainable fish production in Nigeria. Title: An Examination of Productivity Potential of Aquaculture Farms in Alleviating Household Poverty: Estimation and Policy Implications from Nigeria Author: Ogundari, Kolawole This study examines income generation potential and resource- use efficiency of aquaculture farms in Nigeria. A total of 120 aquaculture farms were sampled. Using gross margin (GM) analysis, the result shows that, all the sampled farms were able to cover their total operating expenses with an average GM > 200,000 naira per annum. The assessed parameters of resource use-efficiency of the farms with stochastic frontier models (SFM) revealed that, elasticities of inputs, such as: pond size, feeds, fingerlings, and other costs were significantly different from zero. While returns to scale of 1.16 obtained from the analysis suggests that, an average farm from the study, exhibits increasing returns to scale. The estimated efficiency score revealed a significant level of inefficiency with an average technical efficiency of about 81%. This suggests that about 19% potential yield are forgone due to inefficiency from the study. The result of sources of technical efficiency shows that; extension, education, stocking density, and credit significantly influenced efficiency of the farms. Similarly, the result of the simulated marginal effects of the inefficiency variables shows that, extension has the highest marginal effects on the efficiency score follows by credit, education, and stocking density. The implications of these findings, therefore, suggest that, aquaculture will provide potential channel of income generation for households in the country considering the size of the profit obtained from the analysis. However, as matter of policy concern, extension with the highest simulated marginal effects on the efficiency score is expected to generate a large increase in the overall performance of the sector if strengthen for sustainable fish production in Nigeria. Close

• 2. [Article] Modelling adoption of rice-fish systems with fuzzy logic

  Most current models analyzing technology adoption are based on a function that assumes farmers make decisions upon utility maximization but ignores cultural or social factors. The traditional production ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Modelling adoption of rice-fish systems with fuzzy logic Author: Dang Kieu, Nhan, Udo, Henk, Kaymak, Uzay, Bosma, Roel Most current models analyzing technology adoption are based on a function that assumes farmers make decisions upon utility maximization but ignores cultural or social factors. The traditional production systems of the Mekong Delta were based on floating rice varieties and fish harvested both from rivers and rice fields. Since 1980 the presence of fish in the rice fields decreased and research developed the socalled concurrent rice–fish system to capture the advantages of the synergy. Whether this is a feasible option depends on the farmers’ drives and motives for taking-up the technology. In 2000 we made an inventory among 60 farmers who adopted the rice–fish system in four districts to describe their resources and motivations. In 2006 we repeated this survey among 94 farmers including potential adopters, in order to evaluate the take-up potential of the rice–fish system in the Mekong Delta. Income/person and income/ha of the farm households with a rice–fish system were close to double, while their land area (2.5ha) was not significantly larger than those farms without a rice–fish system (1.95ha). Usually farmers integrating also pigs and fish had the smallest land area. The farmers’ non-adoption of the rice–fish system was mainly due to low availability of capital and land, and to inappropriate location of the field in relation to the homestead, water availability, and agro-ecological conditions. To create space for more upland crops was an important argument for the construction of a rice–fish system. Modeling confirmed that under appropriate agro-ecological conditions the take-up of rice–fish systems can be stimulated by increasing know-how on fish and on system component integration. The sensitivity of the fuzzy logic simulation did not confirm the importance of land size and wealth ranking for the take-up. Title: Modelling adoption of rice-fish systems with fuzzy logic Author: Dang Kieu, Nhan, Udo, Henk, Kaymak, Uzay, Bosma, Roel Most current models analyzing technology adoption are based on a function that assumes farmers make decisions upon utility maximization but ignores cultural or social factors. The traditional production systems of the Mekong Delta were based on floating rice varieties and fish harvested both from rivers and rice fields. Since 1980 the presence of fish in the rice fields decreased and research developed the socalled concurrent rice–fish system to capture the advantages of the synergy. Whether this is a feasible option depends on the farmers’ drives and motives for taking-up the technology. In 2000 we made an inventory among 60 farmers who adopted the rice–fish system in four districts to describe their resources and motivations. In 2006 we repeated this survey among 94 farmers including potential adopters, in order to evaluate the take-up potential of the rice–fish system in the Mekong Delta. Income/person and income/ha of the farm households with a rice–fish system were close to double, while their land area (2.5ha) was not significantly larger than those farms without a rice–fish system (1.95ha). Usually farmers integrating also pigs and fish had the smallest land area. The farmers’ non-adoption of the rice–fish system was mainly due to low availability of capital and land, and to inappropriate location of the field in relation to the homestead, water availability, and agro-ecological conditions. To create space for more upland crops was an important argument for the construction of a rice–fish system. Modeling confirmed that under appropriate agro-ecological conditions the take-up of rice–fish systems can be stimulated by increasing know-how on fish and on system component integration. The sensitivity of the fuzzy logic simulation did not confirm the importance of land size and wealth ranking for the take-up. Close

• 3. [Article] Sustainable aquaculture development for poverty alleviation in northern uplands of Vietnam with women involvement

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Sustainable aquaculture development for poverty alleviation in northern uplands of Vietnam with women involvement Author: Mowla, Runia, Kibria, MD. Ghulam Research Paper Title: Sustainable aquaculture development for poverty alleviation in northern uplands of Vietnam with women involvement Author: Mowla, Runia, Kibria, MD. Ghulam Research Paper Close