Author: San Sophany
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.GD-15-07
Year: 2015
Academic Program: Gender and Development Studies (GDS)
Type: Thesis (M. Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2015
Examination Committee: Kyoko Kusakabe (Chairperson); Philippe Doneys, Soparth Pongquan (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: This study has two purposes: (1) to investigate the fish processing enterprise development by different types of entrepreneurs (2) to identify motivational reasons and the constraints/factors that differentiate enterprise development, and the advantage s and challenges of entrepreneurs who work collectively or individually. The quantitative data were collected through standardized questionnaire survey administered on 167 participants, selected using purposive sampl ing and qualitative data through semi -structured interviews via interview checklist, from six floating villages in Pursat and four villages in Battambang provinces. The study found that majority of female respondents was small scale entrepreneurs, whereas majority of males was seasonal entrepreneurs. The average age of female respondents was 40.41 years, whereas of males was 42.27 years. Majority of male and female respondents were married. Majority of male respondents had secondary education, while more than half of the female were illiterate. There was insignificant differ ence due to motivational reasons for involvement in fish processing enterprise be tween types of entrepreneurs . Men and women engaged in fish processing enterprise to diversify sources of income, pay for children’s schooling, and debt s payment due to medical fees, inspired by parents or neighbors , and the profitability of processed fish. The influencing factors and constraints each type of entrep reneurs faced have differentiated their ente rprise s development . Seasonal entrepreneurs developed their enterprise by processing smoked fish and boneless fish paste for consumers and retailers. Small scale entrepreneurs processed semi -processed fish paste and bony fish paste selling to middle women and wholesalers as their creditors. Women middle scale entrepreneurs bought s
Scholarship Donor(s): Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship Scholarship
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Gender and Development Studies, School of Environment, Resources and Development
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