Author: Lourdes F. Estrada
AIT Library Call Number: AIT RSPR no. HS-93-02
Year: 1993
Academic Program: Human Settlement (HS)
Type: Research Studies Project Report (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 1993
Examination Committee: Harvey Demaine (Chairperson); Amararatne Yakupitiyage, Sunantha Setboonsang (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The research study was conducted in Tambon Nong Tha Krong, Lahansai District, Buriram Province, Thailand. The respondents of the study composed of 25 fish farmers who are actually undertaking the project in the two (2) villages in Tambon Nong Tha Krong. The over-all goal of the study was to assess the socio-economic viability of smallscale fishery projects by the small-farmers as an alternative source of income . In order to achieve this goal, the following specific objectives were carried-out: to analyze the socioeconomic status and practices of fish pond project from stocking through harvesting and marketing to analyze the production cost and returns of the fish pond projects to identify the major factors affecting the productivity of the fish pond project and to come-up with possible recommendations to improve the returns of fish pond projects as an alternative source of income for the small-farmers. Factors affecting the economics of return or productivity were also examined. Using the regression analysis, it came-out that the most significant factor that affects the productivity of the small-scale fishery project is the density of fry per square meter as revealed by the computed R squared of 0.307. The average productivity between a good and poor polyculture was also analyzed. Result of the study revealed that polyculture practices influenced the productivity of fish pond project. Good polyculture practices obtained a higher yield (l.71 kg/sq.meter) than poor polyculture (0.85 kg./sq.meter). Other factors affecting productivity are: size of stocking fry and number of times of feeding per day as revealed by the R squared of 0.0272 and 0.0276 respectively. The factor that has a very minimal relationship to productivity is the number of months water is available for pond use. Pond holding size, on the one hand, has very strong negative or inverse relationship to productivity as revealed by the computed R squared of -1.09194. Result of the study indicated that, it is beneficial to undertake a small-scale fis
Scholarship Donor(s): The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Note: A Research Study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology
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