Beschreibung:
This book is a compilation of studies that explore opportunities for profitability for aquaculture practitioners through the creation and delivery of value from cost leadership and/or product differentiation. The studies focus on producer and consumer issues as well as trade. Some farm management and production practices that influence domestic costs and enhance profitability are examined. Opportunities for niche and target marketing are also presented as avenues for competitiveness for the aquaculture industry. Imports of seafood from Vietnam has been one of the major challenges facing the US aquaculture industry, and this book presents some results from a study on international trade of Vietnam's catfish (basa/tra) and the effects on the US catfish industry.
1. Introduction: Domestic Market Efficiencyand Global Competitiveness for Aquaculture Products 2. Delineating Shoppersof Live Seafood in the Midwestern United States 3. The Economics ofSmall-scale Soft Shell Crayfish Production Siddhartha Dasgupta, 4. The Effect ofCash Flowand Credit Constraints on Financial Feasibility andStocking Strategies on U.S. Catfish Farms: A Mixed-integer Multi-stage Programming Approach 5 International Competitiveness ofCatfish inthe U.S. Market: A Constant Market Share Analysis6. Determinantsof Catfish,BASAand TRA Importation into the USA: An Application of anAugmented Gravity Model