ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FISH FARMING IN KENYA FISH FARMING IN KENYA Carole Engle, Ivano Neira & Kwamena Carole Engle, Ivano Neira & Kwamena Quagrainie Quagrainie University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, US University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, US Charles Ngugi & Mucai Muchiri Charles Ngugi & Mucai Muchiri Moi University, Kenya Moi University, Kenya
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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF
FISH FARMING IN KENYAFISH FARMING IN KENYA
Carole Engle, Ivano Neira & Kwamena QuagrainieCarole Engle, Ivano Neira & Kwamena QuagrainieUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, US
Charles Ngugi & Mucai MuchiriCharles Ngugi & Mucai MuchiriMoi University, KenyaMoi University, Kenya
BackgroundBackground
Continued PD/A CRSP research with improved Continued PD/A CRSP research with improved
production technologyproduction technology
Limited expansion in fish productionLimited expansion in fish production
Expansions limited by financial resourcesExpansions limited by financial resources
Need for better understanding of farm Need for better understanding of farm
Need for farm data & information to estimate Need for farm data & information to estimate
economic and financial indicatorseconomic and financial indicators
ImportanceImportance
Assessment of farm
profitability
Provision of economic
data useful to lending
agencies
Business plans &
enterprise budget needed
for financial assistance
ObjectiveObjective
To collect and organize economic
information necessary for
preparing enterprise budgets and
business plans for fish farms
Pond Records: ProductionPond Records: Production & & YieldYield
StockingDateSizeWeightFingerling
quantityFingerling
sources
Pond Records: ProductionPond Records: Production & Yield & Yield
HarvestDateSizeWeightNumber of
fingerlingsMortalityGrowthYield
Pond Records: Feeding, Pond Records: Feeding, Other SuppliesOther Supplies
Type of feed
Daily feeding
Total feeding
Type of fertilizer
Date, quantity,
type
Pond Records: Unit Pond Records: Unit CostCost
Item Description Unit Cost/unit
Fingerling
Feed
Fertilizer
Labour
Energy
etc
Pond Records: Sale Pond Records: Sale PricesPrices
DDaattee PPrriiccee rreecceeiivveedd
Pond Records: Rate Of Pond Records: Rate Of Use Of The SuppliesUse Of The Supplies
IndicatorIndicator Year 1Year 1 Year 2Year 2 Year 3Year 3
STOCKINGSTOCKING Averaged stocking density per mAveraged stocking density per m22
Total stocking of the farm.Total stocking of the farm.
HARVESTHARVEST No. of harvested life tilapia /haNo. of harvested life tilapia /ha kg of harvest whole tilapia/hakg of harvest whole tilapia/ha kg of harvest whole tilapia /farmkg of harvest whole tilapia /farm
Pond Records: Rate of Use of the Pond Records: Rate of Use of the SuppliesSupplies
Indicator Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
FERTILIZER: kg fertilizer/ha kg fertilizer/pond kg fertilizer/farm
FEED kg feed/ha kg feed/pond kg feed/farm
Indicator Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Management/labor
Labor hrs /ha
Labor hrs /farm
Labor hrs/kg
Management cost/ha
Management cost /farm
Management cost /kg
Pond Records: Rate of Use of the Pond Records: Rate of Use of the SuppliesSupplies
SummarySummary
Manual on Tilapia Farm
Business Management and
Economics
Training Workshops in 2004
Funding for this research was
provided by the
Aquaculture
Collaborative
Research Support
ProgramThe Aquaculture CRSP is funded in part by United