A MIXED-INTEGER TRANSSHIPMENT MODEL FOR TILAPIA (OREOCHROMIS SP.) MARKETING IN HONDURAS

Autor:	Carlos M. Leyva, Yong-Suhk Wui, Carole R. Engle
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	Truck food.ingredient Ecology biology Geography Planning and Development Tilapia Aquatic Science biology.organism_classification Domestic market Transshipment Product (business) Oreochromis food Economics Production (economics) Marketing
Zdroj:	Aquaculture Economics & Management. 10:245-264
ISSN:	1551-8663 1365-7305
DOI:	10.1080/13657300600985512
Popis:	Tilapia production in Honduras has increased in recent years. However, lack of thorough understanding of domestic markets and coordinated production efforts have hampered the development of a domestic market. This study quantified marketing costs for tilapia marketed in Honduras and developed a mixed-integer transshipment mathematical programming model to identify the most profitable marketing alternatives for small- and medium-scale farmers. Of the total marketing costs ($0.07–$0.41/kg), 40–73% were for transportation and 13–30% for packaging costs. This depended upon farm size, location, and the specific market targeted. Model results suggested restaurants as primary targets with supplemental production delivered to supermarkets in relative proximity to the selected restaurants. The model selected cities with sufficient restaurant demand to absorb the farm's total production. Farms with high production levels can take advantage of the reduced transport cost of larger trucks and sell excess product to al...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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