Farmers' Preferences on Contract Farming in Tilapia and Milkfish Aquacultural Industries
| Autor: | Chun-Yuan Chiang, 姜淳元 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 106 Aquaculture industry grows rapidly in the recent decades, and becomes very important due to the depletion of nature fishery resources. Large scale and vertical integration is needed for the industry to make the supply chain of aquaculture products to produce in a more efficient way. Contract farming is one of the common way to enhance the proceed of vertical integration, which has been applied in several agricultural industries such as rice, broiler, dairy and so on. Aquaculture industry contributed about 25% of total fishery quantity produced and 40% of total fishery value in Taiwan, showing its crucial role in Taiwans fishery sector. However, the industry is still at developing stage and lack of vertical integration will hinder the speed of development. This study aims to find out the reasons why contracting is rare in Taiwan’s aquaculture industry, and analyze preferences on contract farming among the fish farmers. Tilapia and Milkfish farmers are chosen for their significant in Taiwan’s aquaculture. To analyze the preferences, a discrete choice model was imployed in this study. Our findings suggest that fish farmers have significant preferences on formal contract, trustable partners, and high cash deposits. Due to the difficulty of monitoring, it is hard to guarantee the quality and quantity of fish products, which in turns hinder the willingness of buyers to sign contracts. More over, trust between firms and farmers cannot be easily built up under such situation, as fish farmers often worry about the reliability of the contract. |
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