Small-scale aquaculture in Kadal Stung District, Cambodia : a case study of farmer's adoption under the scale project | |
| Author | Bun Thol |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.AQ-00-20 |
| Subject(s) | Aquaculture--Cambodia--Kadal Stung Small business--Cambodia--Kadal Stung |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. AQ-00-20 |
| Abstract | The SCALE project began to promote aquaculture in Kandal Province of Southeast Cambodia in 1993. After an initial pilot phase (1993-95), it began promote aquaculture more widely from 1997 in several new districts. Among them Kandal Stung, near Phnom Penh City, after two years of trials in 1997-98, a number oftrialist dropping encountered which led to quite a large number of trialist dropping out of fish culture. This study was thus carried out with the objective of understanding the problems of farmers in adopting aquaculture. It examines socio-economic status, characteristics of the aquaculture system and farmer perception towards aquaculture amongst farmers in the area supported by the SCALE project. There are three groups of farmers in the sample. Group I, comprises respondents who were involved in fish culture with the project since the first year trial. This group subdivided in to 27 households who have continued fish culture, and 19 households who are dropped out fish culture after the first year trial. Group II, consists of those involved in fish culture trials with the project in 1998. These are subdivided in to 11 households who continued fish culture, and 18 households who dropped out of fish culture after first year trials. Group III, consists of entrants in 1998-99, who have started fish culture independently without technical support from the project. The degree of adoption of fish culture was related significantly to knowledge of culture techniques available to farmers. Short age of water and lack of capital were also factors, which restricted adoption of fish culture. Beside the knowledge gap, wild fish predators, flooding emerged as constraints in promoting of aquaculture. The first requirements for non- project farmer were lack of technical knowledge, for both groups of project trial farmer available of seed have become a key issue. Fish culture affects use of pond water for other purposes because farmers are afraid of the pond drying up too early. The most important issue affecting the survival rate of fish is stocking time. If stocking is delayed, the survival rate is low and the culture period shmi, 1997 trial farmers and non-project farmers had stocked later then 98 trialist and get less production. The most frequent problem facing farmers in the culture season 1998-1999 was wild fish predation, leading to low and fish production unprofitable. The farmers' perception seems to be different between old and new entrants. The Group trial 1997 thought about fish sale for additional income, but the Group trial 1998 expressed that growing for home consumption. After involvement in fish cultures other occupation seem to be remained the same, as fish farming was only minor occupation. Fish culture was only a subsidiary job to supplement household consumption. Gross fish production was positively related to the amount of inorganic fertilizers; rice bran application and culture period. The medium class of fish farmers seems to be easier adopted aquaculture than others |
| Year | 2000 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. AQ-00-20 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AQ) |
| Chairperson(s) | Demaine, H.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Edwards, P.;Kusakabe, K.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Partial scholarship from Southeast Asian Outreach; |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2000 |