| Author | Nguyen Van Thin |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.AQ-03-30 |
| Subject(s) | Tilapia -- Vietnam
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| Note | A thesis submitted in the partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. AQ-03-30 |
| Abstract | This study was conducted to assess the feasibility of tilapia culture for exp01t in Northern Vietnam through surveying the cunent situation of tilapia seed and grow-out production systems, estimating break-even costs of both seed and grow-out production of tilapia, identifying existing problems, needs, regimes and opportunities of tilapia seed and grow-out production, and evaluating potentials and constraints for promoting tilapia culture for export. Results of the field survey showed that the current demand for sex-reversed tilapia fry/finger lings was low, thus the production in the surveyed hatcheries was much lower than the designed production capacity. To meet the requirements for tilapia in the export markets, it is necessary to switch the tilapia grow-out production system from the existing polyculture systems to semi-intensive monoculture system with fertilization supplemented with artificial feeds. Cost-benefit analysis showed that break-even cost of sex-reversed tilapia fry in the surveyed hatcheries was very high, even higher than that of the imported fry. Value chain analysis indicated that there were positive economic returns for both frozen and fresh fillet products for exp01t, however, tilapia price in the domestic urban markets was more attractive to the producers than that in export markets. SWOT analysis identified that the major constraints for tilapia culture for export in North Vietnam was low temperature, additional over-winter costs, lack of advanced fingerlings, and short growth period, which would cause small size of tilapia at harvest, high production cost and unstable supply of tilapia to processing plants. This study indicated that the generic competitive strategy for tilapia export was to combine the low-cost and differentiation strategies. The low-cost strategy could bring vital advantages and be suitable to compete with the same products of other competitors, especially Chinese exporters, while the differentiation strategy aiming at high quality and localization may face high risk due to small market segment. Considering the advantages such as low labor cost, there are potentials to culture tilapia for export in Vietnam, however, carefully evaluation is required for decision making. |
| Year | 2003 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. AQ-03-30 |
| 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) | Yi, Yang; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Demaine, Harvey ;Lin, Chang Kwei; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Denmark;Asian Institute of Technology, Aquaculture Outreach Programme; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2003 |