The 2012 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the third in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. The third Biennial Conference was attended by 657 participants.This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Harnessing Aquaculture and Fisheries
Economic Analysis of Fish farming in Mbale-sub region, Eastern Uganda
Abstract:
Aquaculture is an important fish subsector in Uganda. It
provides alternative employment opportunity along the entire
value chain. Though aquaculture is facing many limitations like
market imperfections, it is still being promoted as a sector having
strong and backward linkages and hence holds potential for
development. However, there exists limited socioeconomic
knowledge on the sector. The study was conducted in Sironko,
Mbale and Manafwa districts located in Eastern Uganda. A
sample of 120 households was randomly selected from whom
data were collected using structured questionnaire. The results
showed that tilapia farmers had a lower gross margin than
catfish farmers. The average unit cost ratio of 0.89 for catfish
indicated that it was more competitive than tilapia (0.94).
Regression results revealed that experience, membership to
organisation, pond size, number of extension staff visits,
significantly influenced competitiveness of both species implying
that if improved will lead to better performance of both species.
L’aquaculture est un sous secteur important de poissons en
Ouganda. Elle donne des opportunités alternatives d’emploi le
long de la chaîne de valeur. Bien que l’aquaculture est
confrontée à de nombreuses limites, telles que les imperfections
du marché, il est toujours présenté comme un secteur ayant
des liens étroits et ancien, et détient donc un potentiel de
développement. Cependant, il existe peu de connaissances
socio-économiques sur le secteur. L’étude a été menée dans
les districts de Sironko, de Mbale et de Manafwa, situés dans
l’Est de l’Ouganda. Un échantillon de 120 ménages a été
sélectionné au hasard parmi lesquels des données ont été
recueillies à l’aide d’un questionnaire structuré. Les résultats
ont montré que les éleveurs de tilapia avaient eu une marge
brute inférieure éleveurs de poisson-chat. Le rapport de coût
unitaire moyen de 0,89 pour le poisson-chat a indiqué qu’il était
plus compétitif que le tilapia (0,94). Les résultats de la régressiona révélé que l’expérience, du membre à l’organisation, la taille
de l’étang, le nombre de visites du personnel de vulgarisation,
ont influencé de façon significative la compétitivité des deux
espèces, signifiant que s’il y a amélioration, cela conduira à une
meilleure performance des deux espèces.
Language:
English
Extended abstracts submitted under Harnessing Aquaculture and Fisheries
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2012
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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