Total factor productivity and technical efficiency differences of aquaculture farmers in Bangladesh: Do environmental characteristics matter?
This study examines how production environment characteristics affect total factor productivity (TFP) and technical efficiency (TE) in aquaculture farms. Enhancing productivity is important for increasing resource use efficiency, especially in developing countries where improvements in the aqua...
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| Language: | en |
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Wiley
2025
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| Online Access: | http://umt-ir.umt.edu.my:8080/handle/123456789/21555 |
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| Summary: | This study examines how production environment characteristics
affect total factor productivity (TFP) and technical
efficiency (TE) in aquaculture farms. Enhancing productivity
is important for increasing resource use efficiency, especially
in developing countries where improvements in the
aquaculture sector can enhance food security for low- and
middle-income people and improve farmer livelihood. In the
present study, 580 aquaculture farms from different areas
of Bangladesh were sampled using stratified random sampling
techniques. A Fisher quantity index and data envelopment
analysis were used to analyze TFP and TE,
respectively. In addition, a rank-sum test was used to investigate
how production environment characteristics affect
TFP and TE. The results show that farmers could significantly
reduce input while maintaining the same level of output.
Furthermore, they demonstrate that the TFP and TE of
a farm are significantly affected by environmental characteristics,
varying with geographical variation in water availability,
color, and plants; feed types; and culture systems.Dissemination of the results through training programs and
extension services provided by public or private stakeholders
could help extensive pond farmers in developing
countries improve productivity and efficiency and thereby
help provide food and improve livelihood conditions in
developing countries. |
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