Cluster-based aquaculture growth

As shown in Chapter 3, fish production appears to be largely clustered and the number of fish farmers, feed traders, and fish traders have all experienced rapid growth since 2008, roughly in the same magnitude. The first objective of this chapter is to quantify the trend of clustering. Based on the...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Xiaobo, Chen, Qingqing, Fang, Peixun
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146601
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author Zhang, Xiaobo
Chen, Qingqing
Fang, Peixun
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Fang, Peixun
Zhang, Xiaobo
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Chen, Qingqing
Fang, Peixun
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description As shown in Chapter 3, fish production appears to be largely clustered and the number of fish farmers, feed traders, and fish traders have all experienced rapid growth since 2008, roughly in the same magnitude. The first objective of this chapter is to quantify the trend of clustering. Based on the fish value chain survey and mesolevel primary data, we show that fish production has indeed become clustered over time. When a large number of actors work on the same sector in a limited area, the competition is inherently intense. A question arises: Why do people still want to co-locate to work on similar businesses? The cluster must create some collective efficiency, which offsets the adverse effect on profit margin due to strong competition (Schmitz 1995). Better access to market, easy learning from others, and labor pooling are the three most noted features of positive externalities in clusters (Marshall 1920). In developing countries, clustering can help to alleviate entrepreneurs’ financial constraints, a major limiting factor to private sector development, by lowering capital barriers to enter and providing trade credit for operation (Ruan and Zhang 2009; Ali, Peerlings, and Zhang 2014).
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spelling CGSpace1466012025-11-06T04:09:06Z Cluster-based aquaculture growth Zhang, Xiaobo Chen, Qingqing Fang, Peixun cluster sampling supply chains water management fish trade water aquaculture trade aquaculture growth fish farms As shown in Chapter 3, fish production appears to be largely clustered and the number of fish farmers, feed traders, and fish traders have all experienced rapid growth since 2008, roughly in the same magnitude. The first objective of this chapter is to quantify the trend of clustering. Based on the fish value chain survey and mesolevel primary data, we show that fish production has indeed become clustered over time. When a large number of actors work on the same sector in a limited area, the competition is inherently intense. A question arises: Why do people still want to co-locate to work on similar businesses? The cluster must create some collective efficiency, which offsets the adverse effect on profit margin due to strong competition (Schmitz 1995). Better access to market, easy learning from others, and labor pooling are the three most noted features of positive externalities in clusters (Marshall 1920). In developing countries, clustering can help to alleviate entrepreneurs’ financial constraints, a major limiting factor to private sector development, by lowering capital barriers to enter and providing trade credit for operation (Ruan and Zhang 2009; Ali, Peerlings, and Zhang 2014). 2019-08-10 2024-06-21T09:07:43Z 2024-06-21T09:07:43Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146601 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293618 The making of a blue revolution in Bangladesh Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Zhang, Xiaobo; Chen, Qingqing; and Fang, Peixun. 2019. Cluster-based aquaculture growth. In The making of a blue revolution in Bangladesh: Enablers, impacts, and the path ahead for aquaculture. Rashid, Shahidur; Zhang, Xiaobo, (Eds.). Chapter 4 Pp. 57-76. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146601
spellingShingle cluster sampling
supply chains
water management
fish trade
water
aquaculture
trade
aquaculture growth
fish farms
Zhang, Xiaobo
Chen, Qingqing
Fang, Peixun
Cluster-based aquaculture growth
title Cluster-based aquaculture growth
title_full Cluster-based aquaculture growth
title_fullStr Cluster-based aquaculture growth
title_full_unstemmed Cluster-based aquaculture growth
title_short Cluster-based aquaculture growth
title_sort cluster based aquaculture growth
topic cluster sampling
supply chains
water management
fish trade
water
aquaculture
trade
aquaculture growth
fish farms
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