000 05627nam a2200409 4500
005 20260817163547.0
008 050898 th eng
035 _a.b10098860
099 9 _aAIT Thesis no. AE-94-22
100 0 _aHeng Socheath
245 1 3 _aAn assessment of fish culture promoted by the Family Food Production Project in southeast Cambodia
260 _aBangkok :
_bAsian Institute of Technology,
_c1994
300 _a71 leaves
490 1 _aThesis ;
_vno. AE-94-22
500 _aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources & Development
502 _aThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1994
520 _aFish is the traditional source of animal protein in the Cambodian diet but per caput fish consumption has declined drastically in recent years due to population growth, overfishing and environmental degradation. Attempts are being made to introduce fish culture to rice farmers through the Family Food Production Program (FFP), a joint activity between the Cambodian Government a nd UNICEF. This study interviewed 134 households to identify the constraints to, and opportunities for, fish culture by rice farmers under the FFP project in Svay Ri e ng and Prey Veng provinces, southeast Cambodia. There were five groups of respondents. Group 1, respondents who stocked fish before 1993 and continued to stock fish in 1993; Group 2, respondents who stocked fish before 1993 but gave up the fish culture ; Group 3, respondents who n ever stocked fish; Group 4 , respondents who never stocked fish be fore but stocked fish in 1993 for the first time a nd Group 5, respondents who owned a newly co n structed pond in 1993. The respondents ' perception of wild fish stock was of decreasing a mounts , providing a stimulus for aquaculture development. Although there is increasing intention to raising fish, lack of knowledge, shortage of fish seed at the village level and the predation of small-sized seed emerged as key factors restricting the development of fish culture under t he project. Farmers sought information but there was a lack of manpower at district and communal l eve l to transfer proper information to the respondents. A belief of death of tilapia in pond mud during thunder storms was prevalent in the thoughts of the respondents. However l about was not a major constraint . A certain number of respondents began Pangasius fish culture as they have learnt of the success of fish farmers from neighboring Vietnam. Respondents in Group 2 ceased to release fish due to failure of the previous crop ; as a result of l ack of knowledge and motivation , they did not get an attractive return from fish culture and thus were reluctant to continue. Respondents in Group 3 had n ever stocked fish because of lack of cash to purchase seed and awaiting free seed from FFP. Respondents in Group 4 began fish culture for the first time in 1993 because they were given free seed by FFP a nd were interested in Pangasius as they had seen the success of local Vietnamese fish farmers . Respondents in Group 5 with a newly constructed pond were mainly constrained by muddy water to start fish culture . fish seed distribution at no cost was not a good practice of aquaculture development . The feasibility of fish culture to provide a subsidiary job to supplement household consumption was suggested by respondents . Technical advice and fish seed availability were the most common needs to be resolved for all groups of respondents. Group 3 who never stocked fish needed more consideration for financial support and motivation while Group 5 who owned a newly constructed pond required specific technical -iii- input to c l ear muddy pond water as a first step prior to commencing other fish farming activities. The r e was a good opportunity for further promotion of fish culture as respondents had a n alternative water supply for domestic consumption from dug-well. Respondents derived only s mall benefits from fish ponds suggesting t he weakness of aquaculture development under FFP. However, FFP has offered a useful resource to farmers in terms of assisting the poor to possess an individua l house hold fish pond and t h is would be o f great value for further promotion o f fish farming whenever the farmers are in a position to proceed .
650 0 _aFish-culture
_xCambodia
700 1 _aEdwards, Peter,
_eChairperson
700 1 _aDemaine, Harvey,
_eExamination Committee
700 1 _aLittle, David C.,
_eExamination Committee
710 2 _aThe Government of Ne w Zealand,
_eScholarship Donor
810 2 _aAsian Institute of Technology.
_tThesis ;
_vno. AE-94-22
856 _3Full-Text
_uhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B15537
907 _a.b10098860
_bmnait
_cx
902 _a240411
998 _b1
_c951207
_dm
_ea
_fx
_g3
945 _lmnait
945 _lmnait
945 _lmnarc
942 _c20
942 _c40
909 _aBarcode : 30050003009619
_bCREATED : 1994-10-07
_cRECORD # : i11702886
_dLPATRON : 0
_eLCHKIN : -
_f# RENEWALS : 0
_g# OVERDUE : 0
_hIUSE3 : 0
_iTOT CHKOUT : 0
_jTOT RENEW : 0
909 _aBarcode : 30050003009627
_bCREATED : 1994-10-07
_cRECORD # : i11702898
_dLPATRON : 1016942
_eLCHKIN : 2004-02-01
_f# RENEWALS : 0
_g# OVERDUE : 0
_hIUSE3 : 0
_iTOT CHKOUT : 14
_jTOT RENEW : 6
909 _aBarcode : 30050120376719
_bCREATED : 2016-01-06
_cRECORD # : i13010165
_dLPATRON : 0
_eLCHKIN : -
_f# RENEWALS : 0
_g# OVERDUE : 0
_hIUSE3 : 0
_iTOT CHKOUT : 0
_jTOT RENEW : 0
999 _c9108
_d9108