Return to Scale and Resource Use Efficiency in Fish Production in Tripura
Return to Scale and Resource Use Efficiency in Fish Production in Tripura
Date
2016
Authors
Das, Apu
Kumar, Nalini Ranjan
Sharma, Rama
Biswas, Pradyut
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
Society of Fisheries Technologists (India)Cochin
Abstract
The study has examined resource productivity,
return to scale of production and resource use
efficiency of fish farming. Several factors like
stocking of fish seed, application of manure,
application of lime and expenditure on health
management are determinants of fish production in
the study area. As per the findings of MVP/MFC
ratio, it can be inferred that the quantity of certain
inputs viz., application of lime, use of manure and
expenditure on fish health management need to be
increased and some other resources i.e. the stocking
of fish seed have to be reduced in order to achieve
optimum output. It means strategic resource adjustment
measures have to be taken care of in the farms
of study area to arrive at optimum input-output
combination. Lastly, the decreasing return to scale
implies that there is an urgent need of use of
resources at optimum levels to have higher fish
production to make the state self-sufficient in fish
production by vibrant utilization of the resources
and effective productivity management strategies.
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Keywords
Tripura, Scale and Resource Use Efficiency
Citation
Fishery Tech 53(4) :339 - 343