Reports
Discussion Papers
No.643 Better Management Practices and Their Outcomes in Shrimp Farming:Evidence from Small-scale Shrimp Farmers in Southern Vietnam
by Aya Suzuki and Vu Hoang Nam
March 2017
ABSTRACT
Despite
the
growth
of
aquaculture
exports
from
developing
countries
in
recent
years,
a
high
percentage
of
these
products
are
rejected
at
developed
countries'
ports
because
of
non-compliance
with
international
standards.
This
paper
presents
a
case
study
of
the
shrimp
aquaculture
sector
in
Vietnam
to
examine
the
factors
behind
the
persistence
of
such
port
rejections.
In
particular,
we
focus
on
why
the
so-called
Better
Management
Practices
(BMPs)
are
not
appropriately
adopted
by
many
farmers
and
examine
whether
the
number
and
types
of
information
sources
matter
in
farmers’
decisions
on
BMP
adoption
and
whether
BMP
adoption
actually
leads
to
better
performances.
On
the
basis
of
our
estimation
using
primary
data
collected
in
Southern
Vietnam,
we
find
that
information
sources
and
training
experiences
indeed
matter
in
the
adoption
of
a
higher
number
of
BMPs
and
that
BMP
adoption
indeed
reduces
the
possibility
of
disease
outbreaks.
These
results
prove
the
effectiveness
of
BMPs
and
suggest
the
importance
of
disseminating
knowledge
regarding
them
to
farmers
through
experts.
Keywords:
Port
rejection,
Better
Management
Practices,
Aquaculture,
Vietnam
JEL
classification:
F63,
L15,
O13,
O19
PDF available at http://hdl.handle.net/2344/1617
Please note that discussion papers are works in various stages of progress and most have not been edited and proofread and may contain errors of fact or judgment. Revised versions of these papers may subsequently appear in more formal publication series. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s). The IDE does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included and accepts no responsibility for any consequences arising from its use.