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AQUACULTUREINMYANMAR:FISHFARMTECHNOLOGY,
PRODUCTIONECONOMICSANDMANAGEMENT
BenBelton1,MateuszFilipski2,ChaoranHu1(1MichiganStateUniversity,2InternationalFoodPolicyResearchInstitute)
MyanmarAquaculture-AgricultureSurvey:ResultsDisseminationWorkshopSedonaHotel,Yangon
30th June2017
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Outline
• MyanmarAquaculture-AgricultureSurvey(MAAS)Objectives&Methodology• Surveylocations• Land• Speciesfarmed• Yields• Inputuse• Grossmargins• Conclusions&recommendations
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TheMyanmarAquaculture-AgricultureSurvey(MAAS)
Aims• Baselineofinformationonfishandcropfarmingsectors(P1&P4)• Quantifyandcomparespillovers&trade-offsbetweenthese(P2)• Exploremechanization (P3),credit,ruralnon-farmeconomy
Methodology• Purposivelyselected2clustersof‘villagetracts’forcomparison,basedonconcentrationoffishponds(fromsatelliteimages)andprevailingcropfarmingsystems
• Randomlyselectedcommunitiesandhouseholdstorepresententirepopulationofbothclusters(includingnon-farmhouseholds)
• Totalsample=1102HHsin40villagetracts
• Communitysurvey(in73villageswhereHHsurveyimplemented)• Surveyofagriculturalmachinerysupplybusinesses
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Fishpond&aquacultureclusterlocations
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Aquacultureandagricultureclusters
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Aqua-farmsizedistribution
Shareoffarms(frequencyandarea),byfarmsizecategory
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Farmownership,bysize
9581
59
41
8
5
17
25
43
44
216 16
48
<10acres 10-50acres 50-100acres 100-500acres >500acres
Shareofpon
darea(%
)Localowner Absenteeowner Company
Shareofpondareabyfarmsizecategoryandownershiptype
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Aquaculturesamplecharacteristics
• 41%specializednurseries,59%growoutfarms• Amonggrowoutfarms:• <10acres=51%;• 10-40acres=28%;• >40acres=21%
• NurseryHH:mean3.1acreslandowned;median2acres
• GrowoutHH:28.7acreslandowned;median10acres.
• AgriculturalHH:9.8acreslandowned;median6.1acres.
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Rapidgrowthofgrowout&nurseryponds
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Num
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fpon
ds
SpecializednurserypondVerticallyintegratednurserypondGrowoutpond
0
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1969
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Cumulativearea(acres)
SpecializednurserypondsVerticallyintegratednurserypondsGrowoutponds
Cumulativenumberofpondsconstructed,1969-2015
Cumulativeareaofpondsconstructed,1969-2015
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Useofpondlandattimeofacquisition,byfarmtype
Pondspurchased,orconstructedonagriculturalland
6021
1 11
7
GrowoutfarmPondPaddyfieldOrchardPasture/uncultivatedOther
47
15
18
8
11
NurseryPondPaddyfieldOrchardPasture/uncultivatedOther
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Proportionoffarmsharvestingkeyspecies
Shareoffishspeciesbyquantityharvested
Farmingdominatedbycarps
94
72
55
2816
10 8 8%offarmsh
arvesting
Rohu,60%
Mrigal,12%
Catla,9%
Pangasius,8%
Pacu,4%
Tilapia,2%
Others,5%
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But,somespeciesdiversificationtakingplacegradually
Cumulativenumberofrespondentsfarmingspecies,byspeciesandyear
0
50
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50019
9519
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9719
9819
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0620
0720
0820
0920
1020
1120
1220
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1420
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Respon
dentsstocking(cum
ulative)
Rohu CatlaMrigal PangasiusPacu Tilapia
93%
77%
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Smallfarmsspecializemoreintheproductionofnon-carpspecies
Averageyieldbyspeciesandfarmsize(harvestingfarmsonly)
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0.5
1.0
1.5
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2.5
3.0
3.5
Viss/acre
t/ha
small medium large
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Averageyield,byyieldquintile
4.9
3.8
5.5
6.1
4.4
4.2
5.2
6.2
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Allfarms
<10acres
10-40acres
>40acres
Viss/acre
t/ha
MeanyieldMedianyield
0.6
2.1
4.1
5.9
6.9
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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1
Viss/acre
t/ha
Averageyield,byfarmsize
Yieldsaremodest,highlyvariable,&correlatedwithfarmsize
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Growoutfarmoperatingcostsbyyieldquintile
Shareoffeedcosts(%)byfeedtypeandfarmyieldquintile
Yieldscloselyrelatedtofeeduse
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
$'00
0/ha
FeedSeedNon-feedinputsMarketingLaborHarvestingInterestPonddrainage&refillTax&legalcosts
175 11 18
279
10 57
1642 63 70
63488
610 8 6
25 16
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
Sinkingpellet FloatingpelletRicebran PeanutoilcakeOther
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Useofpelletedfeedslimited,butincreasing
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35
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2014
Cumulativenu
mbe
rofa
dopters Sinkingfeed
Floatingfeed
86
44
148 12 10 6
63
14 10 83 0 0
-102030405060708090100
%offarmsusingfeed%offeedcosts
Shareoffarmsusingfeedinputs,byfeedtype,andshareoffeedtypeintotalvalueoffeedinputs(%)
Cumulativeadoptionofpelletedfeed,byyearandfeedtype(2000-2015)
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Useofnon-feedinputslimited
Shareoffarmsusingnon-feedinputs,byinputtype,andshareofinputtypeintotalvalueofnon-feedinputs
• Littleuseoffertilizers,especiallybysmallerfarms
• Fuelismainnon-feedinputcost
• Useoflimewidespread
• Useofantibioticsandothermedicineslimited
83
6256
30 2824
6 6 613
32
43
51 2 1 2 1
%offarmsusinginput%ofnon-feedinputcosts
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Averagegrossmarginsforaquacultureandagriculturein'aquaculturecluster'villagetracts
1596
209317 369 429 379
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Aquaculture(growout)
Monsoonpaddy
Irrigatedpaddy
Greengram Blackgram Annualincome(allfieldcrops)
Grossm
argin($/ha)
Aquaculturegenerates4timeshigherearningsperhectarethancropfarming
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Averageannualexpenditurepercapita,byhouseholdtype
Fishfarminghouseholdsaretwiceaswell-offasthegeneralpopulation
718971
1525
931
1509
2980
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househ
olds
Nurserie
s
Allgrowou
t
Grow
out
<10acres
Grow
out
10-40acres
Grow
out
>40acres
Annu
alexpen
ditureperca
pita(U
SD)
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Conclusions
• Verylargefarmsdominantbutmanymoresmallandmediumcommercialfarmsthanwidelyrecognized• Carpdominated,bysomegradualspeciesdiversificationoccurring• Tilapiaandprawnperformbestinsmallerfarms• Verylowlevelsoffertilizeruse• Useofpelletedfeedslowbutincreasing• Verywidevariationinyields,butlow-moderateonaverageandmuchscopeforimprovement• Smallerfarmsobtainloweryieldsonaverage• Yieldcloselycorrelatedwithsizeoftotalinvestmentanduseofpelletedfeed
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Implicationsforpolicy&programming
• Fishfarmingshouldberecognizedandpromotedasamechanismforgeneratingruralgrowth• Smallfarms(sized10acresorless)andnurseriesshouldbetheprincipaltargetofpolicyandtechnicalinterventions• Smallerfarmshaveacompetitiveadvantageintheproductionofnon-carpspecies,butadisadvantageinaccesstocapital/credit– needtofindwaystoredress• Identifymechanismsforprovidingcommercialloans,tailoredtotheneedssmallfarmsandSMEsinaquaculturevaluechains(“meso-credit”)• Prioritizeresearchandoutreachonfertilizeruse• Encourageprivateinvestmentinthefeedsectortoincreasecompetitionandreducecostsofpelletedfeed