Aquaculture Economics and Financing: Management and Analysis - Softcover

Engle, Carole R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813813018 ISBN 13: 9780813813011

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

Synopsis

Aquaculture Economics and Financing: Management and Analysis provides a detailed and specific set of guidelines for using economic and financial analysis in aquaculture production. By discussing key issues such as how to finance and plan new aquaculture business, how to monitor and evaluate economic performance, and how to manage capital, labor, and business risk, the book equips aquaculture professionals, researchers, and students with important information applicable to a wide range of business decisions. Chapters address each stage of developing an aquaculture business, including financing, marketing, and developing a business plan to managing cash flows and analyzing financial statements. Each chapter includes a detailed example of practical application taken from every-day experience. Written in straightforward terminology facilitating ready application, Aquaculture Economics and Financing: Management and Analysis is an essential tool for analyzing and improving financial performance of aquaculture operations.

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Review:

"Applying the theory and methods of economic and financial analysis to aquaculture, Engle (aquaculture and fisheries, U. of Arkansas-Pine Bluff) offers a detailed and practical guide both for people running fish farms and researchers analyzing their economics and finances" (Book News Inc, November 2010)

About the Author:

Carole R. Engle, Ph.D. is Professor, Director of the Aquaculture/Fisheries Center and Chairperson of the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. She has more than 30 years of experience in the analysis of economics and marketing issues related to aquaculture. She has worked in 20 different countries in all major world regions. She continues to teach an undergraduate and a graduate course in Aquaculture Economics in addition to research and extension responsibilities in the same area. She is past-President of the International Association of Aquaculture Economics and Management and of the U.S. Aquaculture Society, a Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society, recipient of the Researcher of the Year Award from the Catfish Farmers of America and service award from the Catfish Farmers of Arkansas, and two-time recipient of the Joseph P. McCraren Award from the National Aquaculture Association.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0813813018
• ISBN 13: 9780813813011
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272