Factors influencing the production efficiency of commercial channa micopeltes raising models in Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh province

Journal of Science – 2015, Vol. 2 (2), 21 – 26 Part B: Political Sciences, Economics and Law

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FACTORS INFLUENCING THE PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY OF COMMERCIAL

CHANNA MICOPELTES RAISING MODELS IN TRA CU DISTRICT,

TRA VINH PROVINCE

Nguyen Van Vu An1

1M.A., Tra Vinh University, Vietnam

Information:

Received: 05/06/2015

Accepted: 06/07/2015

Published: 05/08/2015

Keywords:

Multivariate regression, channa

micopeltes, production efficiency,

influencing factors, Cobb￾Douglas model

ABSTRACT

The objective of this research is to analyzefactors influencing the production

efficiency of commercial channa micopeltes raising systems in Tra Cu district,

Tra Vinh province. Most of the surveyed farmers with low-educated and did not

want to join training regularly. Therefore, their knowledge is low and that makes

them difficult to update with new information for the treatment of channa

micopeltes. The model to raise commercial channa micopeltes needs a big

amount of capital for machines, food and medicine for the fish. This article uses

the multivariate regression model to define the factors affecting the production

efficiency of the model. The results show that the income of the farmers raising

the channa micropeltes are affected by the medicine costs, costs of hiring labour,

experience raising the channa micropeltes, the time of workshops, and the

investment in machines. Of these factors, the medicine costs and investment of

machines have inverse relations to the benefits of the farmers.

1. INTRODUCTION

At present, the model of commercial channa

micopeltes production is more and more common

at Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh province due to their

delicious and highly nutritious meat that makes

them more popular in the market. According to

the farmers, this model is quite beneficial and

suitable for them to increase their incomes

because it has simple investment, does not need a

big area, takes advantage of the available natural

sources of food, or the industrial foods are easy to

buy, and especially the investment capital is not

high. Besides that, the farmers keep their mind on

their work because of regular inspections by local

officials. On the natural sides, Tra Cu district has

a lot of rivers, so it has an active water

environment that is very suitable for raising

channa micopeltes. In Tra Cu district, there are

752 farmers raising the channa micopeltes within

93 ha. Dai An commune has the greatest number

of farmers raising the channa micopeltes in this

district (Kim Ngoc Thai, 2011).

However, according to the surveyed research area

(2004), the farmers raising the channa micopeltes

have difficulty in production and inputs such as

capital and low-educated workers, so they cannot

apply scientific technologies to production. The

price of the input factors is increasing while the

output market is not stable. Most of the farmers in

Tra Vinh province and in Tra Cu specifically are

spontaneous producers and they are easily

exploited by the purchasers. Therefore, the

research “Influencing factors to the production

efficiency of commercial channa micopeltes

raising model in Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh

province” is relevant.