An Economic Study for Breeding and Marketing Ornamental Fish and Measuring the Cognitive and Implementation Aspects of the Owners of these Projects in Sharqia Governorate | ||||
| Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development | ||||
| Volume 39, Issue 2, April 2025, Page 342-362 PDF (1017.27 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Review articles. | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/fjard.2025.363814.1112 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Faten S. Abu Al-Yazid1; Mona H. M. K. Afasha  2
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| 1Regional Studies Research Department, Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt | ||||
| 2Central Laboratory for Agricultural Research in Abbasa, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Ornamental fish farming and trading projects are promising economic projects that are witnessing increasing growth in many countries, due to the increasing demand for their acquisition for ornamental and decorative purposes. These projects play an important role in providing job opportunities and achieving good economic profits, especially in light of the increasing local and international demand for ornamental fish of various types. The research aims to analyze the economic and marketing aspects related to ornamental fish projects, with a focus on the level of knowledge and executive experience of the owners of these projects. It also seeks to assess their awareness of the factors that affect the success of their projects, such as production and breeding methods, marketing strategies, and market challenges. A set of quantitative and descriptive methods were used, as well as calculating averages, relative weights, and economic efficiency indicators. The repetitions and percentages of the problems facing the respondents and proposed solutions to these problems were made. The most important results of the research are summarized as follows: The results showed that 50% of the respondents are under 40 years old, indicating their ability to work and acquire the necessary skills to manage ornamental fish projects. Also, 80% have a high educational level, which enhances their ability to learn and develop, but 90% of them are not specialized in the field, which makes the need for fish training and guidance necessary to improve their production efficiency. And that nearly three-quarters of the respondents (about 73.3%) have a high level of implementation for ornamental fish project owners of the technical recommendations for fish breeding and care. The most important problems facing ornamental fish project owners in Sharkia governorate, in descending order, were the lack of sufficient unloading in Egypt and reliance on imports by 90.0%. The second place was the high government fees for taxes, environment and health by 83.33%, after unloading farms and their scarcity compared to the region by 83.33%, and sudden death of fish by 80.0%. The fourth place was the high construction costs by 75.0%. The most important proposals to overcome the problems were: establishing unloading farms to replace the fish we import by 90.0%, and holding seminars and lectures for fish farmers by 87.0%, which came in third place. The results also showed the existence of many challenges that affect production, as it was found that the shortage of imported goods led to a 13% decrease in production, as sales decreased from 5.7 thousand fish to 3.23 thousand fish. The increase in the prices of production requirements had the greatest impact by 29%, which led to a decrease in sales from 2.786 thousand fish to 0.327 thousand fish. It was found that the lack of experience in the field affected production by 43.9%. Sales decreased by 4.355 thousand fish. Also, the increase in rents had a clear impact of 24%, leading to a decrease in sales by 3.619 thousand fish. The result of the decrease in marketing efficiency was a decrease in production by 44%, leading to a decrease in sales by 2.550 thousand fish. It was also found that the phenomenon of sudden fish mortality had a limited effect (2.1%) compared to other factors. The results showed that the increase in construction costs had a positive impact on production, as it was associated with an increase in production by 4.416 thousand fish, indicating that large projects achieve higher production. Government fees and the number of hatchery farms did not have a significant impact on production. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Ornamental fish; Small projects; Knowledge; Implementation; Economic efficiency | ||||
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