Carole R. Engle

Aquaculture Economics and Financing

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 589g
• ISBN-13: 9780813813011
• ISBN-10: 0813813018
• Artikelnr.: 31187715

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Starting an Aquaculture Business. 2. Developing a Business Plan for
Aquaculture. 3. Monitoring Economic and Financial Performance of
Aquaculture Businesses. 4. Financing an Aquaculture Business. 5. Managing
Cash Flow in Aquaculture Businesses. 6. Managing Capital Assets: When is it
time to rebuild ponds, purchase new net pens, or replace equipment?. 7.
Managing Risk in Aquaculture Businesses. 8. Managing Labor in Aquaculture
Businesses. 9. The Enterprise Budget and Partial Budgeting in Aquaculture.
10. Financial Statements: The Balance Sheet and Income Statement in
Aquaculture. 11. Cash Flow Budgets in Aquaculture. 12. Investment Analysis
in Aquaculture. 13. Lending in Aquaculture. 14. Use and Misuse of
Enterprise and Partial Budgets in Production Aquaculture Research. 15. Risk
Analysis in Production Aquaculture Research. 16. Whole-farm Modeling of
Aquaculture. 17. Technical Efficiency in Aquaculture. ANNOTATED
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RESOURCES. ANNOTATED WEBLIOGRAPHY OF RESOURCES. ANNOTATED
LISING OF SOFTWARE PRODUCTS FOR ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.