Engle Aquaculture Economics and Financing

Management and Analysis
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-95955-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

Aquaculture Economics and Financing: Management and Analysisprovides a detailed and specific set of guidelines for usingeconomic and financial analysis in aquaculture production. Bydiscussing key issues such as how to finance and plan newaquaculture business, how to monitor and evaluate economicperformance, and how to manage capital, labor, and business risk,the book equips aquaculture professionals, researchers, andstudents with important information applicable to a wide range ofbusiness decisions.
Chapters address each stage of developing an aquaculturebusiness, including financing, marketing, and developing a businessplan to managing cash flows and analyzing financialstatements. Each chapter includes a detailed example ofpractical application taken from every-day experience. Written in straightforward terminology facilitating readyapplication, Aquaculture Economics and Financing: Management andAnalysis is an essential tool for analyzing and improvingfinancial performance of aquaculture operations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Engle, Carole R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Acknowledgments.
I Managing Aquaculture Businesses.
1 Starting an Aquaculture Business.
2 Marketing Aquaculture Products.
3 Developing a Business Plan for Aquaculture.
4 Monitoring Economic and Financial Performance of AquacultureBusinesses.
5 Financing an Aquaculture Business.
6 Managing Cash Flow.
7 Managing Capital Assets in Aquaculture Businesses.
8 Managing Risk in Aquaculture Businesses.
9 Managing Labor.
II Economic and Financial Analysis of AquacultureBusinesses.
10 The Enterprise Budget and Partial Budgeting inAquaculture.
11 Financial Statements: Balance Sheet and Income Statement inAquaculture.
12 Cash Flow Analyses in Aquaculture.
13 Investment Analysis (Capital Budgeting) in Aquaculture.
14 Lending in Aquaculture.
III Research Techniques to Analyze Farm-LevelDecision-Making.
15 Use and Misuse of Enterprise and Partial Budgets.
16 Risk Analysis in Production Aquaculture Research.
17 Whole-Farm Modeling of Aquaculture.
18 Managing Government Policies and Regulation in AquacultureBusinesses.
Bibliography.
Webliography.
Glossary.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

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.