Aquaculture economics and financing : management and analysis / Carole R. Engle.

Table of contents

I. Managing Aquaculture business 1

1. Starting an aquaculture business 3
2. Marketing Aquaculture products 13
3. Developing a business plan for aquaculture 23
4. Monitoring economic and financial performance of aquaculture business 41
5. Financing an aquaculture business 57
6. Managing cash flow 67
7. Managing capital assets in aquaculture business 81
8. Managing risks in aquaculture businesses 93
9. Managing labour

II. Economic and financial analysis of aquaculture businesses 115

10. The enterprise budget and partial budgeting in aquaculture 117
11. Financial statements: balance sheet and income statement in aquaculture 131
12. Cash flow analysis in aquaculture 143
13. Investment analysis (capital budgeting) in aquaculture 159
14. Lending in aquaculture 173

III. Research techniques to analyze farm-level decisison-making 183

15. Use and misuse of enterprise and partial budgets 185
16. Risk analysis in production aquaculture research 197
17. Whole-farm modeling of aquaculture businesses 207
18. Managing government policies and regulation in aquaculture businesses 219
Bibliography 231
Webliography 235
Glossary 241









Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Starting an aquaculture business -- Marketing aquaculture products -- Developing a business plan for aquaculture -- Monitoring economic and financial performance of aquaculture businesses -- Financing an aquaculture business -- Managing cash flow -- Managing capital assets in aquaculture businesses -- Managing risk in aquaculture businesses -- Managing labor -- The enterprise budget and partial budgeting in aquaculture -- Financial statements : the balance sheet and income statement in aquaculture -- Cash flow analyses in aquaculture -- Investment analysis (capital budgeting) in aquaculture -- Lending in aquaculture -- Use and misuse of enterprise and partial budgets -- Risk analysis in production aquaculture research -- Whole-farm modeling of aquaculture -- Managing government policies and regulation in aquaculture businesses.