Determinants of Pangas Catfish Production in Jharkhand
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Fisheries occupy a prominent place in the economy of the world as the fish is one of foods of vast majority of people. Fish not only provides long chain omega -3 fatty acids, fat soluble vitamins, proteins, but also contains fat, inorganic substances and vitamins. Fish protein is easily digestible and it contains considerable proportion of soluble proteins. It is more valuable for human especially for a population whose staple food is rice. Besides, fisheries help in generating employment and revenue and raising nutritional level.
The article models the structure of Pangas catfish (Pangasius pangasius) (Hamilton, 1822) production to present the determinants of production and estimate costs and return in Pangasius farming in Jharkhand Farm business analysis was performed for computing costs and return and for determining factors of production The major determinants of Pangasisus production were feed, seed, area, experience in Panagsius culture and days of culture. Coefficients indicate increase in production can be attained by increasing the inputs. The overall estimate of return to scale was larger than unity implies Pangasius production can be increased from scale economies.
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