Coastal Shrimp Aquaculture in Thailand: Key Issues for Research
Coastal Shrimp Aquaculture in Thailand: Key Issues for Research
Coastal Shrimp Aquaculture in Thailand: Key Issues for Research
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Appendix 7. (cont’d) Descriptive statistics <strong>for</strong> research issues <strong>in</strong> the area of socioeconomics, trade and licenses.No. <strong>Research</strong> issue Impact onproductivity a112 Land use plann<strong>in</strong>g, licens<strong>in</strong>g,tax as defensive or correctivemeasuresAchievability Importance c Ongo<strong>in</strong>g research(time frame) b (past and presentef<strong>for</strong>ts) dApplication ofresearch (i.e.target group) e++ medium to long adaptive ++ regionall systemsall farms andcommunityPrioritymean score & s.d.(median) f5.3 & 3.1 (4)a From high to low on a scale from +++++ to +.b Short (1–2 yr), medium (2–5 yr), or long (5–10 yr) term.c Strategic = long-term benefits; adaptive = adapt exist<strong>in</strong>g technologies; tactical = ‘fire fight<strong>in</strong>g’.d From large, moderate, some or very little ef<strong>for</strong>t on a scale from +++++ to +.e Country of application (rang<strong>in</strong>g from regional to country); type of system, rang<strong>in</strong>g from extensive (e.), semi-<strong>in</strong>tensive (s.i.) to <strong>in</strong>tensive (i.); group which benefits (rang<strong>in</strong>g fromsmall farms, big farms, community to fish<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dustry).f From low to high on a scale from 1 to 10, respectively (s.d. = standard deviation).126