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Coastal Shrimp Aquaculture in Thailand: Key Issues for Research

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128Appendix 8. (cont’d) Descriptive statistics <strong>for</strong> research issues <strong>in</strong> the area of <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation transfer and tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g.No. <strong>Research</strong> issue Impact onproductivity a119 Improvement of farmerawareness of downstreamenvironmental impacts120 Development of cost-effectivetra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and technologytransfer methods to overcome<strong>in</strong>adequacies <strong>in</strong> thetransfer of <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation fromresearch to farm121 Potential implications ofextension service privatisation122 Promotion of regional cooperation<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation transferand extensionAchievability Importance c Ongo<strong>in</strong>g research(time frame) b (past and presentef<strong>for</strong>ts) d++++ short to medium tactical andadaptiveApplication ofresearch (i.e.target group) e+++ regionall systemsall farms andcommunity++++ medium adaptive ++ regionall systemsall farms andcommunity+++ medium to long adaptive ++ regionall systemsall farms+++ medium adaptive +++ regionall systemsall farmsPrioritymean score & s.d.(median) f7.0 & 2.4 (7)7.5 & 2.2 (8)4.7 & 1.8 (5)6.4 & 2.5 (7)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>gfrom small 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).

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