Profits versus losses in caged aquaculture rearing: the case of entrepreneurs in Pekan, Pahang

The main attempt of this study is to identify the benefits and problems faced by entrepreneurs of caged aquaculture rearing in Pekan Pahang. This study is qualitative in nature where two FGDs have been conducted to gain the needed data. The FGDs have been joined by a total of 12 respondents; five re...

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Main Authors: Idris, Khairuddin, Azman, Azmariana, Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva, Man, Norsida, Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66973/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66973/1/IPSAS_2012-5.pdf
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author Idris, Khairuddin
Azman, Azmariana
Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva
Man, Norsida
Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
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description The main attempt of this study is to identify the benefits and problems faced by entrepreneurs of caged aquaculture rearing in Pekan Pahang. This study is qualitative in nature where two FGDs have been conducted to gain the needed data. The FGDs have been joined by a total of 12 respondents; five respondents for FGD conducted at Tanjong Gosong and seven respondents for FGD in Pulau Keladi Village. The selected respondents were the entrepreneurs of caged aquaculture rearing from two villages in Pekan Pahang which were Pulau Keladi Village and Tanjung Gosong Village. For the benefits of aquaculture activities, four main themes have emerged namely increasing their income, sense of hard work, creativity to vary alternatives in solving problems and norm of cooperation. In term of problems faced by the entrepreneurs, four main themes namely financial, environments, seedling and diseases and human and animal factors have emerged.
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spelling upm-669732019-03-06T05:32:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66973/ Profits versus losses in caged aquaculture rearing: the case of entrepreneurs in Pekan, Pahang Idris, Khairuddin Azman, Azmariana Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva Man, Norsida Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril The main attempt of this study is to identify the benefits and problems faced by entrepreneurs of caged aquaculture rearing in Pekan Pahang. This study is qualitative in nature where two FGDs have been conducted to gain the needed data. The FGDs have been joined by a total of 12 respondents; five respondents for FGD conducted at Tanjong Gosong and seven respondents for FGD in Pulau Keladi Village. The selected respondents were the entrepreneurs of caged aquaculture rearing from two villages in Pekan Pahang which were Pulau Keladi Village and Tanjung Gosong Village. For the benefits of aquaculture activities, four main themes have emerged namely increasing their income, sense of hard work, creativity to vary alternatives in solving problems and norm of cooperation. In term of problems faced by the entrepreneurs, four main themes namely financial, environments, seedling and diseases and human and animal factors have emerged. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66973/1/IPSAS_2012-5.pdf Idris, Khairuddin and Azman, Azmariana and Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva and Man, Norsida and Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril (2012) Profits versus losses in caged aquaculture rearing: the case of entrepreneurs in Pekan, Pahang. In: Seminar Hasil Penyelidikan IPSAS 2012, 15 Dis. 2012, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (pp. 63-74).
spellingShingle Idris, Khairuddin
Azman, Azmariana
Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva
Man, Norsida
Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
Profits versus losses in caged aquaculture rearing: the case of entrepreneurs in Pekan, Pahang
title Profits versus losses in caged aquaculture rearing: the case of entrepreneurs in Pekan, Pahang
title_full Profits versus losses in caged aquaculture rearing: the case of entrepreneurs in Pekan, Pahang
title_fullStr Profits versus losses in caged aquaculture rearing: the case of entrepreneurs in Pekan, Pahang
title_full_unstemmed Profits versus losses in caged aquaculture rearing: the case of entrepreneurs in Pekan, Pahang
title_short Profits versus losses in caged aquaculture rearing: the case of entrepreneurs in Pekan, Pahang
title_sort profits versus losses in caged aquaculture rearing: the case of entrepreneurs in pekan, pahang
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66973/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66973/1/IPSAS_2012-5.pdf