THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS WITH EMPHASIS ON AQUACULTURE PROJECTS AND ITS ROLE TO ACHIEVE FOOD SECURITY

Abd Elftah, اIman E. M.

doi:10.21608/fjard.2009.197044

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS WITH EMPHASIS ON AQUACULTURE PROJECTS AND ITS ROLE TO ACHIEVE FOOD SECURITY

Document Type : Research articles.

Author

اIman E. M. Abd Elftah

Institute of Agric. Eco. Research – Cairo

10.21608/fjard.2009.197044

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the theoretical framework of
economic evaluation agricultural projects with emphasis on aquaculture
projects. The study showed the importance of agricultural project, and
agricultural project cycle which can be divided to four stages: pre-investment,
investment, operation stage, and evaluation stage.
Assessment of the economic viability of aquaculture project requires
an interdisciplinary understanding of physical, social and economic
relationship. Quantitative or qualitative estimates of many relevant variables
are not readily available because aquaculture is in early stages of development
in most areas of the world.
The study comprised the outline aquaculture production-marketing
consideration which includes marketing, technical-environmentalbioeconomic, institutional, and social respects.
The study showed that the, fish gap increased with annual rate of
growth with 1.5% during the period net ween (1995 and 2005).
The most important fish production resources in Egypt is the seas,
lacks and fish farms with 124 thousand ton, 188 thousand ton and 132
thousand ton or about 23.14%, 35.18% and 24.65%, respectively from the
annual average total of Egyptian fish production during the period (95-2000),
and it increased to about 138 thousand ton, 196 thousand ton and about 328
thousand ton or about 16.5%, 23.34%, and about 39.3% respectively from the
annual average total of Egyptian fish production during the period (2001-
2005).