الكفاءة الإنتاجية و الاقتصادية للمفرخات السمكية الأهلية

Abstract EN

The private fish hatcheries are important economic projects that have contributed to the development of aquaculture in Egypt and contribute more than 80% of fish production in Egypt, i.e., about 1.37 million tons in 2016.

This has led Egypt to occupy the first relative importance, Arab and African, in producing Fish from the aquaculture.

This has resulted in an increase in the per capita consumption of fish and hence animal protein.

Therefore, these successful projects can be simulated in many African countries to develop their fish production.

As the need for increasing fish production and the importance of the fish aquaculture is growing, it is important to provide both freshwater and marine fish fries, which are the main determinant of fish aquaculture.

In spite of the availability of the governmental fish hatcheries, in recent years, the great role of private hatcheries has emerged, especially for fresh water fish, estimated at 76.5 million fry units in 2016 representing about 33% of the total production of private and government hatcheries, but their production of fries represents 100% of Nile tilapia fries, the first popular fish in Egypt.

However, there is a problem of a shortage of fish fry for all types of fish farmed in Egypt.

This deficit needs to be continuously increased in the fry production to meet the increasing demand, especially with the current trend of the government to establish aquaculture development projects.The study aims to analyze the economics of the private fish hatcheries that produce freshwater fish fry through: (1) estimating the cost and revenues structures of these hatcheries, the functions of the average cost, and the impact of the most important productive elements on production and efficiency of their use.

(2) Estimation of the production and economic efficiency indicators by analyzing the farm income statements of these hatcheries.

(3) To identify the main obstacles facing the development of the private fish hatcheries to increase their productivity and economic efficiency and adoption in countries that have the components of fish aquaculture.

The study based on the secondary data and the preliminary field data collected from a sample size of 31 fish hatcheries from Sharkia, Kafr El Sheikh and North Sinai governorates.

The methods of descriptive and quantitative statistics and analysis of farm income were used to achieve the objectives of the study.