Risk analysis of shrimp farming in Honduras

Aquaculture Economics and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 49-68

  Valderrama, Diego ^a   Engle, Carole R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial risk; Honduras; Production variability; Shrimp farming

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; FISHERY ECONOMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHRIMP CULTURE;

HONDURAS;

EID: 0034911178     PISSN: 13657305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13657300109380277     Document Type: Article

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