Perceptions of risk and risk management in vietnamese catfish farming: An empirical study

Aquaculture Economics and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 282-314

  Le, Tru Cong ^a,b   Cheong, France ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONG LAM UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Catfish farming; Risk management; Risk mitigation; Risk strategies; Sources of risk

Indexed keywords

FISH CULTURE; FISHERY ECONOMICS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

MEKONG DELTA; VIET NAM;

EID: 78649670812     PISSN: 13657305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13657305.2010.526019     Document Type: Article

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