This study estimated the bias-corrected technical efficiency (BCTE) of different culture systems andspecies of freshwater aquaculture in Malaysia using bootstrapping data envelopment analysis (DEA). Datawere collected from 307 respondents from three states in Peninsular Malaysia using a well-structuredquestionnaire as well as oral interviews. The findings indicate that all technical efficiency …
The demand for animal protein, especially fish, is growing fast, perhaps due to the rapid expansion ofpopulations, increases in income and changes in eating habits and life styles. Capture fisheries, whichsupply over 70% of the fish for human consumption in Malaysia, are over-exploited or depleted. Theiryields have become stagnant over the last few decades and in some cases have even declined. …