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Grow-out culture of bighead carp
Feeding in the grow-out cages  
 

Technical Assumptions (5-ha operation)

Stocking density

0.5-1m2

Cropping per year

2

Average weight at harvest

2 kgs

Total number of stock/cropping

50,000

% recovery at harvest

60%

Total recovery at harvest

30,000

Total weight of fish at harvest

45 tons

Price per kilo at harvest

18.00

Gross sales per cropping

675,000

 
Investment

Items

 Quantity

Unit cost

Technicians’ quarters,
  warehouse & work area

1

25,000

Bamboo poles

1,000

80

Anahaw poles

100

1,300

Poly rope#12

120

150

Breaker net#12

10

4,000

Sinker stone

500

10

Improvised hook (tarunkal)

500

10

SG net #14

10

4,000

Motorized boat

1

120,000

Dugout canoe (Lunday)

1

30,000

Battery

2

3,000

Guard house

2

15,000

Compressor

1

10,000

Radio communications

3

20,000

Oxygen tanks

2

3,000

 
Fixed Cost

Maintenance & repair (20%)

6,040

Rent on land (LLDA permit)

6,000

Interest on Investment & variable cost

65,568

Depreciation

113,700

Salaries (tech.) 6,000/mo         

45,000

Operations management fee

9,000

Total fixed cost

239,314

Total cost

496,208

 
Economic Indicators

Net income

2,981,523  

ROI

166

Payback period

0.49

Break even price

9.06

IRR                   

163

BCR                

6.7

 
Updated: January 23, 2008
 

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