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3.2 Revenues and expenses in using the technology

1. Initial costs and expenses of using the technology

Percent
All (%) of
Expenses
Input Unit Quantity per unit Expenses expenses
incurred
per input
(USD)
(USD) by land
users
Labor
Fish pond digging and equipment pond 22 1,029.40 22,647.20 100.0
Equipment
set up such as water pumps, pond 22 441.18 9,705.88 100.0
fishing nets

Other
herbivorous fish food and sack 880 10.29 9,058.82 100.0
carnivorous fish food (given
during the last 2 months before
fishing) 1 pond 40 sacks of feed
per production cycle.
Manure (0.16 ha, put 100 kg) in an kilogram 4,200 0.06 252 100.0
area of 6,72 ha (6.25 rai = 1 ha)
Lime (0.16 ha put 100 kg) in the kilogram 4,200 0.05 210 100.0
area of 6.72 ha (6.25 rai= 1 ha)
Total expenses of establishing 41,856.47
the technology

Calculation of cost and expenses

Cost calculations and overhead costs are calculated per technology area. (Unit of size and area:

6.72 ha, conversion from 1 hectare: 1 ha = 6.25 rai).
The currency used to calculate costs with the unit as Baht

Exchange rate (to US dollars) 1 US. Dollars = 34.00 baht.
Average daily wage is 8.82 USD. Activities include digging fish ponds (period/frequency:

beginning of production season) and purchasing established equipment such as Pumps, fishing
nets (period/frequency: beginning of production season)

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