Đánh giá hoạt động ghi chép và lưu trữ thông tin theo tiêu chuẩn Global GAP của những nông hộ nuôi tôm sú (Penaeus monodon) tại tỉnh Cà Mau

Abstract

This study aims to assess the information recording and keeping activities based on the framework of Global GAP standards. An investigation was conducted on 85 black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) farms in Dam Doi district, Cai Nuoc district and Ca Mau city (Ca Mau province). Descriptive statistics and independent samples T-test were employed to analyse and compare the differences in financial effieciency between farms with and without information management. The main results were summarised as follows: Despite the fact that Global GAP was an essential certificate to meet the requirement of global markets, shrimp farmers in Ca Mau did not pay much attention to its criteria, especially the criteria of recording and keeping information in order to satisfy the traceability requirements. The information management actitivities enhanced the farm efficiency of shrimp farms based on the comparison’s results of financial indices between shrimp farms with and without information management. The results of this study were considered to emphaisize the necessity of the Global GAP standards application for local shrimp farms.