Understanding and measuring the contribution of aquaculture and fisheries to gross domestic product (GDP)
Junning Cai (Author), Hui Huang (Author), PingSun Leung (Author), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Issuing body)
"This paper uses input-output analyses (including mathematical formulas and numerical examples) to clarify conceptual issues and establish an empirical methodology concerning the measurement of the contribution of aquaculture and fisheries to gross domestic product (GDP). Furthermore, it reveals how to use GDP measures to facilitate evidence-based policy and planning for sustainable aquaculture and fisheries development. Also, this paper standardizes the procedures for measuring the economic contribution of seafood industries and facilitates the establishment of internationally established and accepted measures of the contribution. The measures suggested here can be used to compare the economic status of the aquaculture and fisheries sector in different countries and to monitor the status of a country's aquaculture and fisheries development over time. Additionally, its conclusions will have value for practitioners in aquaculture and fisheries, the academic community interested in national and regional economics, and students in input-output analysis. While the paper is focused on aquaculture and fisheries, the conceptual framework and empirical methodology it establishes are generally applicable to other industries or sectors"--Back cover
Print Book, English, 2019
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, 2019