Convergence Anatomization of Aquaculture Production in Leading Fish-Producing Countries During the Period of 1997-2013

Ramesh Chandra Das, Kamal Ray, Utpal Das and Bankim Chandra Ghosh
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Ramesh Chandra Das: Katwa College, Katwa, India
Kamal Ray: Katwa College, Katwa, India
Utpal Das: Katwa College, Katwa, India
Bankim Chandra Ghosh: Katwa College, Katwa, India

International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD), 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: Growth and national importance of aquaculture production is empirically assessed as an important indicator of development. The present article aims to test whether the major aquaculture producing countries of the world are converging over time. The authors have applied the absolute and conditional beta convergence and sigma convergence approaches on the data of FAO for the period 1997-2013. The results show that there is an absolute beta convergence and sigma convergence among 25 major aquaculture producing countries; negative sign of coefficient of conditional beta convergence with per capita income is also noticed. It implies, the growth rates of aquaculture for developed nations are declining with rise in per capita income and backward fish-intensive countries are catching up with the giant producers like China and India. The cross-country variations are also going down which means that the countries' development gaps are getting narrowed by means of growth of aquaculture resources.

Date: 2019
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