The model to establish large-scale fields to breed black-tiger shrimp inthe Mekong Delta district of Dong Hai has resulted in high profits forfarmers.
Early last year, the Dong Hai District Agriculture andRural Development Bureau in Bac Lieu province set up a large-scaleshrimp field on an 83-ha area with the participation of 43 households.
Underthe model, farmers are given financial support and farming techniquesunder the Vietnamese Good Agriculture Practices (VietGap) standards.
Under a new cultivation method, farmers change the water a fewer number of times in shrimp ponds.
DuongMinh Doan, who owns 2.6ha of land on a large-scale shrimp field, saidparticipating farmers had a bumper harvest last year.
"My family made a profit of 180 million VND (8,600 USD)," he said.
Farmers earned a profit of between 60-80 million VND (2,900 – 3,800 USD) per ha a year.
The breeding period for each black-tiger shrimp crop lasts about three months.
VoNgoc Can, who breeds 2.8ha of black-tiger shrimp under the model, saidhe had consolidated pond banks to prevent water leakage, and improvedwater quality, including the content of pH and salinity.
"I use probiotic products in shrimp ponds once every 15 days to improve water quality," Can said.
River water is taken into the ponds when there are high tides, he said.
Waterin shrimp ponds was released into the river only when it was necessary,with the instruction of agricultural officials, he said.
NguyenTruong Han, head of the Dong Hai District Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Bureau, said the large-scale shrimp field model had beenexpanded to four of Dinh Thanh Commune's five hamlets, with a total of200ha.
Dong Hai district plans to develop large-scale shrimpfields on a total area of 260ha, focusing on Dinh Thanh and Long DienTay communes.
"With high profits from the model, farmers havedeveloped large-scale shrimp fields to a total of more than 380ha sofar," Han said.
The farmers have joined co-operatives to work on the large-scale farming models, he said.
Thenew farming model has also helped protect the environment as farmershave reduced the amount of dredging of mud in shrimp ponds, which theyhad discharged into the environment.-VNA
Early last year, the Dong Hai District Agriculture andRural Development Bureau in Bac Lieu province set up a large-scaleshrimp field on an 83-ha area with the participation of 43 households.
Underthe model, farmers are given financial support and farming techniquesunder the Vietnamese Good Agriculture Practices (VietGap) standards.
Under a new cultivation method, farmers change the water a fewer number of times in shrimp ponds.
DuongMinh Doan, who owns 2.6ha of land on a large-scale shrimp field, saidparticipating farmers had a bumper harvest last year.
"My family made a profit of 180 million VND (8,600 USD)," he said.
Farmers earned a profit of between 60-80 million VND (2,900 – 3,800 USD) per ha a year.
The breeding period for each black-tiger shrimp crop lasts about three months.
VoNgoc Can, who breeds 2.8ha of black-tiger shrimp under the model, saidhe had consolidated pond banks to prevent water leakage, and improvedwater quality, including the content of pH and salinity.
"I use probiotic products in shrimp ponds once every 15 days to improve water quality," Can said.
River water is taken into the ponds when there are high tides, he said.
Waterin shrimp ponds was released into the river only when it was necessary,with the instruction of agricultural officials, he said.
NguyenTruong Han, head of the Dong Hai District Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Bureau, said the large-scale shrimp field model had beenexpanded to four of Dinh Thanh Commune's five hamlets, with a total of200ha.
Dong Hai district plans to develop large-scale shrimpfields on a total area of 260ha, focusing on Dinh Thanh and Long DienTay communes.
"With high profits from the model, farmers havedeveloped large-scale shrimp fields to a total of more than 380ha sofar," Han said.
The farmers have joined co-operatives to work on the large-scale farming models, he said.
Thenew farming model has also helped protect the environment as farmershave reduced the amount of dredging of mud in shrimp ponds, which theyhad discharged into the environment.-VNA
