Viet Nam News Shows Why $SHMP is on target! Ki
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Viet Nam News Shows Why $SHMP is on target!
Kiên Giang to expand shrimp farming models
Update: February, 19/2019 - 07:00
Farmers harvest giant river prawns in Kiên Giang Province’s Vĩnh Thuận District. – VNA/VNS Photo Lê Sen
Viet Nam News
KIÊN GIANG – The Mekong Delta province of Kiên Giang will expand various sustainable shrimp farming models to meet its target of producing 76,000 tonnes this year, slightly up from last year, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Farmers and companies in the province, which is one of the delta’s largest shrimp producers, use models like industrial and semi-industrial farming, advanced extensive farming, shrimp – rice farming, and shrimp – forest farming.
The province plans to carry out industrial and semi-industrial farming on 3,100ha this year, mostly in the Long Xuyên Quadrangle and U Minh Thượng District, compared to 2,590ha last year.
Farmers are breeding shrimp, mostly white-legged shrimp, under the industrial farming model on an area of 150ha so far, according to the department.
Companies have registered for more than 1,000ha of farms.
The province has created favourable conditions for companies to tie up with farmers to establish shrimp production chains that ensure steady prices and improve farmers’ incomes.
Đỗ Minh Nhựt, deputy director of the department, said the industrial and semi-industrial models have been developed in recent times.
The use of advanced farming techniques that are sustainable and carry few risks has been expanded and contributed to increasing the province’s shrimp output, he said.
The advanced techniques include using nets to protect shrimp ponds from the sun, plastic sheets to cover pond beds and fans and pumps to generate oxygen for the water.
To help farmers and companies farm sustainably, the department and other relevant agencies will carefully monitor the environment, control shrimp diseases and instruct breeders in Vietnamese good agricultural practices (VietGAP).
Fry management
The province needs about 10 billion shrimp broodstock this year but can only produce around half of that number, according to the department.
To manage the quality of broodstock bought in other provinces and cities, the Animal Health and Husbandry Sub-department has set up inspection stations on main roads entering the province since early this year.
The sub-department stops vehicles transporting the broodstock and takes samples for checking when necessary.
Nguyễn Thành Đức, its head, said the sub-department would continue, free of charge, to do tests for two diseases that affect fry for farmers and provide chlorine to disinfect ponds against diseases.
The diseases are white spot disease and acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease, also known as early mortality syndrome.
The department has instructed breeders to release brackish water shrimp fry in accordance with the recommended schedule between December and May depending on conditions in each area.
Read more at http://vietnamnews.vn/society/505555/kien-gia...QttRm4W.99
Kiên Giang to expand shrimp farming models
Update: February, 19/2019 - 07:00
Farmers harvest giant river prawns in Kiên Giang Province’s Vĩnh Thuận District. – VNA/VNS Photo Lê Sen
Viet Nam News
KIÊN GIANG – The Mekong Delta province of Kiên Giang will expand various sustainable shrimp farming models to meet its target of producing 76,000 tonnes this year, slightly up from last year, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Farmers and companies in the province, which is one of the delta’s largest shrimp producers, use models like industrial and semi-industrial farming, advanced extensive farming, shrimp – rice farming, and shrimp – forest farming.
The province plans to carry out industrial and semi-industrial farming on 3,100ha this year, mostly in the Long Xuyên Quadrangle and U Minh Thượng District, compared to 2,590ha last year.
Farmers are breeding shrimp, mostly white-legged shrimp, under the industrial farming model on an area of 150ha so far, according to the department.
Companies have registered for more than 1,000ha of farms.
The province has created favourable conditions for companies to tie up with farmers to establish shrimp production chains that ensure steady prices and improve farmers’ incomes.
Đỗ Minh Nhựt, deputy director of the department, said the industrial and semi-industrial models have been developed in recent times.
The use of advanced farming techniques that are sustainable and carry few risks has been expanded and contributed to increasing the province’s shrimp output, he said.
The advanced techniques include using nets to protect shrimp ponds from the sun, plastic sheets to cover pond beds and fans and pumps to generate oxygen for the water.
To help farmers and companies farm sustainably, the department and other relevant agencies will carefully monitor the environment, control shrimp diseases and instruct breeders in Vietnamese good agricultural practices (VietGAP).
Fry management
The province needs about 10 billion shrimp broodstock this year but can only produce around half of that number, according to the department.
To manage the quality of broodstock bought in other provinces and cities, the Animal Health and Husbandry Sub-department has set up inspection stations on main roads entering the province since early this year.
The sub-department stops vehicles transporting the broodstock and takes samples for checking when necessary.
Nguyễn Thành Đức, its head, said the sub-department would continue, free of charge, to do tests for two diseases that affect fry for farmers and provide chlorine to disinfect ponds against diseases.
The diseases are white spot disease and acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease, also known as early mortality syndrome.
The department has instructed breeders to release brackish water shrimp fry in accordance with the recommended schedule between December and May depending on conditions in each area.
Read more at http://vietnamnews.vn/society/505555/kien-gia...QttRm4W.99
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