Nhon Hoi is a border area with many difficulties, but with the advantage of rivers, farmers here have boldly developed the profession of raising fish in cages on the river, bringing a stable livelihood.
Mr. Tran Van Thieu (living in Bac Dai hamlet, raising toad fish in rafts on the river for more than 10 years) said: "Toad fish is a type of fish with high economic value, easy to raise, and requires less care than raising other fish.
But the investment capital is quite high, the farming time is long, on average 18 - 24 months before selling. With a cage area of about 130m3, each year over 8,000 toad fish are raised. After 1 year of farming, the fish reach a weight of 1.2 - 1.5kg/fish, selling for 160,000 VND/kg, after deducting costs, the profit is more than 300 million VND".
According to Mr. Thieu, to raise toad fish effectively, farmers must understand the characteristics of the fish, how to care for them, and provide appropriate food at each time so that the fish can grow well.
Every day, the raft must be checked very carefully. If the fish show signs of weakness or eating less each day, they must be treated immediately. At the same time, the raft must be cleaned regularly to limit the fish from getting sick.
In addition, the nutritional factor in aquatic feed also plays an important role in increasing profits when selling. Therefore, in addition to using available feed, he also supplements the source of wild-caught trash fish.
Rafts for raising silver carp and silver barb of fishermen in An Phu district, An Giang province. Among the specialty fish species successfully raised by An Phu farmers is the model of raising toad fish - a delicious fish species on the Mekong River.
According to Mr. Thieu, if fish are fed with wild-caught trash fish, they will grow faster, be less susceptible to disease, and cost less than feeding them industrial food. On average, a 1kg toadfish will consume at least 6kg of bait fish in the farming process.
Nhon Hoi is one of the localities that exploits the potential of water surface to implement many freshwater fish farming models.
In the whole Nhon Hoi commune, An Phu district (An Giang province), there are 30 households raising toad fish, catfish, and two households raising fish in ponds with an area of 1.3 hectares.
The locality also developed a cage fish farming cooperative with 8 members. In addition to raising toad fish, this cooperative also developed a model of raising silver carp, silver carp, striped catfish, he fish, red-tailed catfish, etc.
Thanks to the increased transfer of fish farming techniques, cooperation with farmers in product consumption to supply quality fish to customers and ensure a stable output market, each year over 40 tons of specialty fish of all kinds are exported to the market, generating revenue of 3.9 billion VND, after deducting expenses, the profit is 1.2 billion VND.
In addition, the upstream fish cage farming model also helps create jobs for 30 local workers with a stable income of 4.5 - 5 million VND/month...
Assessing the effectiveness of the local fish cage farming model, Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Nhon Hoi Commune (An Phu District, An Giang Province) Nguyen The Luong said: "Currently, the model of raising toad fish in cages is being developed by many farmers. Because the output is relatively stable, the price is above 150,000 VND/kg, it brings a good income to farmers."
To develop fish cage farming on the river and exploit the full potential of this advantage, in addition to promoting and encouraging the farming of fish species with high economic value, the Commune Farmers' Association has implemented policies to support farmers and cooperatives with conditions to expand the scale and develop the economic sector of fish cage farming. Thereby, contributing to increasing income for people, helping them improve their lives better and better...
According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of An Phu district (An Giang province), from the beginning of the year until now, the harvested aquatic product output in the district has reached 10,195 tons (farming output 10,004 tons, exploited output 191 tons), reaching 46.34% of the yearly plan, an increase of 120 tons over the same period.
Along with strengthening inspection and protection of aquatic resources, the district plans to develop aquaculture areas and encourages people to raise aquatic species with high economic value and ensure the farming environment, orienting towards finding consumption outlets.
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