Prospects for commercial pangasius farming

Currently, many households in the suburbs of Ca Mau City are implementing a fairly effective pangasius farming model, bringing in a stable source of income. Unlike the industrial scale in other provinces in the region, the pangasius farming model here is quite simple, low-cost, and is considered a promising direction for farmers.

In Tan Xuyen ward, Ca Mau city, there are more than 150 households raising pangasius, most of them selling retail or supplying for weddings, parties...

Mr. To Van Chua's household in Hamlet 2 has 4 ponds, providing a stable income every day. He has implemented several models such as industrial shrimp farming, eel farming, and snakehead fish farming, but the results were not very good; taking advantage of the above ponds, he raised tra fish. Mr. Chua said: "I took leftover food from restaurants to feed the fish, and I found it profitable to sell it, so for the past 6 years I have maintained the tra fish farming model."

Every day, at dawn, Mr. Chua's family pulls the net to catch about 70 kg of fish, about 2-3 kg/fish, to sell at the market in the Kinh Moi culvert area. According to Mr. Chua, catfish are disease-free and easy to raise, the main thing is to ensure a clean water source in the pond; the fish can be sold after about 18 months, priced from 35-45 thousand VND/kg.

Mr. Chua added: “Each year I harvest fish for about 200 million VND, with about 20,000 fish. In the future, I will continue this model, possibly expanding the farming area.”

Mr. Cao Van Thom, Vice Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Tan Xuyen Ward, informed: "The Association propagates to farmer members and all people in the ward to take advantage of vacant land and abandoned ponds to renovate and develop a commercial pangasius farming model to increase income. At the same time, combine with agricultural and fishery extension forces to guide the farming process and techniques, especially the selection of breeds and renovation, to raise more effectively."

Many farmers take advantage of previous fish and shrimp ponds to carry out commercial pangasius farming models.

Pangasius fish's main food is vegetables, leftover rice...

Commercial pangasius weighing 2 kg or more can be sold.

Pangasius fish are harvested by net, selecting large, suitable fish.

Transporting commercial pangasius to markets.

Performed by Nhat Minh

Source: https://baocamau.vn/trien-vong-nuoi-ca-tra-thuong-pham-a38115.html