Dien Chau pilots farming 1.3 hectares of giant freshwater prawns

(Baonghean.vn) - As part of the project to restructure the agricultural sector, Dien Chau district has introduced a trial breeding of giant freshwater prawns on an area of ​​1.3 hectares in Dien Yen commune.

130,000 giant freshwater prawns were released for pilot farming in a 1-hectare rice field at Mr. Nguyen Xuan Hien's family in hamlet 17 and 0.3 hectares in Mr. Nguyen Van Xuan's field in hamlet 9, Dien Yen commune.

Releasing giant freshwater prawns at Mr. Nguyen Van Xuan's family in hamlet 9, Dien Yen commune (Dien Chau). Photo: Mai Giang

To ensure the safety of the shrimp, the ponds have been solidly invested in and the farming environment has been carefully inspected. The entire shrimp breed is worth nearly 100 million VND, of which 30% of the cost of shrimp feed is supported by the District People's Committee. Farmers are regularly monitored and provided with technical support by agricultural engineers. It is expected that after 6 months of farming, the shrimp will be harvested.

Shrimp seeds worth nearly 100 million VND and 30% of the cost of shrimp feed are supported by the district for farmers. Photo: Mai Giang

Currently, the efficiency of fish farming in rice fields is low, so the purpose of bringing giant freshwater prawns into the fields is to open up a new direction of development and increase farmers' income. Thus, implementing the agricultural restructuring project, Dien Chau has built many models such as safe vegetables, fruits, rice seeds, lotus peanuts and giant freshwater prawns./.

Mai Giang