Nghe An: Farmers earn billions thanks to VietGAP shrimp farming

(Baonghean.vn) - Nghe An has 134 hectares of shrimp ponds following VietGAP process. The end of the first crop shows that GAP shrimp farmers have achieved high productivity.Some places reach 15 tons/ha andsell for a good price

Shrimp farmers in Nghe An are excited about the first crop of shrimp this year because of the good harvest and good prices. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Vu Van Duong - Vice Chairman of Quynh Bang Commune People's Committee said: After the first shrimp farming season, Quynh Bang had 172 hectares of shrimp ponds, of which 40 hectares were raised according to VietGAP process. At the beginning of the season, the price of large shrimp was 200,000 - 220,000 VND/kg, later it decreased but was still much higher than the previous year, so shrimp farmers had quite a profit, some households earned from 1 - 2 billion VND/crop.

According to the Department of Fisheries, in the first crop of 2017, Nghe An had over 7 shrimp farming areas following VietGAP process with161 farming households, total area 134 ha. The end of the farming season shows that shrimp farmers havejoy of high yield up to 15 tons per hectare.

The total output of the first crop of shrimp raised according to VietGAP process reached 431 tons of commercial shrimp. In particular, some typical farming households achieved productivity of 12 - 15 tons/ha/field. Production costs ranged from 60,000 - 70,000 VND/kg, with the recent selling price, many pond owners earned a profit of over 100,000 VND/kg.

After harvesting the first shrimp crop, farmers treat their ponds and start raising shrimp for the second crop. Photo: Xuan Hoang

These are proofs that production efficiency will be improved if the farming system and technical processes are properly invested in and flexibly adjusted to changes in weather and production conditions.

According to the VietGAP shrimp farming process, 100% of the ponds do not use antibiotics, and limit the use of chemicals during the farming process. Most of these households use shrimp seeds produced and raised locally in the province, and shrimp seeds are supplied by Viet Uc, CP, Thong Thuan, and Hai Tuan companies.

In the first crop this year, Nghe An province raised 1,320 hectares of shrimp, mainly white-leg shrimp. By the end of July, pond owners had basically finished harvesting with the joy of good prices, with an estimated output of over 4,000 tons of shrimp./.

Xuan Hoang