The effectiveness of agricultural and fishery extension work in Dien Chau

(Baonghean.vn) -Through agricultural and fishery extension activities, Dien Chau Agricultural and Fishery Extension Station has had practical activities to gradually change people's thinking and working methods, especially in applying scientific and technological advances to production.

From investment capital from all levels and sectors, KN-KN Dien Chau has built a sea bass farming model on an area of ​​5,000m2.²at 2 households in Dien Bich commune. After 9 months of farming, the survival rate reached 72% and the yield of the 2 models reached 4,320 kg and with a selling price of 60,000 VND/kg, the revenue was 259.2 million VND. After deducting investment costs, the sea bass farmers earned more than 92 million VND. The sea bass farming model can replace shrimp farming in areas with low shrimp efficiency.

Through opening a training class on aquaculture, Mr. Nguyen Van Xuan in Dien Hong commune - Dien Chau has boldly invested in semi-industrial fish farming, earning a total annual income of 2.6 billion VND.

Thanks to guidance on safe vegetable growing techniques, people in Dien Thanh commune have invested in growing off-season cabbage with high efficiency.

Or in Dien Thai commune, the KN-KN Station organized a straw mushroom production model with 5 participating households and through that, from 1 ton of raw materials, 160 kg of mushrooms were harvested and the selling price was over 40,000 VND/kg. From that practical effectiveness, the straw mushroom growing model is currently being developed by many households to create a source of income and solve jobs for people.

Along with focusing on model building, the KN - KN Station also focuses on vocational training for farmers. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dai - Head of the KN - KN Dien Chau Station said: "From 2013 to now, through programs and investment support from relevant levels and sectors, the KN - KN Dien Chau Station has organized 176 training classes for people on cultivation techniques, veterinary husbandry, aquaculture, and plant protection. The content is linked to each season, so it has a very good effect. Along with that, the Station pays great attention to vocational training for farmers, such as organizing training on chicken raising in Dien Lam commune, growing safe vegetables in Dien Thang and Dien Thanh communes. Also in the past time, the Station has coordinated with businesses to build 12 models on the use of fertilizers and new varieties and continues to conduct trials of some promising varieties to introduce and replicate the model".

To improve the effectiveness of the work of science and technology, in the coming time, Dien Chau Science and Technology Station will continue to open more vocational training classes for rural workers and each commune will have at least one model of science and technology, and at the same time organize 180 classes to transfer science and technology to farmers...

Hoang Vinh