Lotus cultivation and fish farming: Effective solutions in low-lying ponds

(Baonghean.vn) - With 2 hectares of ineffective low-lying land, Mr. Ho Van Minh in Lang Lam hamlet, Nghia Lam commune, Nghia Dan district has boldly grown lotus and raised tilapia, earning over 80 million VND per year.

Previously, Mr. Ho Van Minh's family grew rice, but due to low productivity and frequent flooding during the rainy season, the economic efficiency was not worth much. He decided to switch to growing lotus to sell lotus pedestals (lotus mirrors).

From May, lotus flowers begin to bloom, and from June onwards is the season when Mr. Minh harvests lotus pods.

Mr. Ho Van Minh said: lotus is easy to grow, low initial cost, few pests, no need to take care. Growing lotus is only hard when harvesting but the economic value is twice that of rice, about 4 months to start harvesting. Harvesting time is around the end of May to August, every 3 days he harvests a batch. Each lotus pod is sold for 1,500 to 2,000 VND. Each day he sells about 200 thousand VND.

This year the weather is sunny so it affects the growth of lotus, lotus pods are smaller than other years, however these days the weather is hot so people need to buy young lotus pods to eat raw or boiled. So the harvest is sold out as soon as it is harvested.

Because the lotus pond is located near the Ho Chi Minh trail, when the flowers bloom, many people come to see the flowers and take pictures. The good news spread far and wide, and the family's lotus pond became known to many people, making it easier to sell the products.

Mr. Ho Van Minh's family's lotus pond is in full bloom. After harvesting the lotus, Mr. Minh will harvest the fish.

Besides, taking advantage of the abundant water source in the lotus pond, Mr. Ho Van Minh raises tilapia, grass carp, and silver carp, earning a profit of about 30 million VND/year.

It can be said that the model of converting ineffective, low-lying land to lotus cultivation and fish farming of Mr. Ho Van Minh's family is a promising direction. For a commune that is still facing many difficulties and is in the process of building a new rural area like Nghia Lam, Mr. Minh's pioneering is a direction for other households to learn and increase their income.

Before the beauty of the lotus pond, many people come to see the flowers and take pictures.

Mr. Le Trung Kien - Vice Chairman of Nghia Lam Commune People's Committee said: With the low-lying land area with low efficiency, growing lotus and raising fish is a creative direction. The commune will have solutions to encourage people to change the crop structure to suit each type of land to increase people's income.

Dinh Thuy

Nghia Dan Temple