Thailand: Crab farmers reduce risk, Songkhla Fisheries supports elimination of black-chinned tilapia in ponds using tea waste

Crab farmers reduce risk, Songkhla Fisheries support eliminating ‘black-chinned tilapia’ in ponds with ‘tea waste’ Songkhla Provincial Fisheries and Ranot District are urgently solving the problem of black-chinned tilapia in aquatic animal farms in Ranot District. They support the use of natural methods, using ‘tea waste’ to help eliminate fish that cause damage, provide relief and reduce risks for small-scale crab farmers, and have good yields, alleviate farmers’ suffering, and effectively cut the cycle and control the spread of black-chinned tilapia. The support of tea waste helps reduce the burden of expenses for small-scale farmers. Ranot District Fisheries received 1 ton of tea waste from Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CPF), which was distributed to the first group of 20 crab farmers who registered for assistance. The farmers sprinkled the supported tea waste in the crab farms to make it easier to catch the black-chinned tilapia, because tea waste does not ...