Vietnam: Cultivation of giant freshwater shrimp in rice fields
Frozen Common Shrimp & Prawn
Vietnam
Published Oct 26, 2022
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The rice-shrimp production model is evaluated as an effective model, adapting to climate change. Currently, the whole Mekong Delta has about 162,000 ha of rice and shrimp production; in which, the most are Kien Giang 62,500 ha, Ca Mau 46,000 ha, Bac Lieu 40,000 ha, Soc Trang 7,500 ha. In Hong Dan district, Bac Lieu province, many farmers are entering the harvest of giant freshwater shrimp with the joy of having a good harvest. Crayfish farmers in some provinces in the Mekong Delta region have been hit hard.
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Photo: Nhat Ho The whole district of Hong Dan has more than 13,000 hectares of giant freshwater prawns intercropping with rice (more than 1,000 hectares above the plan of stocking) and has harvested about 50% of the area with an average yield of 400-500kg/ha. Here, people will cultivate shrimp rice model in two forms. One is intercropping rice - black tiger shrimp, giant freshwater shrimp; Particularly in some areas of ineffective rice production, people will rotate 2 crops of giant freshwater shrimp, after a few years will plant 1 rice crop to improve the land. Mr. Nong Van Thai, Vinh Loc A commune, Hong Dan district shared: If you want to catch crayfish, the owner of the field must release water in the early morning, then ask local brothers to help catch shrimp by using a machine. kick the mud (mud), let the shrimp asphyxiated with oxygen and then wash up on the side. Shrimps after being caught must be immediately brought into the house to be cleaned and re-oxygenated for live ...
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