Field inspection of shrimp-rice model in Long Dien Dong A commune

On the afternoon of May 28, a delegation of officials from the Department of Agriculture and Environment (DARD) led by Mr. Nguyen Trung Hieu - Deputy Director of the Department, along with representatives from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Can Tho University, and Hue University, visited the shrimp-rice model in Long Dien Dong A commune (Dong Hai district).

Leaders of the Department of Agriculture and Environment and WWF visited the shrimp farming model in Chau Dien hamlet (Long Dien Dong A commune, Dong Hai district).

This is a model within the Project “Enhancing the resilience of agricultural ecosystems and local communities to climate change in coastal areas of Bac Lieu province”. The model is deployed on an area of ​​20 hectares of 18 households in hamlets 3, 4, Chau Dien and My Dien in Long Dien Dong A commune. After 2 farming seasons applying the project process, shrimp has little loss and grows well. According to households participating in the project, shrimp productivity has increased, profits have increased, and people's livelihoods have been improved.

Currently, farmers in the model are provided with rice seeds. When the shrimp harvest is complete, they will renovate the pond and plant rice on the shrimp land...

News and photos: M.D.

Source: https://www.baobaclieu.vn/tin-tuc/kiem-tra-thuc-te-mo-hinh-tom-lua-o-xa-long-dien-dong-a-100884.html