Raising fish in rice fields with a yield of 2 tons/ha

(HG) - According to statistics from the agricultural sector of Vi Thuy district, this year, farmers have raised fish in more than 1,500 hectares of rice fields, an increase of about 25% compared to last year. Currently, over 50% of the area has been harvested, with an average yield of more than 2 tons/ha.

Farmers in Vi Thuy district harvest fish.

Mr. Le Van Het, in Hamlet 2, Vinh Trung Commune, has been raising fish in the fields for more than 10 years. He said that after harvesting the summer-autumn rice crop and waiting for the flood to rise, his family used a net to raise fish in their 12 hectares of rice fields. This season, he raised 70kg of silver carp. After more than 4 months of raising, he harvested nearly 2 tons of fish, with a selling price of 13,500 VND/kg. After deducting all expenses, the profit was more than 10 million VND.

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