Dai Lai commune builds new rural areas from aquaculture model

From a purely agricultural commune with many difficulties and low per capita income, since the people of Dai Lai commune converted their production structure to an aquaculture model, it has been effective and contributed positively to the construction of new rural areas in the locality.

Nowadays, on the Duong River, the section flowing through Dai Lai Commune, Bac Ninh Province, there are hundreds and thousands of large-scale fish cages, stretching for kilometers on the river surface. For about 10 years now, realizing the economic efficiency of the fish cage farming model on the Duong River, households have asked the local government for permission to build a farming model on the river.

This year fish prices are good, so fish cage farmers in Dai Lai commune are very excited.

Mr. Tran Van Vang's family in Chi Nhi village, Dai Lai commune, said: "Currently, my family has more than 20 cages of crispy carp, which have been raised for 6 months, each fish weighs 3-4kg, and is now at harvest time. Therefore, I have to stay on the raft regularly waiting to sell fish to traders. The consumption of products is now also convenient, if anyone wants to sell, just text the traders and they will come to the raft to weigh the fish. People do not have to struggle to find a place to sell fish anymore."

Cage fish farming has been strongly developed in Dai Lai commune for decades with all kinds of fish from red tilapia, tilapia, black carp and common carp. Each year the scale of cage fish farming area is expanded. The level, skills and experience of cage fish farming of the people have also improved a lot. Each cage fish yields from 4-6 tons, this time of year fish prices are good, so cage fish farmers in Dai Lai commune are very excited.

Mr. Vu Van Chien, a fish cage farmer on the Duong River, said: "Raising fish in cages on the river requires a large investment. My family currently has 37 cages, using a crop rotation method to harvest fish regularly and reduce input costs. From the time the fish are small, we have to spend 8-10 million VND per day on food, which translates to nearly 250-300 million VND per month. When the fish are big, the cost of fish food can be up to 600-650 million VND per month.

Although the cost is quite high, cage fish farming also brings significant income to farmers that many other jobs cannot match.

To facilitate people to develop effective cage fish farming models, every year the Department of Animal Husbandry, Veterinary and Fisheries of Bac Ninh province actively propagates and guides people to develop specialties suitable to actual conditions; supports access to scientific and technical advances and provides quality breeds; guides disease prevention and control measures; monitors, warns and forecasts water quality so that people can take timely measures.

Up to now, the whole province has 2,793 fish cages and most of the cage locations are on the Duong River, concentrated in the communes: Dai Lai, Cao Duc, Phu Lang, Mao Dien ward... Many types of fish with high quality and economic value are brought into intensive farming such as: hybrid carp, monosex tilapia, red tilapia, American catfish, catfish, etc. The average yield per crop is 4-6 tons/cage, much higher than raising fish in earthen ponds.

According to information from the Department of Animal Husbandry, Veterinary and Fisheries of Bac Ninh province, the Duong River basin section passing through Bac Ninh province has many advantages for cage fish farming, especially thanks to favorable flow and abundant water source, less pollution, helping fish grow well and minimizing diseases.

From the success of the fish cage farming model on the river, the local government of Dai Lai commune has focused on consolidating land from 4 to 5 plots/household down to 2 plots, switching from ineffective rice cultivation to aquaculture and crops with high economic value.

Within just one year, Dai Lai commune has completed land consolidation. In the commune, many aquaculture models have appeared, bringing high economic efficiency with an average value of 1 to 1.5 billion VND/ha/year. Up to now, in the commune, there are more than one hundred livestock and aquaculture farms on the fields, bringing high economic efficiency to local people.

As the economy develops, people also have the conditions to support resources for new rural construction. From 2022 to now, Dai Lai commune has mobilized community resources and thousands of square meters of land to expand village roads. At the same time, renovating and building new cultural houses, solidifying canals, building waste collection and sorting areas, and lighting systems on roads, changing the entire rural appearance of Dai Lai commune. After just over 2 years, Dai Lai commune has completed all the criteria for advanced new rural areas.

According to Vietnam Women's Newspaper

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