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social and environmental impacts of pangasius farming
HCM City (VNA) – The social and environmental impacts of pangasius farming should
be taken into account in developing a sustainable model for the Mekong Delta, a
seminar heard last week.
Organised by the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), the seminar held
in HCM City highlighted features of such a model.
Jan Kranghand, senior Department Manager of the METRO Group Buying International,
said at the seminar that a proper model would cover hatchery selection, farming and
harvesting.
For instance, farmers should choose parent fish that are over three years old. The
average pond size should be 8,000sq.m and average density about 35-40 fish per
square metre. The best time for harvesting is 6-7 months.
Pangasius farming is one of the fattest growing types of aquaculture in the world.
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers said the country has more
than 9,000 ha for breeding pangasius with annual production increasingly by 20
percent to 30 percent over the last few years.
The main production areas of pangasius in Vietnam currently the Mekong Delta
cities and provinces of An Giang, Can Tho, Dong Thap, Vinh Long, Soc Trang and Hau
Giang.
According to the website www.worldpangasius.com , in seven months of last year,
exports of the fish from Vietnam to the European Union countries accounted for 39.4
percent of the total output, Russia, 14.1 percent, Ukraine 8.7 percent, other ASEAN
nations, 6.1 percent and the United States 5.7 percent.
Nguyen Van Hao of the Aquaculture Research Institute under the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development said at the seminar that pangasius farm size in
the Mekong Delta was small, and typical operated and managed by farming households.
Seventy-two percent of the farms were less than five hectare, he said, adding 76
percent of the farms yielded 300 tonnes per hectare.
It was very hard to monitor and manage the quality of feed, water environment and
the final product, he said.
Buyers and retailers requested local farmers to apply high standards and quality
controls, but this posed a big investment challenge when the selling prices were
quite low, he added.
He also stressed the need for an effective surveillance system capable of detecting
disease outbreaks in a timely and accurate manner.-Enditem
be taken into account in developing a sustainable model for the Mekong Delta, a
seminar heard last week.
Organised by the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), the seminar held
in HCM City highlighted features of such a model.
Jan Kranghand, senior Department Manager of the METRO Group Buying International,
said at the seminar that a proper model would cover hatchery selection, farming and
harvesting.
For instance, farmers should choose parent fish that are over three years old. The
average pond size should be 8,000sq.m and average density about 35-40 fish per
square metre. The best time for harvesting is 6-7 months.
Pangasius farming is one of the fattest growing types of aquaculture in the world.
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers said the country has more
than 9,000 ha for breeding pangasius with annual production increasingly by 20
percent to 30 percent over the last few years.
The main production areas of pangasius in Vietnam currently the Mekong Delta
cities and provinces of An Giang, Can Tho, Dong Thap, Vinh Long, Soc Trang and Hau
Giang.
According to the website www.worldpangasius.com , in seven months of last year,
exports of the fish from Vietnam to the European Union countries accounted for 39.4
percent of the total output, Russia, 14.1 percent, Ukraine 8.7 percent, other ASEAN
nations, 6.1 percent and the United States 5.7 percent.
Nguyen Van Hao of the Aquaculture Research Institute under the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development said at the seminar that pangasius farm size in
the Mekong Delta was small, and typical operated and managed by farming households.
Seventy-two percent of the farms were less than five hectare, he said, adding 76
percent of the farms yielded 300 tonnes per hectare.
It was very hard to monitor and manage the quality of feed, water environment and
the final product, he said.
Buyers and retailers requested local farmers to apply high standards and quality
controls, but this posed a big investment challenge when the selling prices were
quite low, he added.
He also stressed the need for an effective surveillance system capable of detecting
disease outbreaks in a timely and accurate manner.-Enditem
