(HBO) - Hoa Binh Lake is large, clean, and rich in resources that make it highly suitable for the development of raising fish in cages. In recent year, Hoa Binh City and the four districts of Cao Ohong, Da Bac, Tan Lac, and Mai Chau have paid attention to investment in cage fish farming projects. A number of communes in the Hoa Binh Lake area have seen the practice booming; they include Thung Nai (Cao Phong), Ngoi Hoa (Tan Lac), Hien Luong, Tien Phong, Vay Nua (Da Bac), Phuc San, and Ba Khan (Mai Chau).

Residents of Hien Luong commune invest in cage fish farming on the lake.

The standing board of the Party Committee of Hoa Binh province issued Resolution 12-NQ-TU on June 13, 2014 on the development of cage fish farming on the lake area for 2014 – 2020. The document set the goals of developing 3,500 fish cages that produce 5,600 tonnes of fish and create livelihoods for 2,800 people by 2020. It also aimed at forming production models linking firms with farmers and cooperatives, thus creating concentrated production areas and effective aquaculture production chains.

The province is home to 35 businesses, cooperatives and family-based farms engaging in large-scale intensive farming of fish in cages. Among them, two firms have invested in over 200 modern fish cages, resulting in high productivity and quality products. Most of the cages used in the practice are now made of iron instead of bamboo with the standard volume of 70 – 100 m3 each. Meanwhile, almost all participating households have met technical specifications and followed safety regulations. Seven enterprises have signed cooperation contracts with local farmers to raise VietGap-standard fish in cages. Businesses also commit to buy all fish from farmers.

In addition, Hoa Binh has successfully built a chain of safe fish products from cage farming on Da River. The province now has 4,250 fish cages, up 1,933 cages from 2015 and surpassing Resolution 12’s goal set for 2020 by 750 cages. Under the resolution’s policy, 2,602 cages or 56.9 percent of the total has received support./.

 

 

 


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