(HBO) – Hoa Binh Lake is one of the largest artificial lakes in Vietnam. Spanning 8,900 hectares in 19 communes in five districts and Hoa Binh city, the lake poses huge potential for freshwater fish raising. Many businesses have invested to expand floating cage fish farming on Hoa Binh Lake, said Hoang Van Son, head of the provincial department of fisheries said.



Hai Dang Aquaculture Co., Ltd invested in 160 cages to raise fish using high technology on Hoa Binh Lake in Thai Thinh commune (Hoa Binh city).


Hai Dang Aquaculture Co., Ltd. has been pouring large-scale investment in Hoa Binh Lake. Toan, a representative from the company, said that Hoa Binh Lake has favourable conditions for fish farming like diversified aquatic ecosystem and clean water. The family of Bay Tuyen began to raise fish on the Da River nearly 20 years ago. After seeing benefits from the model, the family decided to set up the Hai Dang Aquaculture Co., Ltd, a high-tech fish farming business. The enterprise has stable operation with 160 cages raising lang fish (Hemibagrus guttatus), bass fish and common carp, yielding 350 tonnes of fish per year.

The company follows a strict cultivating process and ensures safe production. Warehouses and sale agents have been set up in northern localities, focusing on the Hanoimarket. Hai Dang also joined a value chain of fish raised on the Da River.

Meanwhile, Da River Clean Fish Company has 180 fish cages in Thung Nai and Vay Nua communes. About 1 tonne of fish is consumed every day at stores in Hanoi.

In the past years, people’s committees at all levels and provincial departments have facilitated businesses to form large scale production areas. To date, 35 companies, cooperatives and farms have developed large-scale fish farming model, accounting for 55 percent of the local cages and 67 percent of the aquaculture provided for the market.

The enterprises splashed out some 200 billion VND on fish farming. Many businesses have applied high technology in fish raising and pledged food safety and hygiene like the Song Da Clean Fish Company, Viet Duc Company, Hai Dang Aquaculture Co., Ltd and Minh Phu Company. They farm Chien fish (Bagarius bagarius), lang fish, acipenser, black carp and bong fish (Oxyeleotris marmorata), which have good productivity and gain foothold in the market.


Seven businesses have signed contracts with farmers raising fish in line with VietGAP standards to ensure food safety. They also inked consumption contracts with fish raisers to assure stable output.


In 2016, the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development successfully launched a food safety chain for Da River fish. In 2017 and 2018, it will continue a value chain project for fish production in five districts around Hoa Binh Lake./.

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