Aquatic species with high economic values have been raised in Hoa Binh lake, along with traditional ones, expected to meet market needs.
An edible snail farming model in Hoa Binh lake.
The Thien Phu Ngu Cooperative in Trang hamlet, Binh Thanh commune, Cao Phong district, started raising edible snails (pila conica) in 2023. So far, it has had 20 cages for commercial pila conica faming.
The cooperative also has a snail egg hatchery, so it not only has a stable breeding supply but also provides small snails for the market.
According to the cooperative's representative, with a suitable environment, the snails grow well. Each kilo of the edible snails can be sold at 150,000 VND (6 USD).
The cooperative is also planning to pilot to shrimp raising in cages which is a promising direction of the local agricultural development.
Meanwhile, seeing huge demand for spiny loach - one of the specialty fish species in Hoa Binh lake, Tran Hung Cuong – a local resident in Thai Binh ward, Hoa Binh city came up with the idea of raising the fish in cages in 2019.
Cuong travelled to the southern province of Long An to learn how to raise the fish in lagoons and lakes. With a suitable farming environment and determination, Cuong's spiny loach raising model has been proved effective and applied by other households.
Dang Thi Duyen, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Fisheries, said that in the last few years, people have diversified species, especially raising some specialty fish species with high economic value such as spiny loach, Hemibagrus microphthalmus, barbel fish, sturgeon and pila conica.
In 2024, the department will launch a model to test raising Barramundi in communes of Son Thuy (Mai Chau district), Tien Phong (Da Bac district) and Thai Binh ward (Hoa Binh city).
According to statistics of authorities, there are 5,000 fish cages in Hoa Binh lake, bringing income to about 2,000 households.
In addition to promote production, consumption, and brand building, the province focuses on diversifying farming species to create valuable Da River fish products to ensure sustainable fishery development and increase incomes to people in the Hoa Binh lake area.
Ngoc Luong commune in Yen Thuy district is striving to reach the finish line in advanced new-style rural area building in 2024. By promoting the implementation of solutions, the commune has to date completed necessary criteria set for advanced new-style rural communes for the 2021 – 2025 period.
The Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board held a meeting on December 9 to look into some socio-economic development issues. The event was chaired by Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee.
As a gateway district adjacent to Hanoi and aiming for town status by 2025, Luong Son district has always paid attention to administrative procedure reform, focusing on cutting the number of procedures, reducing processing times, and lowering costs for citizens and businesses when carrying out administrative procedures.
Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hoa Binh Party Committee, visited and extended his congratulations to the staff at the Department of Education and Training of Hoa Binh on the occasion of the 42nd Vietnam Teachers’ Day (November 20, 1982-2024).
As part of the second Da River fish and shrimp festival in Hoa Binh province, the provincial People's Committee on November 15 held a fish worship ceremony and released lanterns on Da River.
The vibrant "Ruou Can (a kind of wine stored in a big jar and drunk with long bamboo straws) Festive Night”, was held on November 18 as part of the Hoa Binh Province Culture- Tourism Week 2024, attracting a large number of locals and visitors.
