Freshwater prawn - rice culture : the development of a sustainable system in the Mekong delta, Vietnam
(2006)
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- Micha, Jean-Claude
- Abstract
- (en) In 2003, seeds of Macrobrachium rosenbergii were stocked at 2, 4, and 6 postlarvae/m2 as well as 1, 2 and 3 juveniles/m2 with two culture systems, the integrated and rotational prawn - rice systems. Prawns were fed with pellets twice a day. Water levels in rice plots were arranged at the same levels for both systems. The dissolved oxygen concentrations in the integrated system were lower than in the rotational system. The growth of prawns decreased at higher stocking densities. Prawns in the rotational system grew faster than those in integrated system. The yields ranged from 286 ± 32 to 516 ± 51 and 412 ± 17 to 584 ± 37 kg/ha in the integrated and rotational system at stocking PL, respectively. The yields of prawns ranged from 251 ± 16 to 430 ± 54 and 297 ± 24 to 486 ± 38 kg/ha in integrated and rotational prawn - rice systems stocking juveniles, respectively. However, at higher density, the investment cost significantly increased (P < 0.05), while profit significantly decreased (P < 0.05). At low density, cost benefit ratio and profit were the highest (P < 0.05). Finally, the integrated rice - prawn system gives lower profits than the rotational system. In 2004, an experiment on the effects of stocking densities (1, 2, 3 and 4 PL/m2) and feeding types, pellets only (P) and pellets + snail meat (PS), on the production and economic aspects of rotational prawn culture in the rice fields were carried out in the same culture facilities. Water levels were 0.3 - 0.6 m in rice-grown areas. Water temperatures were higher than the suitable range for prawns at noon in the hot months. After 7 months, survival rates of prawns were 28.0 - 50.3 %. Final mean weights were 32.0 - 39.8 g/prawn. Yields ranged from 194 ± 82 to 373 ± 32 kg/ha. There was no significant difference between the two types of feeding on production parameters (P > 0.05). The total cost significantly increased at higher densities (P < 0.05) but it was not different between feed types (P > 0.05). Net profit and cost benefit ratio of treatment PS were significantly higher than in treatment P. In the present study, yield (394 ± 22 kg/ha) and cost benefit ratio (1.57 ± 0.07) in treatment PS at 3 PL/m2 were significantly the highest (P < 0.05). The effects of stocking densities of postlarvae (0.5, 1 and 2 PL/m2) on the production and economics of prawn culture in the integrated rice - prawn system were studied to affirm the efficiency of this model with low investment. The high temperature in the dry season and low dissolved oxygen after rice harvesting caused small final mean weights, low survival rates and low yields. However, low investment in this system led to good cost benefit ratio. The on farm trials of rotational rice - prawn farming in the semi-deep water area were monitored with the farmers in six rice fields (0.7 - 1.0 ha). Two treatments of feed types (pellets and pellets + snail meat) were applied at stocking 4 PL/m2. Prawns in two treatments of densities (4 and 5 PL/m2) were fed on a combination of pellets and snail meat. By cull harvesting during the culture period, final mean weights of prawn were improved and larger than 50 g/prawn in all treatments. The prawn yield of treatment 5 PL/m2 was highest (630 ± 22 kg/ha). Net profits in the treatment using a combination of pellets and snail meat were 861 ± 193 US$/ha to 1,019 ± 25 US$/ha for the prawn crop and 1,393 ± 71 US$/ha to 1,576 ± 180 US$/ha for the whole system (prawn crop + dry rice crop). The integrated two rice crop and one prawn crop system with low investment costs can be applied by poor farmers, while the rotational a rice crop and one prawn crop system with higher operating costs can be practiced by moderately well off and rich farmers. Due to a higher economic return than monoculture of rice or rice - fish systems, rice - freshwater prawn system is spreading very rapidly in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam.
- Affiliations
Unamur 2751 - Unité de Recherche en Biologie des Organismes
Citations
Lam, M.-L. (2006). Freshwater prawn - rice culture : the development of a sustainable system in the Mekong delta, Vietnam. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/71329